Ernest Thompson is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer from the Carolinas (USA). He plays guitar, bass, banjo, violin, keyboards, and pedal steel, often all on the same recording. His 2022 debut album, The Words I Heard, on which he played 13 instruments and sang 9 original songs, was well-received by local and online press. Thompson’s style spans gentle country-folk, electric blues, rock, acoustic songwriter, boogie, and several shades in between, with lyrics reflecting on love and life. His sound has been compared to The Grateful Dead, Jim Croce, and Gram Parsons.