On City Lights’ series “Speaking of Music,” local musicians share work and stories in their own voices. In today’s segment, we feature Eric Toledo of the Atlanta-based southern indie rock band “Quiet Hounds.”
“I sing and play with whatever instruments I can get my hands on… mainly anything with keys or tightly-wound strings, the occasional synth or banjo,” says Toledo. “But I’m also known to bang on pots and pans when I’m washing the dishes. My kids get a kick out of that.”
Toledo grew up in Athens, Georgia, singing church hymns in Catholic school. He started playing music at age six or seven when he grew curious about an upright piano in the house.
When he was 11 his father brought a harmony acoustic guitar home after a business trip and Toledo fell in love with the instrument after that. He also credits a grade-school music teacher who taught him how to write and record songs.
“What inspires me is human stories, lives lived well, the triumph of the human spirit through the muck and marvel of what life can throw our way,” Toledo says.
