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February 3, 2026
Just wrapped up the Second Annual Ernesto and Friends Midwinter Concert Fundraiser for Active Faith Food Pantry and my goodness that was one heck of a great party! Jean Marie and the Lads, Ironwood, Plethora, all jammed to pure excellence, and Hal and V from Black Murray helped me carry my tunes !! Hal had a very percussive drum session too that was well enjoyed by all! We ended up raising over $2,500 dollars for the food bank and it’s all thanks to the wonderful patrons that came out to have a good time and share in the merriment :) Already looking forward to next year!!
October 6, 2025
Another couple fun gigs in the books, Arts Beats & Eats and the 2025 Michigan Renaisssance Festival during Shamrocks and Shenanigans weekend!.. tons of friends and merriment! .. now to regroup with myself as Fall develops and enjoy the Fall colors, the smells of Autumn in the woods, and prepare for more recordings with H.E.L and some of my own. I may sneak a last minute gig here or there. Sometimes I tell myself I play live just enough to keep it fun and not a ton of work, but then I play a gig and remember how much I love to play music live especially with friends joining me. Happy Fall season everybody!
Follow more music updates along with fun culinary adventures with me and my friends on my Facebook group
F I R E N I G H T R E C O R D S
Based in the Detroit Area, Firenight Records produces and promotes EV's music through solo and collaborative musical ventures including the following:
EV's projects
H . E . L .
New improv post prog rock formation from Detroit
E A V
Original Instrumentals in the Post Rock Vein
C O N F L U E N C E
Original Acoustic Instrumentals
D J I L I A P H R A L E N G O
World Fusion - Original
R I V E R C L A D
Irish / Celtic - Covers & Traditionals
E L I Z A B E T H & E R N E S T O
World Fusion - Covers & Traditionals
B L A C K H O U S E C E I L I D H
Christmas & Yuletide - Traditionals
M U S I C
You can order physical copies of any of my albums with Djilia Phralengo, Riverclad, Black House Ceilidh, and my Confluence Music and Book combo online, just hit the button below...
If you use SPOTIFY, check out my Firenight playlist!
P O Z O L E J A L I C I E N S E
THE CULINARY MUSICIAN
The Culinary Musician is a Facebook Group where EV blends both of his biggest passions, Music and Food. Music is the Flow of Life, and Food is meant to be celebrated every day.. hopefully 3 times a day!
Join this group for active discussions on music, instruments, and musical journies as well as recipes, food tips, and culinary adventures, all in the best interest of flavor.
You could say this group also serves as a Blog of sorts, so come join and welcome!
MEDIA
Yep... Instagram =)
l i v e
01.31.26 - Ernesto and Friends Midwinter Concert featuring Jean Marie and the Lads, Ironwood, PleThora, and an acoustic set with Ernesto Villarreal, Hal Loo, and the fantastic V from Black Murray!
09.13.25 and 09.14.25 - Michigan Renaissance Festival, Holly MI.
CONTACT
fyrnyt@gmail.com
Yep, I build guitars too!
Depending on your budget we can go with a standard body tonewood like Alder and standard hardware all the way up to figured Maple or something more exotic like Black Limba, premium hardware for tone and sustain, and overwound hand-made pickups. Neck woods are maple and mahogany depending on the style. Hit me up if you’d like me to build one for you!
