Date: 2010-10-22
Anthony DaCosta
A 16-year-old, singer / songwriter from Pleasantville, NY, Anthony was the youngest winner of the Kerrville “New Folk” Competition and performed at the Kerrville Folk Festival. A Falcon Ridge Folk Festival “Emerging Artist,” he showcased on the main stage and was voted a “Most Wanted To Return” Artist. He was chosen a MountainStage “New Song” Contest Northeast Regional Finalist. He showcased at the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival in Nashville and at the Folk Alliance Conference in Memphis. He released his fifth record, Quality Time — and is in the studio recording his sixth. And he performed with many of his musical friends and heroes — from Red Molly, Anais Mitchell and Jonathan Byrd, to David Massengill, Jason Spooner Trio and Beaucoup Blue. “The quality of his songwriting, the quality of his presence, the incredibly unaffected view he has of the world at barely 16 years old…He’s the kind of fresh blood we need.” – Louis Meyers, Folk AllianceA member of Tribes Hill and the Folk Alliance, Anthony’s writing and performing draw from a deep well of rich musical influences — from Bob Dylan and Dan Bern, to Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch, to Ryan Adams and Johnny Cash. Featured in media ranging from The New York Times to the Voice of America, Anthony is a self-taught, multi-instrumentalist who plays on stages, festivals and coffee houses throughout the Northeast and beyond — from the Knitting Factory in NYC to Club Passim (Campfire Festival) in Cambridge, to the Bluebird Cafe and Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge in Nashville. He performs: solo; as a duo with Abbie Gardner (Red Molly), and with fiddler Oliver Hill; as a trio (guest) with Hope Machine; and with Folk / Americana Music’s “Official Six-Pack” (Red Molly + Hope Machine). Anthony is a BMI artist.
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