Anthony da Costa

Anthony da Costa
Nashville, 2017
Background information
Birth name	Anthony da Costa
Born	January 3, 1991 Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Origin	Pleasantville, NY
Genres	Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Americana
Instruments	Guitar, harmonica, piano
Associated acts	Sarah Jarosz Aoife O'Donovan Jimmy LaFave Steve Poltz
Website	anthonydacosta.com

Anthony da Costa (born 1991 in Bronx, NY) is an American singer-songwriter based in Nashville, TN. He has been writing and performing original material since he was 13 years old. He names Ryan Adams,^[1] Dan Bern, and Bob Dylan as some of his biggest songwriting influences. He attended Columbia University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in ancient Greek and Roman history in 2013. In 2016, Anthony released his latest solo album, "Da Costa," which was self-produced and features Aaron Lee Tasjan. Devon Sproule, and members of Ben Kweller, Eric Johnson and Okkervil River. Anthony is also an in-demand live and session guitarist, having toured with Aoife O'Donovan of Crooked Still, Jimmy LaFave, and now the Grammy-award-winning songwriter Sarah Jarosz.

Awards and honors

• Winner of the 2007 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk ^[2]
• Winner 2007 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Emerging Artist Competition.
• 2007 Mountain Stage New Song NE Regional Finalist
• Showcased at the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival in Nashville
• Nominated as Folk Alliance Emerging Artist of the Year.
• Received specific mention in The New York Times by virtue of his sideburns.
• 2009 Named one of WFUV's New Artists to Watch ^[3]

Discography

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