Anthony da Costa

{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Anthony da Costa

| image =Anthony Da Costa.jpg

| caption = Nashville, 2017

| birth_name = Anthony da Costa

| birth_place = Bronx, NY, US

| birth_date = January 3, 1991

| origin = Pleasantville, NY

| instrument = Guitar, harmonica, piano

| genre = Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Americana

| label =

| associated_acts = Sarah Jarosz
Aoife O'Donovan
Jimmy LaFave
Steve Poltz
Molly Tuttle

| website = [http://www.anthonydacosta.com/ anthonydacosta.com]

| current_members =

| past_members =

}}

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,Peter Gerstenzang, [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/09/nyregion/they-know-a-good-place-when-they-sing-in-it.html "They Know a Good Place When They Sing It"], The New York Times, April 9, 2006 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, Joy Williams, the Grammy-award-winning songwriter Sarah Jarosz, and two-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Molly Tuttle.

Awards and honors

  • Winner of the 2007 Kerrville Folk Festival New FolkTammy La Gorce, [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/24singerwe.html "At 17, a Folk Artist on the Rise"], The New York Times, February 24, 2008
  • 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 WatchJohn Platt, [http://wfuv.org/enews/0901/artists.html direct from WFUV – Next Up: New Artists to Watch ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411081459/http://wfuv.org/enews/0901/artists.html |date=April 11, 2010 }}

Discography

=Albums=

  • Rearrange (2006)
  • Quality Time (2007)
  • Typical American Tragedy (2008)
  • Not Afraid of Nothing (2009)
  • Secret Handshake (2012)
  • DaCosta (2016)
  • Feet On the Dashboard (2020)
  • What Plans? (2021)
  • I Should Call My Mother (2022)

=EPs=

  • Already There EP (2005)
  • Spring EP (2013)
  • Shadow Love EP (2019)

=Collaborations=

References