Anthony da Costa | |
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 |
Associated Acts: | Sarah Jarosz Aoife O'Donovan Jimmy LaFave Steve Poltz Molly Tuttle |
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, Joy Williams, the Grammy-award-winning songwriter Sarah Jarosz, and two-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Molly Tuttle.