Anthony da Costa

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Anthony da Costa
Anthony at the Acoustic Cafe
Background information
Birth name	Anthony da Costa
Born	1991, Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Origin	Pleasantville, NY
Genre(s)	Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Americana
Instrument(s)	Guitar, harmonica
Years active	2005 - present
Associated acts	Abbie Gardner Red Molly Greg Klyma Fred Gillen, Jr.
Website	anthonydacosta.com

Anthony da Costa (born 1991 in Bronx, NY) is an American singer-songwriter based in Pleasantville, NY. He is a winner of the prestigious 2007 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition,^[1] as well as the 2007 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Most Wanted To Return Emerging Artist and a 2007 Mountain Stage New Song NE Regional Finalist. Anthony was also recently nominated as the 2007 Folk Alliance Emerging Artist of the Year. He performs at coffeehouses, theatres and festivals across the Northeast and beyond. He names Ryan Adams,^[2] Dan Bern, Damien Rice, Bob Dylan and Josh Ritter as some of his biggest songwriting influences. Anthony's song "Poor Poor Pluto" about the loss of Pluto as a planet has become a cult-hit along the folk music circuit, as well as "Dolly and Porter", the love story of two country music superstars, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner. Anthony is also known for his work with Abbie Gardner, a dobro player and singer/songwriter from the band Red Molly. Their first duo album, Bad Nights/Better Days, was late Spring 2008.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Solo albums 1.2 Collaborations 2 References

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo albums

• Already There EP (2005)
• Rearrange (2006)
• Quality Time (2007)
• Typical American Tragedy (2008)

[edit] Collaborations

• Gary and Anthony with Gary Bier (2006)
• Eclectic Basement Abnormalities with Gary and Anthony w/Quakers United (2006)
• Bad Nights, Better Days with Abbie Gardner of Red Molly (2008)

[edit] References