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Anthony da Costa (born 1991 in Bronx, NY) is an American singer-songwriter based in Pleasantville, NY. He performs frequently at coffeehouses, theaters, and festivals across the Northeast and beyond. He names Ryan Adams,〔Peter Gerstenzang, ("They Know a Good Place When They Sing It" ), ''New York Times'', April 9, 2006〕 Dan Bern, 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 released in May 2008. In August 2009, da Costa released "Not Afraid of Nothing", co-produced by John Elliott of the Hereafter. He has been attending Columbia University since fall 2009, and has already been active in the University's music performance scene, frequently performing at Postcrypt Coffeehouse which he now helps organize and book. In 2012, da Costa released his latest solo album, "Secret Handshake", co-produced by himself and James Frazee. ==Awards and honors== * Winner of the 2007 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk 〔Tammy La Gorce, ("At 17, a Folk Artist on the Rise" ), ''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 Watch 〔John Platt, (direct from WFUV - Next Up: New Artists to Watch )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anthony da Costa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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