One of the country's best young songwriters makes his Cyclops debut on Saturday night - New York City's Anthony da Costa. He may be only 20 years old, but he's been been blowing away the music world for years, playing many of the world's top festivals and venues.
These are just some of the many, many accolades:
MSNBC.com: 5 Top "Up-and-Coming Young Singers
WFUV 2009 New...
[read more] One of the country's best young songwriters makes his Cyclops debut on Saturday night - New York City's Anthony da Costa. He may be only 20 years old, but he's been been blowing away the music world for years, playing many of the world's top festivals and venues.
These are just some of the many, many accolades:
MSNBC.com: 5 Top "Up-and-Coming Young Singers
WFUV 2009 New Artist To Watch
Westchester Magazine 2009 Future Star
About.com: Best New Folk Artist of 2008
Folk Alliance "Emerging Artist of the Year" nominee
In 2007, at 16, he became the youngest winner ever at the Falcon Ridge and Kerrville Folk Festivals.
And he has more amazing reviews than artists twice his age:
"The quality of his songwriting, the quality of his presence, the incredibly unaffected view that he has of the world at barely 16." - Voice of America
"He has the hormones and energy of a 17-year old, but he's wise beyond his years." - The New York Times
"Outstanding performances at the Judy Collins Tribute included Anthony da Costa's somersaulting version of "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues." - The New York Times
"What's most appealing about da Costa is that he never pretends to be something he's not - Washington Post
"After seven albums, the real story is Anthony's songwriting and performing, which both deserve attention regardless of his age." - Sing Out
"Exquisite expression of longing and regret...a work of staggering emotional power. I can't stop listening." - Acoustic Live
"He has a songwriting maturity well beyond his years, but also sees things through the eyes of a young man." - Fish Records
"He is funny, musical, entertaining, with a gravitational orbit all his own. He is young Mozart in Milos Forman's film "Amadeus", except you are not watching an actor in a film." - E&R
"Anthony da Costa is a folkin' wunderkind." - FolkWax
"Not all of da Costa's music is somber, though he pulls off that mood as naturally as a 50-year old depressive." - Columbia Spectator
"Where Bright Eyes is the posterized emotionally distraught poetic anti-hero of disaffected youth, da Costa's poetry and passions offer the protagonist in his songs hope." - Loudersoft
"I first heard of this kid at a regional gathering and I could not believe it. I went to see him 5 more times just to make sure that he was as good as I first thought he was. He is." - The Plain Dealer
