Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Otis Redding, Neil Young, John Prine, James McMurtry, Hunter S. Thompson, The Band, Todd Snider, Ray LaMontagne, AC/DC, Mountain, The McLaughlin Group, Greg Brown, Uncle Tupelo, Jon Dee Graham, Band of Gypsys, Grant Wood, Ani DiFranco, Dan Bern
A recent transplant to Kalamazoo, Michigan, Lucas Westcott grew up in New York’s Capital Region and studied traditional American folk music and claw hammer banjo with folk musician John Kirk. In college he played with a variety of bands ranging stylistically from rock, to Japanese pop. Lucas has engineered more than 15 live and studio albums including two of his own releases.
A largely acoustic singer/songwriter, Westcott’s music draws from influences including Townes Van Zandt, Johnny Cash, Todd Snider, and Ani DiFranco. His bare bones, rhythmically driven guitar accompanies punch line laden lyrics that tell stories ranging from family tragedy to quirky tales of romance.
Lucas has released two albums, 2008’s Addition by Subtraction and Something Old and Something New (2006). He has played dates to support these releases in New England, and the Midwest and has been featured at Chicago’s Folk You Songwriters Round, and the Tuesday Folk Series in Lawrence Kansas. In addition Lucas founded the short lived Sangamon Songwriters Series in Springfield Illinois, which featured national and regional acts like The Gordons and Jonathan Byrd.
He is currently working on songs for his third release slated for late 2010.
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The Hilton?! Anyway I think we should seriously get something goin, band wise. logistically maybe a nightmare but worth a shot. Annie and look forward to our trip out there. talk to you soon.
Got your message from this afternoon and will get back with you soon! Kari and I took the girls to see their grandparents in TN, but are back now. Great to see the Sangamon Songwriters up and running!! That's awesome! Let me know what I can do to help.
How was the tour? I may be stopping through yo town very sooon....I will call you this weekend to plan. I miss you. And tell Denise I said "HEEEEEEEAAAAAYYYYY"
Well there you are! I am just trying to get all my ducks in a row to deploy! Turns out I have to be there on Jan 20 so I have to leave earlier than planned! Just told work I needed to cut out as of this following Monday! Felt bad, but what do ya do! I hope to see you back there next year! You're a really nice guy with one heck of a pretty lil kitty =)
I almost miss you more than life itself...but I'm still alive. go figure. My job makes me want to kill myself lately...how about being Abe Lincoln? Is it working out? I can't believe I was there two months ago, it seems like years and I want to come back. Maybe I should become a cornfed, Illinois girl, eatin ponyshoes and loosenin ma belt ever' few hours.......
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