David LaMotte

“...guitar-spanking open-tuning grooves as well as gentle folk-tinged pop. His lyrics range from insightful image-driven stories to equally insightful humor.”

- Washington Times

"...pushes the envelope with challenging lyrics and unusual tunings, but he also pays homage to folk tradition." - The Boston Globe

“charm, stories, humour, insightful songs, sweet voiceand dazzling guitar ability.”

- BBC Radio Belfast

“contemplative and intimate ...melodious folk pop imbuedwith a subtle joyous spirit.”

- Performing SongwriterMagazine

“a global citizen... touched hearts across the globe.”- The Hindu (India)

At a glance...• Over 2500 shows in 49 states and 15 countries.• 11 full-length albums, plus numerous compilations• Featured on Songs Inspired By Literature, Chapter One, with Bruce Springsteen, Grace Slick, Suzanne Vega.• Numerous tours in Europe, Australia, and NZ.• Parents Guide to Children's Media award for his children’s recording S.S. Bathtub.• Winner of numerous songwriting awards, including First Place in the Children’s Music category of the USA Songwriting Competition (with 32,000 entries), as well as Gold in Folk and Silver in Instrumental in the SAW Mid-Atlantic Song Contest.• Syndicated radio and television appearances, including Good Morning New Zealand, Al Jazeera news, River City Folk, Radio Live, BBC Radio, and Art of the Song, and the Thom Hartmann show.•  Member of the Three Davids, with David Wilcox and David Holt, and Abraham Jam, an interfaith band project.

A veteran of 11 CDs and 2500 concerts in 49 states and on 5 continents, David LaMotte is an award-winning songwriter, author, public speaker, and the founder of an international non-profit.

LaMotte's music has been honored with numerous awards and grants as well as artist sponsorships from Taylor Guitars and John Pearse Strings. His song Dark and Deep was included on Songs Inspired By Literature, Chapter One. Other artists on that CD include Bruce Springsteen, Aimee Mann and Suzanne Vega.

LaMotte is the co-founder and president of PEG Part-ners, a non-profit that supports schools and libraries in Guatemala to improve learning environments there. Be-cause of his strong commitment to peacemaking, he has traveled in several of the world’s conflict zones, from Bosnia and Belfast to Hebron and Haiti, promoting in-tercultural understanding and seeking to learn from people on the front lines of peace work, and has led workshops and trainings in Zambia, Germany, Australia, and across the United States.

In 2008 LaMotte suspended his music career to give his focus to his other vocational passion, peacemaking. As a recipient of the prestigious Rotary World Peace Fellowship, he earned a masters degree in International Studies, Peace and Conflict Resolution at Brisbane, Australia’s University of Queensland. As part of that fellowship, he also spent three months in rural India working with a Gandhian sus-tainable development organization.

LaMotte also serves as the Clerk (chair) of the American Friends Service Committee’s Nobel Peace Prize Nominating Task Group.

As a speaker, he has presented at events across the United States and around the world, including at the Scottish Par-liament and the PC(USA) Ministry to the United Nations.

In 2014 he published his most recent book, Worldchanging 101: Challenging the Myth of Powerlessness, which is in its sec-ond printing, and is being used as a textbook in several U.S. colleges and universities.

LaMotte is currently recording a new album, The Other Way Around, which involves musicians from all over the world, and is scheduled for release on September 2, 2016.

David LaMotte

D A V I D L a M O T T E - V E N U E S

The Fly By Night - Perth, AustraliaPassim - Cambridge, MAthe Birchmere - Alexandria, VACBGB's - New York, NYCafe Carpe - Ft. Atkinson, WISpirit Square - Charlotte, NCSwallow Hill - Denver, COEddie's Attic - Decatur, GAMorgan's - Monterey, CAThe Listening Room - Fredericia, DenmarkThe Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC

the 12 Bar - London, EnglandThe Little Bear - Evergreen, COCaravan of Dreams - Ft. Worth, TXThe Listening Room - Jacksonville, FLBluebird Cafe - Nashville, TNAcoustic Sounds Cafe - Little Rock, ARTwo Way Street - Chicago, ILThe Cotton Club - Kaiserslautern, GermanySix String Cafe - Cary, NCUncle Calvin's - Dallas, TXThe Lincoln Center - Ft. Collins, CO

Rhodes College - Memphis, TNAgnes Scott College - Atlanta, GATrinity College - Hartford, CTDrury College - Springfield, MODavidson College - Davidson, NCPresbyterian College - Clinton, SCUniversity of West Florida - Pensacola, FLDuke University - Durham, NCU. of Ullster - Jordanstown, N. IrelandJames Madison University - Harrisonburg, VAClemson University - Clemson, SCWake Forest University - Winston-Salem, NCU. of Oklahoma -Norman, OKCentre College - Danville, KYU. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Lyon College - Batesville, ARQueens University - Belfast, N. IrelandNC State - Raleigh, NCWesleyan College - Macon, GAOld Dominion University - Norfolk, VAU. of W. Kentucky, Bowling Green, KYCollege of Charleston - Charleston, SCUniversity of Central Arkansas - Conway, ARUniversity of Georgia - Athens, GAFrancis Marion University - Florence, SCElon College - Elon College, NCFlorida School for the Blind - St. Augustine, FLWinthrop University - Rock Hill, SCWestern Carolina University - Cullowhee, NCWesley College - Dover, DE

National Folk Festival - Canberra, AUKerrville Folk Festival - Kerrville, TXBele Chere - Asheville, NCAuckland Folk Festival - Auckland, NZ Victor Harbor Folk Festival - Adelaide, AUDogwood Festival - Atlanta, GALake Eden Arts Festival - Black Mtn., NC

Good Morning New Zealand (TV) GIGA (TV) - Karlsruhe, GermanyRiver City Folk (radio) - Omaha, NebraskaBBC Radio Ullster (radio) - Belfast, N. IrelandRadio Live (TV/radio) - Pensacola, FloridaAcoustic Accents (radio) - Tok, AlaskaArt of the Song - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Selected Performance Venues

Selected Academic Venues

Selected Festivals Syndicated Medi a

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D a v i d L a M o t t e D i s c o g r a p h y

LEAF Performing Artists Collection, Vol.4 (LEAF, 2010) This compilation from the Lake Eden Arts Festival fea-tures David along with Michael Franti, Sarah Lee Guthrie, David Holt and the Carolina Chocolate Drops.

Winner's CD (SAW, 2007) The Songwriter's Association of Washington's Mid-Atlantic Song Contest awarded David the Gold in Folk for Keep the Change and Silver in Instrumental for Madison’s Tune.

Remembering Rachel (2005) David covers the Rachel Bissex song Flying for this memorial project which also fea-tures Dar Williams, Patty Larkin, Jennifer Kimball, Catie Curtis, the Kennedys and the Dreamsicles.

Carolina Folk (Dry Ridge, 2002) David's award-winning song Lens Cap appears on this regional compilation along with tracks from Jack Williams, Chuck Brodsky, Christine Kane and Chris Rosser.

Songs Inspired By Literature - Chapter 1 (2002) Produced to benefit a national adult literacy campaign, this CD contains David's song Dark & Deep, with tracks from Bruce Springsteen, Suzanne Vega, Aimee Mann and Grace Slick.

Winner's CD (SAW, 2001) The Songwriter's Association of Washington's Mid-Atlantic Song Contest awarded David First Place in the Children's Category and First Place Overall in the 2001 contest for his song S.S. Bathtub.

Crossroads Cafe (Crossroads, 1998) Crossroads Magazine chose David's song Hope as the lead track on their first sampler album, with songs from Martin Simpson, David Hidalgo (Los Lobos) and Jim & Jesse, with Emmylou Harris.

Tower Tracks (WNCW, 1998) This eleven-track compilation of live performances from WNCW includes David's song Dans La Louisiane, among tracks by Son Volt, Snake Oil Medicine Show and Annie Gallup.

IAG Sampler (IAG, 1998) - Features David's song Hope among songs by Ellis Paul, Martin Sexton, Louise Taylor, Jack Hardy and Peter Mulvey.

Here We Are (IAG, 1995) David's song Grey Eagle was chosen as the closing track on this Western North Carolina songwriter sampler which includes cuts from David Wilcox and Christine Kane.

Best of David LaMotte (LDM, 2014) -

- Change (LDM, 2006)

This Is My Song (LDM, 2006) -

- Spin (LDM, 2003)

Good Tar (LDM, 2001) -

- Corners (LDM, 2000)

S.S. Bathtub: Songs for Kids and Their Grownups (LDM, 1998) -

- Hard Earned Smile (ISG, 1997)

Flying: Live From the Grey Eagle (LDM, 1994) -

- In the Light (LDM, 1992)

Barefoot (LDM, 1991) -

S e l e c t e d C o m p i l a t i o n s

Booking/Contact: booking@davidlamotte.com