Antje Duvekot | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Antje Duvekot |
| Born | November 15, 1974 Heidelberg, Germany |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Folk pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Acoustic guitar, vocals, piano, ukulele, harmonica, irish bouzouki |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | Official website Official MySpace page |
Antje Duvekot (/ˈɑːntjə ˈduːvəkɒt/ AHNT-yə DOO-və-kot;[1] born 1974) is a German-American singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Somerville, Massachusetts. She holds three top songwriting awards including the Kerrville New Folk Competition's Best New Folk Award, Boston Music Award for Outstanding Folk Act, and Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.[2]
Biography
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, Duvekot moved to Delaware at the age of 13.[3] Duvekot writes songs that are often profound and personal, and she frequently records and performs with little accompaniment besides her acoustic guitar.
She began recording music on her own at the age of cassette tapes for her friends. At 18 she won the first open mic competition she entered, at the Sam Adams Brewpub in Philadelphia. Within a year, she had recorded a number of songs on a borrowed 4-Track tape machine, and released a self-produced full-length cassette entitled Waterstains" which she sold at gigs in and around Newark, Delaware, where she had attended the University of Delaware.
In 2000, her song "Soma" won the grand prize in the rock category of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.[4]
Duvekot often tours with Ellis Paul, who sings on her first studio album, Big Dream Boulevard. Big Dream Boulevard was produced by Séamus Egan of the Irish-American band Solas. Solas has previously recorded five of Duvekot's songs: "Black Annis," "The Poisonjester's Mask," "Erin," "Reasonland," and "Merry Go Round."
Duvekot's first two albums, Little Peppermints and Boys, Flowers, Miles, are based on recordings of live performances, although some tracks include studio overdubs as well. Both albums include spoken anecdotes from Duvekot.
In 2007, Duvekot's song "Merry-Go-Round" was featured a large-scale marketing campaign for Bank of America, including a high-profile spot during Super Bowl XLI.[4] Duvekot performed for the first time as a professional in Europe, in August 2007, as part of Denmark's Tonder Festival, accompanied by Karan Casey, John Doyle, Liz Carroll, Julie Fowlis, and Mick McAuley.
Duvekot released her second studio CD, The Near Demise of the Highwire Dancer, on Black Wolf Records in March 2009. The album, which features 11 tracks, most of them originals, was produced by singer-songwriter Richard Shindell.[5]
Duvekot's latest album, Toward the Thunder, is her fourth full-length studio album featuring 11 tracks. The album is her most personal to date and she handled all aspects of the record herself, including designing the cover.[6]
Discography
Solo albums
- Little Peppermints (2002)
- Boys, Flowers, Miles (2005)
- Big Dream Boulevard (Black Wolf Records, 2006)
- Snapshots (Black Wolf Records, 2008)
- The Near Demise of the Highwire Dancer (Black Wolf Records, 2009)
- Antje Duvekot LIVE from all over the place (2011)
- New Siberia (2012)
- Toward The Thunder (2016)
Collaborative albums
- Winterbloom: Winter Traditions (2009)
(with Anne Heaton, Meg Hutchinson, and Natalia Zukerman)
- 'SOLAS: Reunion – A Decade of SOLAS' (2006)
References
- ↑ "Antje Duvekot's website". Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ↑ "Signature Discoveries: Antje Duvekot". Signature Sounds Records. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
- ↑ "Focus On: Antje Duvekot". Folk Alley. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- 1 2 "Antje Duvekot : Bio : Antje Duvekot – bio". Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ↑ "The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer Is Now On Sale". Antje Duvekot Official Website. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
- ↑ Madeloni, Dave (November 12, 2015). "Antje Duvekot's new CD is all hers". Brattleboro Reformer. Retrieved May 18, 2017.