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Anthony Tedesco is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer from ______. Tedesco frequently performs with with mandolin player, Gorgo Beach. Tedesco also performs and records with Sean David Cunningham (violin), Audrey-Kate Geiger (vocals), Matthew Lott (accordian, tenor sax, toy piano), Mike Noordzy (upright, contra alto clarinet), Michael Scotto (drums). Tedesco has worked and toured with _______

Tedesco's style is described as "gritty," with plenty of "back road imagery." His lyrics are about "hard living, tough love and the outcome of those course elements." Tedesco is a regular at ______ East Coast venues such as The Bitter End and The Saint.

Tedesco song “These Days” has been described as "an outlaw-styled upbeat charger...akin to a Steve Earle or David Allen Coe." "Virginia" is reminiscent of Charlie Daniels' while “In The Shadow Of Achilles” is done in Levon Helm's style.

Biography
Tedesco was born in New Jersey and grew up in _______ He learned to play guitar and by high school was playing small gigs at local establishments like _____________. Tedesco eventually joined a band and played venues around By age 16 had performed with

Tedesco's first exposure to music was through his father’s record collection, which included doo-wop, traditional country, and bluegrass. Tedesco's music fuses these influences. Tedesco likes to mix styles. Tedesco says that playing with Gorgo Beach took the music and band to a new level. Tedesco met Beach when he saw Beach hitch hiking in a severe storm, and stopped to help him out. Beach's mandolin style described as unique, lyrical and compelling. The band was also inspired by a performance of Sarah Donner, who is accompanied by an upright, and a Cajon player.

Tedesco is the sole composer of most of his songs, but sometimes collaborates with Gregory Schwartz and John Laidlaw. He produced his most recent CD, Full Fathom 5, with the help of Gorgo Beach and Tom Camuso in Camuso’s Greenpoint studio, Studio E (tomcamuso.com). Camuso was the recipient of a “Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album” Grammy for engineering Steve Earle’s Washington Square Serenade. Full Fathom 5 has been well received by a surprisingly diverse demographic, ranging from Ian of MacKenzie Smith, to heavy metal bands like OS101 and Useless, and people sharing it with friends from church.

David John De Horton (popatunes.blogspot.com), a national blogger and music enthusiast, asked Tedesco to play Couch By Couchwest (CXCW).