David LaMotte is an award-winning songwriter, speaker, and writer. He has performed over 3,000 concerts—touring in all fifty US states as well as five of the seven continents—and released thirteen full-length albums of primarily original music. His most recent album, Still, hit #4 on the Folk Charts in August 2022 and by September, the track “September Me” was the #1 song on folk radio.

LaMotte has appeared as a featured performer at the Kerrville Folk Festival, MerleFest, the National Folk Festival of Australia, and the Auckland Folk Festival in New Zealand, among many others.

As a touring artist with an over thirty-year career, LaMotte has developed a large and loyal following. His music has been honored with numerous awards and artist grants, and has been featured on dozens of artist compilations.

Notably, his song “Dark and Deep” was included alongside tracks by Suzanne Vega, Grace Slick, Aimee Mann, and Bruce Springsteen on Songs Inspired By Literature-Chapter One, a benefit CD that raised money for adult literacy. Several independent films also feature David’s music, and it has been heard on the Today Show and the Showtime’s television series This American Life.

"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