David Massey

On the 1st track of his new collection, “Till The Evening Comes”, David Massey sings, “by myself, just
strumming some chords, first warm day of spring, trying to think up some meaningful words, but not coming up with a thing”. He then proceeds to reel off 6 profoundly melancholy, but moving original tunes followed by a home recording cover of Townes Van Zandt’s “Tecumseh Valley”.

Massey has previously released 6 albums on his independent Poetic Debris label. "Darkness At Dawn"
(2022), "Island Creek" (2021), "Late Winter Light" (2018), "Until The Day Is Done" (2015), "So Many Roads" (2009), and "Blissful State Of Blue" (2004). His mix of folk, rock and bluegrass songs have wowed reviewers, such as FolkWorld noted in 2019, “the Washington DC artist still hasn’t made his breakthrough, though each of his albums has been critically acclaimed”.

"Darkness At Dawn" peaked at number 4 on the Roots Music Report’s Top Americana Country Albums chart, and 3 of the songs on the record were at various times in the R.M.R.’s top 10 singles charts in both the Americana and Country charts.

Massey has suffered from a variety of physical issues that have prevented him from playing live the last 3 years, though his self diagnosed 'fundamental laziness' clearly contributes to his absence from the Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia bars and clubs, where he gigged in previous years.