tracyshaun is a soulful singer-songwriter from the San Francisco, California bay area with deep Texas roots. His unique voice and distinctive finger-picking style reinvents the progressive folk and alt-country traditions with songs about love and transformation, creative independence and retelling stories of love, heartbreak and everyone’s journey to be more than themselves.
His influences range from Townes van Zandt to Connor Oberst and from Leo Kottke to Iron & Wine. He counts Walt Whitman, Gertrude Stein, Jack Kerouac, Bob Dylan and Steve Earle as forebears to his lyric style. tracyshaun reinvents himself with every performance and takes you with him through his songs of self.
tracyshaun is a compelling solo performer who can fill a space just his voice & guitar. With well-crafted songs and a passionate stage presence, he can create intimate and enjoyable experiences for any audience.
tracyshaun studied poetry & Buddhism at Naropa University and is a veteran of internet start-ups since ‘98. Out of much writing and early performance art, he has reignited and reinvented himself and his music in 2008. Having played guitar since a teenager, he has finally come into his own as a singer and songwriter this year. He is hard at work on his 2nd EP. His first EP, "be where you will" has received outstanding anecdotal reviews. He currently plays in and around the Marin county and San Francisco bay areas.
tracyshaun is a member of the West Coast Songwriters Association. He won the Best Performer award at the February 2010 competition in Saratoga, CA.
A recent show at the Beale St. Bar in San Francisco:
photo by dawn stoloff, click picture to download
photo by dawn stoloff, click picture to download
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