LUCY CLEARWATER

Lucy Clearwater is a Los Angeles–based folk/Americana singer-songwriter who writes songs the way some people keep journals: honestly, carefully, and with a deep respect for feeling. With a background in classical violin and a sound rooted in acoustic instruments and human-scale storytelling, her songs carry emotional clarity, understated humor, and the warmth of California folk traditions.

A winner of the 2024 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition, Clearwater has become a steadily rising voice in contemporary folk music. She recently completed her first headline tour, performing 23 shows across the western United States and Mountain West, and has spent the last several years touring throughout the US, Canada, the UK, and Europe. She's often seen sharing stages with her friends and fellow artists such as John Craigie, Victoria Canal (both as a support act and band member), Ye Vagabonds, Joe Pug, Martin Luke Brown, Luca Fogale, Ocie Elliott, Tyler Ballgame, and others.

Her debut album, People ≠ Possessions, produced by Grammy Award–winner Tyler Chester and recorded mostly live to tape at Bell Choir Studios in Los Angeles, was released in May 2026, and features contributions from her vibrant creative community, including Madison Cunningham, Kenneth Pattengale (The Milk Carton Kids), Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek), Rob Moose, Harrison Whitford, Hayden Everett, Drew Taubenfeld, Monica Martin and many more. The record reflects Clearwater's belief that music is something handmade, shared, and meant to be lived with.