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October 14, 2022

#1 Song!!! (…really!)

I’m thrilled to have received the word that my song “September Me,” from this year’s release, Still, was tied for #1 as the most played song on folk radio in September, 2022! It’s an honor to share that slot with the legendary Canadian folksinger James Keelaghan. Folk Alliance International compiles the data, and just put […]

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May 2, 2022

Publishing with Chalice Press

yellow cover page of book, You Are Changing the World Whether You Like It Or Not, by David LaMotte

Big news to share! I have signed a publishing deal with Chalice Press to publish a new edition of my book Worldchanging 101: Challenging the Myth of Powerlessness.  The new book, with significant updates and new material, will be called You Are Changing the World Whether You Like It Or Not, and is due in […]

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April 15, 2022

Three recent Podcast interviews

I really enjoy a good conversation.  All three of these were good conversations, on varying topics, and I hope you will enjoy them! Resilient Expats, with Kim Adams https://resilientexpats.com/ep-28-you-are-changing-the-world-with-david-lamotte/ Kim holds conversations about living and parenting cross-culturally, and we had a rich conversation touching on many topics. Let’s Talk About It, with Pripo Teplitsky https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/peace-begins-at-home/id1435550119 […]

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February 11, 2022

A little laugh for you (bloopers)

Every Monday, I send out a video of a song to my Patreon community, just to start the week off with a little bit of music. Last week, I had to work for it! Jess Fox, who helps me out with video, thought it would be fun to chop together an outtake reel, and did […]

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December 5, 2021

New album in the works!

Hey friends, Thank you for stopping by to check out this new project.  I’m really thrilled to be launching this Kickstarter campaign to help birth this collection of songs, and I appreciate your consideration of helping to midwife!  Here’s a little video about the record and how Kickstarter works (with big thanks to David Saich […]

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June 30, 2021

Rescheduled Weekend Retreat

On the first weekend in May, I’m gathering some friends for a weekend retreat in Montreat, North Carolina.  I’d love for you to join us. Here are all the details. Hope to see you in the mountains in May! David    

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May 24, 2021

Coming Alive Again

  Here’s a new song I wrote in the last few minutes of April, 2021.  Here in Western North Carolina, the trees and flowers and mountains themselves seem to be coming alive again, just as vaccines become more common and new possibilities emerge for people to safely gather again. The stories in the song are […]

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October 18, 2020

Join me for songs and stories…

Hi friends, On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, at 4:00PM, I’ll be offering a few songs and stories from Black Mountain.  You can tune in wherever you are, for free, on Crowdcast, or watch on Facebook and chat with folks there. To reserve your ‘seat’ at the Crowdcast concert, click here. Feel free to spread the word […]

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February 24, 2020

March 13 Concert at White Horse will be live-streamed

Hey friends — I’m playing at my hometown venue, the White Horse, on March 13, with special guest Brian Hilligoss. Come on by, if you can make it! I’ve got some new songs to share that I’m really excited about, and it promises to be a really beautiful evening.  Tickets are available here.  And if […]

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December 10, 2018

Which Way Is Forward? A Conversation and Workshop on Race and Racism

Which Way Is Forward? A Conversation and Workshop on Race and Racism with Tyrone Greenlee and David LaMotte. 7 – 9 PM, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 at the Black Mountain Public Library. 105 N. Dougherty St. | Black Mountain, NC 28711 | (828) 250-4756 Light refreshments will be provided. Suggested donation $10. Please register in […]

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It’s always nice to visit my old guitar case at It’s always nice to visit my old guitar case at the Grey Eagle. So good to hear David Wilcox and a bunch of other great friends. Just about to contribute a song I’ve never played on an electric guitar on an electric guitar I’ve never played before. What could possible go wrong? :-)
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