Eric Kilburn

“The best songwriter you’ve never heard of.” ~ Community Church of Boston

 

About

 

 

Eric Kilburn
Eric Kilburn
Eric Kilburn’s songs run the gamut from poignant to hilarious, from the personal to the political. He’s got a knack for simple insights that sneak up on you. Eric’s been writing and performing music since college, but he got serious in 1981, when Pete Seeger heard his music and encouraged him to create more songs.

Over the past forty‑five years he’s toured extensively around the eastern U.S., released seven critically acclaimed albums, and co- parented two beautiful sons. His latest album Passages, (released in February 2026), reflects on people and cultures going through changes and has generated rave reviews and extensive folk radio airplay.    Full Bio

 

 

 

Eric has shared the stage with Tracy Chapman, Shawn Colvin, Eric Andersen, Greg Brown, Livingston Taylor, Catie Curtis, David Mallett, Patty Larkin, Bill Staines, Ellis Paul, Aztec Two Step, and many others, and performed at

 

Kerrville Folk Festival

Falcon Ridge Folk Festival

Middlebury College

Harvard University

Brown University

Dartmouth College

Johnson State College

SUNY Oneonta

SUNY Geneseo

U Maine Orono

College of the Atlantic

Duke University

Warren Wilson College

U Maine Farmington

Brandeis University

Fitchburg State University

U Conn

University of Vermont

St. Michaels College

Club Passim

Homegrown Coffeehouse

First Encounter Coffeehouse

Linden Tree Coffeehouse

Saturday Night in Marblehead

Roaring Brook, Nature Center Coffeehouse

Circle of Friends Coffeehouse

Second Friday Coffeehouse

New Moon Coffeehouse

New Song Coffeehouse

 

 

 

 

 

Awards

1990 Boston Music Award nomination for Outstanding Folk Album

2019 Kerrville Folk Festival’s New Folk Finalist

2023 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s New Faces in Folk finalist

February 2023 National Folk Charts – album #2 of the month for Reckonings and song #2 of the month for “The Wheel Meets the Road”

 

 

 

Eric’s Albums at bandcamp

 

 

 

 

 

singer, songwriter, guitarist, recording artist

 

Eric Kilburn

eckilburn@gmail.com

978 621‑1298

 

 

 

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