EDWARD DAVID ANDERSON

Edward David Anderson is an American songwriter and veteran of the road who spent his formative years fronting the revered Illinois band, Backyard Tire Fire.  Known for infectious melodies and memorable messages he penned 8 releases for the band and played countless shows across the US and Canada.

With four critically acclaimed solo albums under his belt, EDA has been featured on NPR's World Cafe, has twice appeared on the nationally syndicated radio program Mountain Stage, as well as the PBS television show Sun Studio Sessions and has been in regular rotation on radio stations across the globe for two decades.

BACKYARD TIRE FIRE

Edward David Anderson and his able co-conspirators returned from hiatus in 2020 to play select festival and club dates with plans to release new music for the first time since 2010. Known for connecting with the common man, the Illinois based outfit released 6 albums & 2 EPs over a decade, averaging 200 shows a year. Touring with everyone from Gov’t Mule to Rev Horton Heat and playing high profile festivals like Mountain Jam in NY & High Sierra in CA garnered the band critical praise and a national audience. Paste Magazine said “These Midwesterners brandish a raucous live show and inventive studio albums,” while the Nashville Scene wrote “Bar Room Semantics is infused with the kind of dusty, bootstrap-pulling resilience that Midwesterners have spent decades perfecting.”