Fresh off the release of his fifth album Still Sitting Backstage, the songwriting contest “Song of the Year” awarded three of Bob’s original tunes in their fourth contest of 2022! “It Still Hurts”, placed as a Finalist in the…
Read moreNov 22 2022
Still Sitting Backstage: album review by Melissa Clarke at Americana Highways
A great write-up by Melissa Clarke for Americana Highways, reviewing Bob’s latest album Still Sitting Backstage. She writes, “it’s Davoli on the perspectives and hopes of love and dreams as time has moved us beyond those we hold in…
Read moreOct 4 2022
DSA Spring 2022 Lyrics contest - Bob scores big!
More great news just announced from the Dallas Songwriting Association: the DSA released the names of the semi-finalists in their spring 2022 Lyrics competition, and Bob made the cut with three songs! Two are from Bob’s first album “Wistfully Yours”…
Read moreSep 28 2022
More recognition for Bob's tunes - this time from SongOfTheYear.com!
With poetic flourish for autumn and shorter days arriving in New England, Bob’s original tune “Don’t You Let the Darkness Drag You Down” was selected as a finalist in “Folk” category the “Song of the Year” songwriting competition! This contest…
Read moreJul 26 2022
Semi-Finalist in 2022 Unsigned Only Songwriting Contest
Congratulations to Bob for earning the “Semi-Finalist” award from the 2022 Unsigned Only Songwriting Contest, for his original song “Don’t You Let the Darkness Drag You Down”! Over 7,000 entrants into the contest were whittled down by jury selection to…
Read moreMay 24 2022
Featured this week: "Don't You Let the Darkness Drag You Down" in the Great River Folk Festival (Wisconsin)
Great news out of Wisconsin, Bob’s original song “Don’t You Let the Darkness Drag You Down” is featured in this week’s Great River Folk Festival blog post highlighting entrants to their annual songwriting contest. Here’s hoping Bob qualifies to perform…
Read moreApr 28 2022
Interview with Paul Howard of Music Mecca website for "Hello Out There"
Check out Bob’s interview with Paul Howard for the website Music Mecca, about Bob’s April album release “Hello Out There”: https://musicmecca.org/boston-songwriter-bob-davoli-pays-homage-to-john-prine-with-tribute-album-hello-out-there/
Read on to learn more about the making of the album, and you can listen to the album…
Read moreApr 28 2022
Out now: "Hello Out There" album review in Music Connection Magazine
Out now: the May 2022 Music Connection Magazine, with an album review for “Hello Out There”!
Music critic Eric Harabadian gives the album a 9 out of 10 stars, writing: “From the war veteran lament “Sam Stone” to the aging…
Read moreApr 8 2022
Interview with Elise Cady, Americana Highways, about "Hello Out There"!
Check out my interview with Elise Cady at Americana Highways, where we talk through what led me to create my most recent album, "Hello Out There".
You can read the whole interview by following this link to the Americana Highways…
Read moreApr 8 2022
We're live! Out today: "Hello Out There", my tribute to John Prine
Today is the day! My latest album, “Hello Out There”, a tribute to the late John Prine, is out everywhere today. Listen on the music tab of this website (BobDavoli.com), Spotify, Apple Music, Soundcloud, and elsewhere via this…
Read moreMar 18 2022
Out everywhere today: the single "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness"
What did John Prine mean to you? John narrated his poignant vignettes with a plain-spoken and plaintive voice — and his imagery was so compelling that you could clearly see his characters in your mind’s eye. “‘Speed of the Sound…
Read moreMar 17 2022
The Bluegrass Situation: Featuring single "Speed of the Sound of Loneliness"
Check out the "The Bluegrass Situation", that is featuring Bob's single "The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness"! The single releases everywhere tomorrow, Friday March 18.
You can read the feature here and listen to the track: https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/listen-bob-davoli-speed-of-the-sound-of-loneliness/