David LaMotte in concert!

We are excited to be hosting a concert by internationally renowned singer-songwriter David LaMotte on Wednesday 1 July at 7:30pm in the sanctuary!

David LaMotte is a songwriter, speaker, author, and activist, Rotary World Peace Fellow and incredible guitar player!

David’s music, storytelling, and inspiration is for all! Suitable for all ages, backgrounds, and musical tastes, David has something for everyone from his decades as a singer-songwriter, author, and community builder. He will touch your heart and mind, cause laughter and tears, and bring out the best in us all so that we can be fortified with music and beauty.

The Boston Globe writes that his music “pushes the envelope with challenging lyrics and unusual tunings, but he also pays homage to folk tradition,” while BBC Radio Belfastlauds his “charm, stories, humour, insightful songs, sweet voice and dazzling guitar ability.”

Among many other speaking engagements and TEDx talks, he has spoken to the Scottish Parliament, and in June of 2025, he keynoted the opening plenary of the Rotary International Convention in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, for an audience of 16,000 people.

David is the son, grandson, and brother of Presbyterian ministers, and the fourth of four kids. He has also lived for short times in Raleigh and Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Paris, France; rural Andhra Pradesh, India; and Brisbane, Australia, but has made his home for more than thirty years in Black Mountain, North Carolina, where he currently resides with his wife, son, old dog, and four chickens.