It’s not uncommon for a professional musician to juggle multiple gigs. Until they make it big or get a break playing in a band that does, there’s session jobs, maybe a songwriting contract, picking up live gigs in someone else’s band, slinging merch or someone, or even all that plus holding down a full-time job to pay the bills.
Lucciana Costa can relate. She’s established herself as one in the current crop of up-and-coming singer-songwriters in Nashville. She’s half of the emerging and popular Americana duo King Margo. She plays in and with Gabe Lee’s band, even singing with Gabe and Rylie Bourne on a popular single in 2024 (“Long Time Ago”). Add to that time spent creating education curricula and writing a novel and you can see what we’re quick to call her the busiest, badass woman in Nashville.
Lucciana sat in with Frank and Falls last week to talk about her musical background that runs from West Virginia to Ohio and Michigan before hitting Music City. We talked about her musical family and the lineage of talent that has culminated in her career. She told us how the King Margo collaboration with Rachel Coats and a lot more.
Also in this episode, Frank opens a surprise gift from Falls and both share Kentucky-based Pickin’ the Grinnin’ choices for music recommendations: Hunter Flynn and Ian Noe.
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Notes and links:
Lucciana Costa online – https://www.luccianacosta.com/
Lucciana Costa on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/77fSWaufxseHLD6seG4XB4?si=BZLZSLNBTxSc1Vz4B5tfvQ
Lucciana Costa on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/luccianacosta
King Margo online – https://www.kingmargo.com/
King Margo on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nU1TOkubLd1C3dMnPLkiR?si=3X1mbn26SU6cHWpHq_b4jA
King Margo on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/kingmargomusic/
“Long Time Ago” with Gabe Lee, Lucciana Costa and Rylie Bourne on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/album/2ut9F2KYjy2cf15Ta2ShE7?si=bv94E120Rc2NLEn8HredcQ
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Pickin’ the Grinnin’ Choices
Hunter Flynn on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/5j6t35Ik2EoS5efJDxOAS2?si=_Iz9m_c9R_u4pq12AqzdhA
Ian Noe on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/2TEpPi5SFalflhpcQHq3lB?si=UttmUVn9Req65cbdXV5HHw
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