Tyler Westcott is a poet, singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Buffalo, NY breathing new life into roots music spanning multiple genres and decades. Also creating new music inspired by the old. Armed with his trusty guitar, banjo, and harmonica, he has a knack for describing the human condition with humor and joy, Often in timely and topical songs reflecting the current state of the world.
Westcott founded popular Western New York band Folkfaces in 2012, and Folkfaces Fest in 2017. He has toured the East coast extensively as a solo artist and with his band, from Canada to Texas multiple times! He keeps busy performing with his Trad Jazz group Banjo Juice Jazz Band, playing bass in the Kathryn Koch Band, Black Rock Zydeco and Django Reinhardt inspired group The Paper Roses.