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Accolades & Recognition
Featured in The Atlantic for the song “A Good American Life” (2015)
Named to The Telegraph (UK)’s Top Country Albums of the Year (2015)
Song Competition Winner – Woody Guthrie Folk Festival (“Train”) (2019)
Spotlighted by The Irish Times for the album Tennessee Night (2017)
Multiple Americana Music Association Top 100 Albums Chart (2019, 2025)
“Songs that could or should have come from the pens of Springsteen, Kristofferson or more recently Sturgill Simpson.”
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Ed Dupas
Ed Dupas (Du-paw) is an Americana artist with a knack for crafting songs that stick with you — songs that balance grit and vulnerability while cutting to the heart of things. His music has earned airplay across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, resonating with listeners drawn to its emotional weight and lyrical honesty.
Born in Houston and raised in Winnipeg, Dupas now calls Ann Arbor, Michigan, home. His geographic journey mirrors an inner one — a lifelong search for meaning that runs through his songwriting. A self-described searcher and thinker, he draws from country, blues, and rock traditions to create music that doesn’t chase trends but taps into something lasting and real.
While his sound draws comparisons to legends like Springsteen and Kristofferson, Dupas forges his own path, creating music that’s deeply personal yet universally relatable. His latest release, Codename California, captures a songwriter in motion — wrestling with change, chasing truth, and laying it all bare in a record both timely and timeless.
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“Garage country at its finest ... owning it is a measure of how cool you are, just saying.”
Official video for 'Box of Lonely Men' from Codename California.
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Latest Release
Codename California is a ten-song collection about change, longing, hope, and finding your footing when the ground keeps moving.
Produced by Ed Dupas & Michael Crittenden.
Photo credits left→right, top→bottom: Caroline Barlow, Robert Sherrow, Chris Rugowski, Unknown, Robert Sherrow,Caroline Barlow
U.S. Radio
Twin Vision Radio Promotion
Katherine or Peter Hay
UK/Ireland/Europe Press & Radio
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Geraint or Deb Jones