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Eric Taylor is an American singer-songwriter from Texas .. songwriter. songwriter. American. United States. singer-songwriter. singer-songwriter. Texas. Texas. He is known for his storytelling style , combining spoken word with anecdotal songs to create a theater-style performance .. anecdotal. anecdote. In addition to Taylor 's nine solo releases , his songs have been recorded by Nanci Griffith , Lyle Lovett and many others .. Nanci Griffith. Nanci Griffith. Lyle Lovett. Lyle Lovett. Taylor tours extensively in the United States and Europe , playing notable venues such as Club Passim , The Bottom Line , Caffe Lena , The Bluebird Cafe , Red Clay Theatre , Bridger Folk , The Ark , CSPS , Freight & Salvage , Paradiso -LRB- Amsterdam -RRB- , Theatre Kikker -LRB- Utrecht -RRB- , Berlin Guitars -LRB- Berlin -RRB- , The Real Music Club -LRB- Belfast -RRB- , DC Music Club -LRB- Dublin -RRB- , Hotel du Nord -LRB- Paris -RRB- and The Bein Inn -LRB- Perth -RRB- .. United States. United States. Club Passim. Club Passim. The Bottom Line. The Bottom Line ( venue ). Caffe Lena. Caffe Lena. The Ark. The Ark ( folk venue ). Festival appearances include Kerrville , Newport Folk Festival , Glasgow Americana Festival -LRB- Scotland -RRB- , Woody Guthrie Folk Festival , 1st Americana Fest -LRB- Austria -RRB- , Take Root -LRB- The Netherlands -RRB- , and Roots of Heaven Festival -LRB- The Netherlands -RRB- .. Americana. Americana music. Newport Folk Festival. Newport Folk Festival. He has taught at the Kerrville Song School , and conducts songwriting workshops throughout the United States and in Europe .. United States. United States. In 2009 , Lovett released his second cover album , Natural Forces , and once again included a Taylor song .. This time it was `` Whooping Crane , '' from Taylor 's 1995 self-titled album .. Lovett 's 2012 `` Release Me '' CD also has one of Taylor 's songs `` Understand You . ''. Taylor 's most recent release was Studio 10 in 2013 , which was recorded at the Red Shack Studio in Houston and features nine original songs and a cover of Tim Grimm 's `` Cover These Bones . ''. In 2016 Taylor has been nominated for an Emmy for Musical Composition for songs he wrote for the Storyworks.TV documentary `` Road Kid to Writer  : The Tracks of Jim Tully . ''