Who Is Erik Lunde?

A midwestern-born, Colorado-based Folk-Rock poet and Americana songsmith with a captivating voice, cinematic songs, and a dynamic stage presence, Erik Lunde"pens lyrics that are haunting and memorable poetry married with one of the widest arrays of melodies this area knows".

Born and raised in the tiny town of Mapleton, Wisconsin, Lunde left home 2 weeks after his high school graduation and wandered all over the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe, hopping from place to place like a character in a Jack Kerouac novel, searching for stories and songs and experiences, and chalking up about 40 different addresses across North America. A songwriter and musician whose songs and sound bears the geography, culture, and history of his midwestern Norwegian-Hippie-Lutheran-Baptist origins, Lunde is influenced by a wide variety of genres including gospel hymns, bluegrass, traditional country, rock & roll, and artists like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, The Beatles, and David Bowie. Lunde’s sound is his own genre-bending mashup that reflects this diverse musical stew.

His 2022 album “Water From The Stone” received wide airplay across Colorado and went on to win “Album Of The Year” on the Colorado Playlist’s fan favorites of 2022.

In 2024, Lunde teamed up with Sweet Virginia and acclaimed artist-producer A.J. Fullerton to release “Gospel, Hymns & Spirituals” - a heartfelt, old-time Carter Family–style album celebrating some of the most beloved gospel songs in the American songbook.

He is currently working on a new record, and is one of three lead singers in John Magnie and Steve Amadee’s latest post-Subdudes project, The Grocery Story. Listen to his recent vocal work on Magnie’s dramatic “Far Country” here.