EVAN HORNE

Evan Horne (a.k.a. Tenzin Chopak) is a cinematic-folk singer songwriter, composer, and visual artist from Oak Ridge, TN, now based out of Ithaca, NY.  His music and live performance are known for their immersive, mesmerizing, and incandescent power that defy genre.  Raised in East TN with a singing minister father and artist mother, Evan was surrounded and suffused by art and music throughout his upbringing.  The roots of music from his upbringing in Tennessee resonate deeply through his own unique voice, emerging as both hauntingly timeless and fully his own.

                                         New Album “WITNESS” Out Now On All Platforms!

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Evan Horne's debut studio LP “WITNESS” will be released in October of 2025.

“Witness” was recorded in Nashville, TN at The Parlor and The Secret Woods  

Lawson White - engineer

Ethan Greek - assistant engineer

Ethan Jodziewicz -  producer, engineer, bass, vocals

Emmett Scott - grand piano, electric piano, organ

Mark Raudabaugh - drums

Brittany Haas - fiddle

Courtney Hartman - electric guitar, vocals

Maya De Vitry - vocals

Ruth Moody - vocals

Also…

Evan Horne with Emmett Scott, Michael Schuler, and Aaron Walters were recently featured on Public Media's WSKG Expressions - a live concert performance filmed in studio and released Feberuary of 2026, watch HERE!

Evan Horne tours solo as well as with his ensemble Emmett Scott on piano/keys and backing vocals, Michael Schuler on bass, and Aaron Walters on drums and backing vocals, and regularly collaborates in performance with singer songwriter Bess Greenberg.    

Over the years he has been joined onstage by many of the most treasured musicians to grace the Finger Lakes such as jazz cellist Hank Roberts (Bill Frisell), clawhammer banjo master Richie Stearns (The Horse Flies), upright bassist Ethan Jodziewicz (Aoifie O'Donovan, Sierra Hull, Milk Carton Kids), legendary fiddle player Rosie Newton (Richie & Rosie), and has opened for artists such as Donna the Buffalo, Ryan Montbleau, Driftwood, Shawn Colvin, Tim Reynolds, and Todd Rundgren.  

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:

October 2nd, Friday, Evan Horne Band at Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance in Pittsboro, NC

1:30 - 2:45 on the Grove Stage

Evan Horne Band with Emmett Scott and Greg Evans

October 6th, Tuesday, Solo at WDVX Blue Plate Special Live Audience Radio Performance

301 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN

Noon-1 pm

Evan Horne Solo

October 8th, Thursday, Solo at the Grey Eagle Patio in Asheville, NC

5:30 pm

Evan Horne Solo

October 9th, Friday, at the Laurel Theater in Knoxville, TN

Hiroya Tsukamoto and Evan Horne Double Bill

8 - 10 pm

Stay tuned for more dates!