David Wilcox is a folk musician and singer/songwriter. He released his first album in 1987. Wilcox plays primarily acoustic guitar, and he was one of several prominent guitarists who popularized the Olson Guitar brand in the 1990s. His fingerstyle playing, influenced by Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell, utilizes open tuning extensively, often in combination with customized capos with notches cut out to allow lower strings to ring open.