Scott Tournet has lived a few lives. He grew up on a dirt road in rural Vermont with no electricity. He went to a clothing-optional college with no grades. After college, he drove across the country by himself with a tent and a guitar. He started his career by creating Grace Potter & the Nocturnals with Potter. With the Nocturnals he was the main songwriter and lead guitarist. After building a loyal grassroots following they signed to a major label and released three consecutive albums that debuted in the Billboard Top 40. They earned a Gold Record for their hit song “Paris,” played most major festivals domestically and internationally, and even performed for President Obama. In addition to this, Tournet has played with The Allman Brothers, Gov’t Mule, Bob Weir, Billy Gibbons, Robert Plant, members of Phish, and written and recorded with Dan Auerbach, Willie Nelson, T-Bone Burnett and Alison Krauss.
During a tour of football stadiums across the United States opening for Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, Tournet became disillusioned with the direction of the band and the pressure from Hollywood Records to continue getting bigger at whatever cost. He and Grace decided to end the band shortly thereafter. In the years following his departure, Tournet moved to California and formed the world music ensemble, Elektric Voodoo. He wrote and produced three full length albums, toured the country a number of times, and started a family. In 2023 Scott moved his family to the east coast and released his solo album ‘Rock and Roll Stories’. The album debuted at #2 on the Relix/Jamband Radio Charts and stayed in the top 20 for six months though Scott only toured minimally behind the album so he could stay home with his family.
On September 12, 2025, Tournet released his newest record ‘HOME’. ‘HOME’ is a more laid back, singer-songwriter album. For live shows, Scott performs songs across his entire discography including the songs he wrote with the Nocturnals.
Tournet, who now calls Baltimore home, last appeared at our festival in 2009 with Grace Potter & the Nocturnals.
