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Steamboat Springs — As Trevor Potter gets ready for the final steps in recording his second CD, the Steamboat Springs singer-songwriter is watching his summer schedule fill up.

He's scheduled regular, early evening gigs at Ghost Ranch Saloon after it opens late this month, and starting in mid-June will play Wednesdays at The Boathouse Pub, Thursdays at Rex's American Bar and Grill, Fridays at the Steamboat Ski Area and Sunday afternoons at Mahogany Ridge Brewery and Grill.

Potter's low-key, diversely influenced music lends itself well to a slightly earlier show, but he also has blues and rock factors to propel a later gig, like the set he'll play Saturday at The Boathouse.

He hopes to finish recording his second full album with local producer Steve Boynton in July and to have the album ready for distribution not long after the project is wrapped. Potter compiled a list of the musicians, movies, books and places that have influenced his storyteller style, including bits of Americana from throughout the 20th century.

What has influenced Trevor Potter's music, compiled by Trevor Potter

¤ Music: I really listen to everything I can get my hands on. Musical influences are hard to pinpoint, but the inspiration is a bottomless well. Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bob Neuwirth. John Hartford, John Stewart, Mississippi John Hurt. Guy Davis, Guy Clark, Dillard & Clark. Pete Townsend, Peter Rowan, Peter Tosh. James Taylor, James Talley, James McMurtry. Billy Joe Shaver, Billy Don Burns, Billy Bragg. And let's not forget Waylon and Willie and the Boys. The list goes on and on.

I am more of a singer-songwriter so, I suppose I have leaned toward those types of tools: acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals and lyrics. But the source of the inspiration is really in the trenches.

¤ Movies: I just watched a western called "Appaloosa," - pretty good, but I liked "True Grit" better. "Come see a fat old man sometime." Ah, The Duke.

¤ Books: I am currently reading a collection of short stories by Larry Brown called "Big Bad Love." It's best described as both twisted and true.

¤ Places: I once traveled to Albania. I'm certain it was an influential trip, but I couldn't start to describe how. My trip to Seymour, Ind., well, that's another story. It's the home of John Cougar Mellencamp and the Vagabond Lounge, which serves beer in cans only - what more needs to be said?