Duane Andrews & Mishra's Dream at Immaculata Hall
myNISH.ca , December 4th, 2008
Three-time ECMA award winner, guitarist-composer Duane Andrews will take the stage at Immaculata Hall in Antigonish on Saturday, Dec. 6th at 8:00pm. Special guest will be Cape Breton violin/fiddle virtuoso Dwayne Cote. Antigonish's own Mishra's Dream will also perform. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and children under 10 are free. Tickets are available at Tall & Small Café, Main St., Antigonish, Brosha's One Stop in Lower South River and at the door.
Duane Andrews
Duane Andrews's music is the product of a great ear, an adventurous spirit and a love of music that is beyond category. Uniting what would seem to be impossible - traditional Newfoundland music with the Gypsy Jazz of the legendary Django Reinhardt, Andrews makes it not just work - he makes it soar. The award winning guitarist, composer, producer and international performer's new album, Raindrops, is the best evidence yet of his truly unique musical vision and is the sound of him, literally, bringing it all back home.
A native of Newfoundland, Duane grew up exposed to the island's mélange of cultural influences - a mix of English, French, Irish, Spanish and Portuguese - and his development as a guitarist reflects that. After graduating from the Jazz Studies program at St. FXU with honours, Duane spent several years studying contemporary music composition at the Conservatoire International de Paris and at the Conservatoire National de Region in Marseille, France.
It was during his time in France that Reinhardt's music had a profound impact on Duane. Upon returning to his home province of Newfoundland and Labrador he began fusing traditional Newfoundland music with Reinhardt's style and his own original compositions. This work resulted in the 2004 release of his dynamic debut solo CD, simply titled, "Duane Andrews", the 2006 release of the multiple award winning "Crocus" and his 2008 release "Raindrops" which features a collaboration with the Atlantic String Quartet.
The recent recipient of four MusicNL awards - Male Artist, Jazz Artist, Songwriter and Album of the Year (Raindrops), Duane Andrews is a current finalist in several categories of both the USA Songwriting Competition and the international Independent Music Awards.
