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Andy Sheppard

About Me


Winner: 2006 Ontario Arts Council/Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award
"a strong but nuanced sense of pulse and a gift for lovely melodies" -
Guitar Player Magazine
"a tremendous guitarist" -
Matt Galloway - Here And Now - CBC Radio, Toronto.
"a mellifluous guitarist whose influences run the gamut from folk to blues to bluegrass, to sounds from Brazil, Africa, and the South Pacific" -
John Kendle - Uptown Magazine, Winnipeg
"one of this countrys most talented world music guitarists"
Rob Williams - Winnipeg Free Press
"Andy throws a party everytime he picks up his guitar"
Stephanie Hodnett, Parlo.com, New York.
"this is fine playing... if Andy comes to your town, watch for him"
Margaret Isaacs - CBC Radio, Halifax
"a true instrumental virtuoso" -
Jeff Robson - UMFM Radio, Winnipeg
"it's as if the Central American influences of Bruce Cockburn met the drums of the South Sea islands"
Peter Bowman - Dundas Review
Websites:
www.andysheppard.com
www.cdbaby.com/sheppard3
Download Album from iTunes

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 05/06/2006
Band Website: www.andysheppard.com
Band Members: Andy Sheppard - guitar, vocals
On recording:
Keri Latimer - vocals
Chris Lamont - drums
Influences: Kelly Joe Phelps, Leo Kottke, Ry Cooder, Iron & Wine, Michael Hedges, Sufjan Stevens, Alexi Murdoch, Xavier Rudd, Tuck Andress, Tony Trischka, Daniel Lanois, The Weakerthans, Kevin Breit, Harry Manx, Zubot & Dawson, Ron Sexsmith, Salif Keita, Paul Simon, S.E. Rogie, V.M.Bhatt, David Lindley, Rebecca Campbell, Ray Brown, Ray Bonneville, Radiohead, Beatles, Peggy Lee, Paul Simon, Thomas Mapfumo, Novillero, Nathan, Michael Penn, Martin Tielli, Mahotella Queens, Latin Playboys, Nina Simone, Lori Cullen, Lhasa, Jerry Douglas, Bjork, Larry Goldings, L.A.G.Q., Don Ross, Pierre Bensusan, Bruce Cockburn, Junior Boys, Joel Plaskett, Forastiere, Diouf, Destroyer, Dave Douglas, Dan Ar Bras, D'Gary, Desmond Dekker, and all good, artful, meaningful, skillful, thoughtful, rockin' good music.
Sounds Like:

ORat CDBaby.com
Record Label: STR

My Blog

DVD News and upcoming Toronto show.

February 2009 Hello! Hope all's well with you and yours. Just dropping a line with an update on the new live DVD and CD, and to let you know about an upcoming show.I'm back home in Toronto af...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:34:00 GMT

DVD, International Tour, and Mountain Stage NewSong Competition

..TR>If you cannot view this message properly, click here. News August 2008 Hello! So, as I write, my wee daughter Maeve is asleep on my shoulder. ...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:33:00 GMT

Mountain Stage NewSong competition finalist!

Hi all,Got some happy news today. I've been selected as one of the Canadian Finalists in the prestigious international Mountain Stage NewSong competition. I'll be performing in the finals at the Ott...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:09:00 GMT

Check out this event: Live Concert film at SMASH!

NewsJune 2008 Hello! I know, it's been quiet on the old email list for a while, but for good reason. I've had my nose (ears?) to the grindstone working on new music, and getting ready to record a new ...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:36:00 GMT