andrew winton
“The first thing you should know about Andrew Winton is that he’s a seriously good guitarist… In company with some of Australia’s finest singer-songwriters, most notably Jeff Lang, Winton uses a blues base for many of his creations, slipping into jazz grooves, even gospel mode, here and there.” -
Andrew is an independent solo artist combining acoustic guitar, lap slide, dobro and seven-string lap guitar/bass (the Wintonbeast), with hollers and stomps to provide an engaging and authentic performance.
Andrew’s sound has been likened to a cross between Ben Harper, Sting, Kelly-Joe Phelps and Harry Manx. His performances are driven by infectious rhythms, stunning slide, bluesy vocals, quirky lyrics and storytelling, and he is joined by Paul Novosel on drums/percussion. 2006 saw Andrew tour Australia for three months, play at numerous festivals, events and radio broadcasts, and take out first place in the Folk/Acoustic category of the Australian Songwriter’s Association awards (as well as the award for best live performance at the awards night!). Andrew was a feature artist on ABC Radio National’s Music Deli program, and placed in the top 10 in the instrumental category of the MusicOz awards.
In 2007 Andrew was nominated for a West Australian Music Industry award for best blues/roots artist, and spent 6 weeks touring the US & Canada having been invited to perform at the prestigious SxSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas and also Canadian Music Week in Toronto. The first half of 2007 saw Andrew make memorable appearances at the National Folk Festival (Canberra), Illawarra Folk Festival, Nannup Music Festival, Fairbridge Folk Festival, Blues on Broadbeach (Goldcoast, QLD) and West Coast Blues & Roots, along with numerous other shows around Australia.
His third album ‘The Decompression Chamber’ (2006) continues to receive critical acclaim (including a recent glowing review in US publication Vintage Guitar Magazine), and he is currently writing material for his next album to be recorded in 2008.
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