Andy Sheppard

http://www.andysheppard.com

Oil and water. It's all about contrasts for Andy Sheppard. He coaxes brave new sounds from a converted '69 Martin steel guitar and a late-model laptop.  He smashes folk and world music together with found sounds and stompbox loops. He sings out lyrics of a childhood in tobacco country and stirs them together with world-wandering stories from Africa and Asia. Oil and water.

"a strong but nuanced sense of pulse and a gift for lovely melodies" - Guitar Player Magazine

"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

"a tremendous guitarist" - Matt Galloway - CBC Radio, Toronto.