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Blues News
On June 30, 2007, Andy won the Triangle Blues Society Challenge, Solo/Duo Category. He will be honored to represent the TBS at the International Blues Challenge, in Memphis, TN, Jan 31-Feb 2, 2008.
For a full recap of the TBS Challenge, please visit www.triangleblues.com.
In October, 2006, Andy was named an "Emerging Artist" for the 2006 Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival, held in Helena Oct. 5-7.
This festival, formerly called "The King Biscuit Blues Festival," is one of the largest blues festivals in the US. It draws about 100,000 people anually from all over the world.
Andy ended up performing on both the acoustic and electric Emerging Artist stages, as well as spending an afternoon "busking"at the Amistar guitar booth.
"This experience was everything I had hoped for, and more," says Andy.
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That's What They Call
The Blues
One for the
purists, this record is really the first all-blues record
Andy has put out. That’s ironic because most people think of him
as a
blues musician.
"Somehow or other,
the first couple of CDs ended up being a hodgepodge of styles -- with
blues, of course, but also some rock, folk, and jazz-type stuff.
They didn't represent the solo, acoustic blues shows I've been doing
for some time now. The
new CD changes that".
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Order it now, from CDBaby!
Chockfull of slide and National steel
guitar parts, "That's What They
Call The Blues" is deliberately stripped down and vintage
sounding. Most of
the tracks were recorded as live guitar/ vocal takes, and the rest
contain Andy backing
himself with bass and light percussion.
Nine of the twelve songs are original, with a newly remastered version
of the title track (which originally appeared on "The United
State of
Americana," Shut Eye Records, 2004).
Perhaps the following review sums it up best:
"Andy Coats possesses a voice that's rich, dark, and mellifluous.
Paired with smooth guitar picking, he has created a blues feel that is
close to perfect. You find yourself jammin' on his front porch
drawn by his realness and
pure musicianship."
--Kerry
Gibson, Shut Eye Records A&R
Song
And Pony Show |
Andy's
2 previous
CDs
are also
available,
click on
either one
for full
information.
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