Biography: Andy Badale, Andy Breckman, Andy Cohen, Andy Cutting, Andy Griggs, Andy Polon, Andy Reiss, Andy Smythe, Andy Statman, Angela Desveaux,

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Andy Badale is Angelo Daniel Badalamenti (b March 22, 1937, in Brooklyn, NY) As the Andy Badale Orchestra, he scored a number 93 country hit with “Nashville Beer Garden” in 1980

Andy Breckman Biography, Photos, Pictures

A New York singer/songwriter, guitarist, and writer for both Saturday Night Live and David Letterman, Breckman has written many sly, comedic “folk” songs ~ Chip Renner & Richard Meyer, All Music Guide

ndy Cohen has adapted the late Piedmont blues/gospel guitarist/singer, Reverend Gary Davis’s musical technique to an eclectic range of music While he paid tribute to Davis’s repertoire with his 1997 album, The Sacred Songs Of Rev

Andy Cutting Biography, Photos, Pictures

The diatonic button accordion is transformed into a modern, emotionally-rich, instrument by Andy Cutting Although rooted in traditional music, Cutting has brought a fresh approach to the traditions

Louisiana native Andy Griggs grew up listening to the sounds of Merle Haggard, but turned his head toward outlaw country and gospel by college After a short stint at Northeast Louisiana University, Griggs returned home in the early 1990s to properly grieve the deaths of his father and brother

Andy Polon grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and hung around many guitar players He studied guitar with a friend of the family, who taught at the YMCA Andy Polon didn’t show much promise, but he did have a couple of classmates in junior high school that were very good (one studying with Dave Von Ronk), and with a bit of encouragement continued to practice

Andy Reiss plays guitar for the Time Jumpers, a Nashville-based Western swing band that is composed of session singers and musicians During his youth in San Francisco, he played with several different types of bands

Andy Smythe is a British singer/songwriter who has been active on the London folk scene since the �90s London, however, isn’t Smythe’s home town; he is originally from Shropshire, England

Andy Statman Biography, Photos, Pictures

Born in Brooklyn but taught bluegrass through mandolin lessons, Andy Statman gained repute in the bluegrass field by working with Country Cooking and cofounding Breakfast Special

Angela Desveaux Biography, Photos, Pictures

A gifted singer/songwriter, Angela Desveaux’s music merges the simple emotional honesty and rich sonic landscape of classic country with the personal focus of contemporary folk and the roots-conscious attack of alt-country

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