Born and raised in Toronto, Andrew found the love for mandolin while living in BC, at age twenty-three. Since that time, he has received a diverse formal education on the mandolin, studying bluegrass music at South Plains College in Texas and jazz music at Toronto’s, Humber College. Andrew has crammed a lot of professional experience into the nine years that he has played music, as well. He is a founding member of several of Canada’s top acoustic string bands, including the Creaking Tree String Quartet, The Foggy Hogtown Boys and Crazy Strings. Andrew earned a 2005 C.C.B.M.A. (Central Canada Bluegrass Association) award of Mandolin Player of the year.
