Louisiana roots, blues and jazz artist Andy Squint is a songwriter steeped in tradition. As a member of the Swamp Cats, Andy was a house guitarist at Tabby's Blues Box in Baton Rouge. After "The Box" closed, Andy went on to work with such Louisiana Blues Hall of Fame members as Oscar Davis and Slim Harpo's guitarist, James Johnson. In 2006 Andy struck out on his own with a CD of original blues songs entitled Goin' to the Racetrack. In 2008, Andy was a guest artist on Larry Garner's 2008 Dixie Frog release, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow. After relocating to High Point, NC, in 2010, Andy was awarded runner up at the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society solo/duo blues competition. On May 7th, 2011, Andy kicked off Greensboro's 25th Anniversary Carolina Blues Festival where he also released his 2nd CD, Down by the River. With his National Resophonic guitar,driving rhythms, and singing bottleneck slide, Andy takes you back to the bayou country in his solo acoustic show.
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