From Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador
Duane Andrews is a guitarist who combined Newfoundland folk music with the swing jazz of the legendary Django Reinhardt.
Born in 1972 in Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador
Duane Andrews – Conception Bay (Beneath the Surface), 2015
Born in Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrews grew up exposed to the island’s mélange of cultural influences – a mix of English, French, Irish, Scottish, Spanish and Portuguese.
After graduating from the Jazz Studies program at St. FXU with honours, Duane spent several years studying contemporary music composition at the Conservatoire International de Paris and at the Conservatoire National de Region in Marseille, France.
- 2004 – debut solo CD Duane Andrews
- 2006 – the multiple award-winning Crocus
- 2008 – Raindrops, a collaboration with the Atlantic String Quartet
- 2010: Dwayne Côté and Duane Andrews
- 2012: The Empress
- 2013: Charlie’s Boogie
Duane Andrews – Swing 42, 2006
The town of Carbonear is located in Conception Bay North, just 90 km from St. John’s, the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador. Descendents from hardy fisherfolk and merchants from the West Country of England and the Southeast of Ireland make up 95% of the town’s population. Many customs and traditions from the “old country” are still observed in Carbonear.
Carbonear is an active town with many community events almost every week of the year.