Duane Andrews 

On March 25, Summerside’s Harbourfront Theatre will welcome virtuosa JUNO Award-winning guitarist Duane Andrews, along with his ensemble, The Hot Club of Conception Bay, and acclaimed Maritime fiddler Ray Legere.

Andrews‘ music is the product of a great ear, an adventurous spirit and a love of music that is beyond category. He blends traditional Newfoundland music with the swing jazz of the Django Reinhardt. Andrews grew up exposed to a mélange of cultural influences and his development as a guitarist reflects that. After earning an honours degree in Jazz Studies from St. FXU, he continued his studies at the Conservatoire International de Paris and the Conservatoire National de Région in Marseille, France. His self-titled debut (2004) led to Crocus (2006), Raindrops (2008), and two collaborations with Cape Breton fiddler Dwayne Côté: Dwayne Côté and Duane Andrews (2010) and The Empress (2012).

Ray Legere, known for his “fiddle of fire,” is a Nova Scotian bluegrass fiddler, mandolinist, guitarist, and bandleader. He has been named the Bluegrass Artist of the Year at the East Coast Music Awards for several years running, and is recorded on the Honour Roll at the Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards as the Best Fiddle Player, after winning that title from 1996–2000. Legere is an inductee of both the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Country Music Halls of Fame.

Tickets are available online at harbourfronttheatre.com.