Matt Andersen In Concert
2010 International Blues Challenge Winner

Saturday, November 12, 2011|  8:00 pm |

Stratford  |  Knox Church | 142 Ontario St. |
Tickets $30.00 
General Admission - Doors - 7:15 pm

The best performing songwriters, the ones who sound like they really mean what they’re singing about, tend to come from areas known for hard times and hard work. Like say, Perth-Andover, a rural blue-collar village in the Canadian Maritime province of New Brunswick—the home of acclaimed singer-songwriter and guitarist Matt Andersen. One of the most electrifying performers touring today, Andersen owns the stage the moment he sets foot upon it. His honesty in his performances is second to none and reminds one of all of the great blues singers who have come before him. But he has a very emotional folk-story-telling side to him as well that really draws you into his personal conviction. This is what makes his live shows so magical, exciting and awe-inspiring. Matt has become a frequent guest on Stuart McLean’s CBC radio show “The Vinyl Café” and has completed several tours of the UK, where The Times called him “Canada’s greatest guitarist.” In 2010 he became the first Canadian to win Memphis’s famed International Blues Challenge, which led to festival dates in France, Italy, and the US, where he toured with Old Crow Medicine Show. Matt’s newest album, Coal Mining Blues, was produced by Colin Linden (who co-wrote and plays on several tunes) and recorded at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, New York and features 'The Band's' keyboardist Garth Hudson. Andersen performs over 200 shows a year and in 2011 won the Maple Blues Awards for Entertainer of the Year and Acoustic Act of the Year and was nominated for four East Coast Music Association awards. Don't miss one of Canada's truly great performers when Matt Andersen returns to Stratford Nov. 12!