Andrew Collins Trio at Germano's Piattini

5x JUNO (Canadas Grammy equivalent) nominee and 7x Canadian Folk Music Award winningmando-maestroAndrew Collinsand his fellow Trio string-meistersjust borrowed a page from basic carpentry, hitting the nail on the head with their new, double disc (1 all instrumentals, the other all w/ vocals), cleverly called Tongue & Groove.

The twin offering, which just got nominated for a CFMA, will be celebrated with a CD release party tonight in the Cabaret at Germano;s.

You may already know the wildly exploratory Andrew Collins through his work with The FoggyHogtownBoys, the equally mind-bending Creaking Tree String Quartet or the Trio, itself but youll never put a label on him for his approach to folk,newgrass, jazz and even some chamber-oriented roots music somewhere between BlaFleck andNewgrassinvader, David Grisman,...

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5x JUNO (Canadas Grammy equivalent) nominee and 7x Canadian Folk Music Award winningmando-maestroAndrew Collinsand his fellow Trio string-meistersjust borrowed a page from basic carpentry, hitting the nail on the head with their new, double disc (1 all instrumentals, the other all w/ vocals), cleverly called Tongue & Groove.

The twin offering, which just got nominated for a CFMA, will be celebrated with a CD release party tonight in the Cabaret at Germano;s.

You may already know the wildly exploratory Andrew Collins through his work with The FoggyHogtownBoys, the equally mind-bending Creaking Tree String Quartet or the Trio, itself but youll never put a label on him for his approach to folk,newgrass, jazz and even some chamber-oriented roots music somewhere between BlaFleck andNewgrassinvader, David Grisman,
“The level of musicianship is outstanding, as you’d expect from a serial award winner such as Andrew Collins. He must be one of the best mandolin players in the business”
Americana – UK “Light of touch, fast of wit, copiously imaginative, and a musical scholar of the highest distinction, Canada’s mandolin virtuoso pulls out all the stops”Toronto Star“The Andrew Collins Trio are consummate professionals on and off stage. Spellbinding and spectacular in musical performance, it’s matched with a wit and charm not often encountered in today’s music.”Merlefest, NC

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