ANDREW WINTON

West Oz favourite Andrew Winton combines a range of lap slide guitars, including the 7-string Wintonbeast, with infectious rhythms and melodic vocals. An engaging live presence on a journey through blues, roots and folk (with gospel and jazz influences), Andrew is known for his stunning slide, on-stage warmth and humour, quirky lyrics and storytelling. This multi-award winning artist with a rapidly growing national and international reputation has released three solo albums and recently completed a successful five month, 80 date tour to launch his latest album Surface Tension. Other recent highlights include being nominated for two West Australian Music Industry awards (WAMi) in 2009 for Best Guitarist and Best Blues & Roots Act and supporting Jeff Lang, Mamadou Diabate, Lior, and Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, and having his song Number's Down performed live and on record by legendary UK bluesman John Mayall.