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Andrew McKnight: Enviro Engineer-turned-Songwriter

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Americana music, words & photos for thinking folk
Location:	Middleburg/Philomont, Virginia
Country:	United States
Last Login:	May 22, 2008 (573 days back)

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About Me
If You Hate Clear Channel/WalMart.... Since permanently leaving his corporate environmental engineering career in 1996, singer, writer and guitarist Andrew McKnight 's musical journey has traced over a quarter million miles of blue highways and small towns across the country, crafting his cinematic vignettes of Americans and their landscapes in music, poetry and prose in between 125 performances each year and on four critically acclaimed CDs for the independent Falling Mountain Music record label.Andrew's latest CD Beyond Borders was a Finalist for the Independent Music Awards' 2005 Americana Album of the Year as well as a Nominee for the Washington Area Music Awards Best Contemporary Folk Recording. Beyond Borders includes his song "Good Things Matter", the winner of the Great American Song Contest (Acoustic/Folk category).Wherever Andrew takes the stage, audiences are at once spellbound and relaxed by his entertaining stories delivered with just the right touches of down home humor, causing one concertgoer to label him "equal parts Robert Frost, William Least Heat-Moon and Jeff Foxworthy!" Andrew's insightful lyrics, vocal richness and bluesy guitar licks have become distinctive trademarks. He has shared those attributes in a wide variety of performance settings, including the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, the Kennedy Center and the National Theatre in DC, Appalshop Theatre, Mountain Stage NewSong Festival, Chattanooga Riverbend Festival and Baltimore's Artscape Festival.When not on the road, Andrew teaches several guitar students in northwestern Virginia and does small acoustic recording projects for clients at his Mountain Song Studio. As part of his touring and performing schedule he also leads workshops on songwriting, guitar technique, various aspects of the acoustic music industry, and environmental issues. Andrew's poetry and prose have also earned accolades, and his writing has appeared in Americana Rhythm and Blue Ridge Country magazines. Andrew enjoys an artist endorsement with Elixir Strings . To learn more, to read Andrew's tour journals and poetry as well as hear more music and get on the monthly email list, please visit the website at Andrew McKnight dot net . SCHOOLS - Andrew is indeed an alum of UMass Amherst (92, MS Environmental Engineering), Connecticut College (89, BA Chem) and Plainfield HS For more good music you won't hear on the radio... Please give a listen to the music of my Top Friends - I rotate them periodically to give you a chance to enjoy some other great independent music. The first few are some of my labelmates at Falling Mountain Music . These are all people that I know, have done shows with, and/or recorded with, and I really personally enjoy their music a lot - I hope you do too. Thanks for Reading!
My Interests
Music: Member Since: 4/18/2006 Band Website: andrewmcknight.net Band Members: Influences: Crosby Stills & Nash, James Taylor, Beatles. John Gorka, Shawn Colvin, good singers, lots of odd things from traditional oldtime mountain music, jazz and rock guitar, world music - we're always making gumbo over here from whatever ingredients happen to be fresh :) Topically speaking - Appalachian culture, rural American history, people and their landscapes, rivers, matters of the spirit and of the heart. and a very short attention span, which keeps me moving from one style and topic to the next, wildly swinging from bluesy sounds, to contemporary acoustic pop, to oldtimey, to traditional sounds and storytelling. If this sounds good to you, Andrew's four CDs are available at the click of a mouse from many places, including CDBaby.com or as downloads at the iTunes Music Store:Traveler (1995) Where This River Runs (1998) Turning Pages (2001)Beyond Borders (2005) Sounds Like: What Others Have Said: Jim Croce, John Gorka, Richard Shindell, Arlo Guthrie, Tim O'Brien, Kenny Loggins, Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) Streaming MP3s from AndrewMcKnight.net A sampling of the many sounds of Andrew McKnight Don't forget to stop the MySpace Flash Player here "How High the Mountain" bluegrass, from Beyond Borders "Company Town" about mountaintop removal; Appalachian, from Turning Pages "Do You Hear Them?" spoken word/poetry, from Beyond Borders "Good Things Matter" Winner, 2005 Great American Song Contest (Acoustic/Folk); adult contemporary, from Beyond Borders "Rust on My Halo" a cappella gospel, from Beyond Borders "June Apple" instrumental traditional oldtime, from Beyond Borders "The Road to Appomattox" folk story song, from Turning Pages Essays and Poetry from AndrewMcKnight.net Andrew's Poetry , including "A Circle of Four Women" for his daughter Madeleine Rose "A Road Warrior's Journal" , Andrew's travelogues in words and imagesTwo-lane desert road photo ©Andrew McKnight Record Label: Falling Mountain Music www.fallingmountain.com Type of Label: Indie
My Background and Lifestyle
Occupation:	Music Artist (Acoustic / Folk / Indie)
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My Blog
May E-Zine - To the West, and the Band
IN THIS ISSUE:1. Upcoming Shows at a Glance - West Coast Tour2. News Clippings, Reviews and Articles3. More New Things at the Website4. Name the New Band!5. Short Shorts6. Thanks to You7. Essay from A... Posted by Andrew McKnight: Enviro Engineer-turned-Songwriter on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:14:00 PST
April E-Zine
IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Upcoming Shows at a Glance 2. Watch the Kennedy Center concert 3. More New Things at the Website 4. Earth Day Celebrations 5. New CD Now Available at iTunes 6. No. Virginia - Lisa Ta... Posted by Andrew McKnight: Enviro Engineer-turned-Songwriter on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:44:00 PST
See the whole Kennedy Center concert anytime
You can see the full hour-long concert at the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center in Washington DC, recorded live in front of a standing room only crowd on March 25th, 2008, available anytime at their ... Posted by Andrew McKnight: Enviro Engineer-turned-Songwriter on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:30:00 PST
March E-Zine and Essay "40 Years and a Mule"
ANDREW McKNIGHT MARCH E-ZINE: CONTENTS1. Upcoming Shows at a Glance2. "Something Worth Standing For" Updates3. CD Release Concerts4. Message From Andrew - "40 Years and a Mule"Concert details, latest ... Posted by Andrew McKnight: Enviro Engineer-turned-Songwriter on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:30:00 PST
Happy New Year and The New CD Arrives
ANDREW McKNIGHT JANUARY E-ZINE: CONTENTS1. Upcoming Shows at a Glance2. Houston - Host a House Concert Jan. 23, Get 2 artists for 1 show3. Taking CD Preorders, Shipping by Feb. 14. Sale on All CDs wit... Posted by Andrew McKnight: Enviro Engineer-turned-Songwriter on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:42:00 PST
16 Days of Christmas...
or whatever winter/solstice holiday you celebrate, it is the season of giving and gratitude.So in my gratitude for you being a friend here in MySpace, or for your support for my lif... Posted by Andrew McKnight: Enviro Engineer-turned-Songwriter on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:47:00 PST
About the Music (as it should be!)
Sometimes it's hard to figure out what someone's music is all about from their MySpace Player, so in case you want to know more.....In December we're giving you 16 Days of Christmas :) Each day we'll ... Posted by Andrew McKnight: Enviro Engineer-turned-Songwriter on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:59:00 PST
Holiday Greetings and December Concerts
ANDREW McKNIGHT DECEMBER E-ZINE: CONTENTS1. Upcoming Shows at a Glance2. CD Update - Almost Home Now3. New at the Website....4. ...and Much More in the Coming Days5. $8 a CD?6. Message From Andrew: "E... Posted by Andrew McKnight: Enviro Engineer-turned-Songwriter on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:00:00 PST
November E-Zine & New CD Previews
NOVEMBER E-ZINE: CONTENTS1. Upcoming Shows at a Glance2. News and Recording Update3. ONLY HERE: More Previews of New CD4. Message From Andrew5. Detailed Concert Calendar________________________ 1. UPC... Posted by Andrew McKnight: Enviro Engineer-turned-Songwriter on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:37:00 PST
October E-Zine
Thank you for reading, and for sharing this E-Zine with others. -----------------------------------------ANDREW McKNIGHT E-ZINE: TABLE OF CONTENTS1. Upcoming Shows at a Glance2. New at the Website3. O... Posted by Andrew McKnight: Enviro Engineer-turned-Songwriter on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:20:00 PST
My Friends
Keith & Joan Pitzer, Wild Carrot, Debra Cowan, Michael DeLalla, Les Thompson and Cabin Studios, Chance McCoy, Danny Knicely, Jon Carroll, Dana and Susan Robinson, N. Scott Robinson, Pat Wictor, Lisa Taylor, Mark Erelli, Jonathan Byrd, Ellis Paul, Darrell Scott, Kate Campbell, Americana Rhythm Magazine, Mountville Folk Festival, Virginia UU Community, WUMB-FM, The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, Ninure da Really Grumpy Hippie, Cynova-harmonious, Dark Horse Music & Artist Promotion, Marty Koppel, S.O.C.M. Save Our Cumberland Mountains, Corinne Chapman, Mona, Tina, France Flory -Mon MySpace officiel-, Project Bluebird, Susan, Nathalie L (OCEANBEACHCA), ~Barb, Kristin deWitt, The Wood and Stone Room Recording, Dallas, Pam, folk music lover, iLoveMountains.org, Mona, tom prasada-rao, Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon, Utopia4All, brad yoder, Bob Sima, Wanda Mullens, A d r i♫, Lisa Kay, Storyhill, BrenhamAreaPerformingandVisualArts, Rebekah Weiler, Robert Frith, Deb (Forgiving IsLove), Focus Music, Robin, TOM SHIELDS, Melissa Greener, Christopher, Joe Truman, al, niels cremer, Carlene Hall, Andy & Denise, THIN ICE, Paule Magnan Andrew McKnight: Enviro Engineer-turned-Songwriter has 3,009 friends (67 shown). Click here to add Andrew McKnight: Enviro Engineer-turned-Songwriter as a friend.
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