Andrew Scott

Robert Andrew Scott (born September 27, 1979) is a Canadian musician and songwriter, specializing in alternative country, alternative folk, and folk rock, with additional interests in folk music and blues. Scott was born and raised in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. He is married to Julie Sauve Scott.

Artistic style While the instrumental portion of Scott's songs rely primarily on the acoustic guitar, Scott has drawn upon the talents of numerous musicians with a variety of sometimes unusual instruments (especially in relation to the genre of the song) to create a particular ambience through an innovative blend of instrumental sounds. Such instruments include the ukulele, violin, keyboard, concert flute, pianica (melodica), accordion, harmonica, kazoo, and the autoharp. In addition, Scott has incorporated various vocal styles in his work, He continued to perform while in Japan, mostly at venues in the cities of Toyohashi and Nagoya, where Julie frequently accompanied on percussion. Scott has stated that songs in the next album have been inspired by his recent fatherhood experiences. 2010: Top 10 category, "Gaijin Sounds Songwriting Contest" featured in Japanzine, for his song I'm Gonna Bust Your Head In. 2007: Second Place, Calgary Folk Music Festival Songwriting Contest, for his song River of Tears. 2006: "Best Performance", Calgary Folk Music Festival, with original song Artillery. 2001: First Place, Grande Prairie 97.7 Sun FM Songwriting Contest, for his song She Don't Want My Money.

Discography Andrew Scott My Time in the Empire, (2011) colwidth =