Duane Andrews

About

The artist

Duane Andrews is a guitarist, composer, arranger, producer, and conductor based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Raised in Newfoundland, he studied jazz at St. Francis Xavier University and contemporary composition in Paris and Marseille before developing a style that joins Newfoundland traditional repertoire with jazz and Django Reinhardt-inspired swing. His self-titled 2004 debut was followed by Crocus and Raindrops, and his catalog expanded through projects with fiddler Dwayne Côté, guitarist Craig Young, accordionist Aaron Collis, Fretboard Journey, and The Swinging Belles. Andrews has also composed for film and television, with screen work including Crackie and An Audience of Chairs. His current ensemble, the Hot Club of Conception Bay, features Erin Power and Isaac Andrews Power and extends his mix of local tunes, jazz standards, stories, mandolin, fiddle, bass, and guitar. The group released Duane Andrews and the Hot Club of Conception Bay in 2025, followed by waterfall singles and The Grove. Current Apple Music data also documents a 2026 Star of Logy Bay waterfall release. Andrews' official biography lists performances through the 2025 Winnipeg Folk Festival and a 2026 Canadian Folk Music Award nomination, while Sound Symposium's 2026 program describes him as a Newfoundland artist active with the Hot Club. His honours include the 2017 ArtsNL Artist of the Year award, numerous MusicNL and East Coast Music Awards, and two JUNO-winning children's albums made with The Swinging Belles. The exact Spotify, Apple Music, MusicBrainz, official-site, and Bandcamp identifiers resolve to the same artist. Current geography is independently aligned: Bandcamp publishes St. John's, the National Arts Centre describes touring from his home in St. John's, Apple Music identifies Newfoundland, and the 2026 Sound Symposium program identifies him with Newfoundland. Exact English and French payloads and contact instructions were reviewed before approval, only the official public contact page is exposed, Spotify media remains provider-attributed, and the profile is sourced and unclaimed.