There’s a phenomenal buzz surrounding Matt Andersen. With his jaw-dropping talent, commanding presence, and passionate delivery, Matt enchants audiences from coast to coast ... often to the point of eliciting spontaneous mid-set standing ovations! Hot on the heels of his unprecedented win at the 2010 International Blues challenge in Memphis TN (the first Canadian to do so since its 1984 inception!), the accolades and awards continue to roll in: Entertainer of the Year and Acoustic Act of the Year at the 2011 Maple Blues Awards, as well as Blues Recording of the Year and Male Solo Recording of the Year at the 2011 East Coast Music Awards.

Opening the show as Matt’s special guest is banjo-playin’, foot-stompin’ Old Man Luedecke, whose musical stylings have drawn comparisons to Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Winner of the 2011 Juno Award for Solo Roots & Traditional Album, he is “an original, a musical singularity to be savoured and shared” - Vancouver Folk Festival.

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