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Andy Kimbel
United States, California, Los Angeles
Folk Acoustic Americana

About Andy Kimbel

The great bluesmen stemming from the Mississippi Delta the Appalachian mountains, later in Chicago and Texas; the American folk artists of the 50’s and 60’s and some of the early American country artists from Nashville made a timeless art with just their voice, guitar and perhaps a stomping foot and an accompanist here and there. This is Americana Roots music. This is Andy Kimbel.

Andy Kimbel delivers spirited, dynamically-packed performances while showcasing both self- penned original songs and strong interpretations of early classic country-blues and early 70's based folk while captivating audiences with his highly reviewed acoustic guitar work. Whether it be a performance for 40 people at a folk club or house concert, thousands at a festival or millions on television as he did regularly on QVC earlier in his career, Kimbel makes the stage his home and it shows

Over the last 23+ years, Kimbel as an an “indie” artists has performed more than 1800 shows. The majority Andy’s loyal audiences who have provided a foundation for his fairly consistent top ten rankings in several indie charts, hail from North America, Canada, and parts of Europe. Guitar-heads are drawn to Andy’s “Acoustic Energy” as his guitar work although very much on the fly, shows some influences reminiscent of a combination of styles similar to Mark Knopfler, Leo Kottke, Jorma Kaukonen, David Bromberg, Chris Smither and Keith Richards. Fans of pop, folk and blues are drawn to Andy Kimbel as well as so many just plain music fans whom have come to acknowledge and appreciate his songs, natural raw talent and endearing stage presence.

Born and raised in the Philadelphia area, “as a kid I listened to rock ’n’ roll, my parent’s classical music collection and whatever else was on the radio,” says Kimbel. “I discovered the music of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Peter Paul and Mary, The Weavers and, through them, songs by Bob Dylan, Reverend Gary Davis and Robert Johnson, although I did not really know who they were by name.”

Kimbel began playing the guitar and piano when he was about 9 and by 11, was playing in a band. In his early teens, he got an electric guitar and started gigging at various functions in the Philadelphia area. Andy later went to school to pursue a career in aviation and become a commercial pilot and flight instructor. It wasn’t until a pilot furlough at the early 90’s that Andy picked up the guitar, went out and played thinking that it would give him something to do until he got back into the cockpit. He would also frequent various clubs and coffee houses watching and learning from performers like Garmet Rogers, Chris Smither, Tom Rush and Bill Morrissey. It was then that the call of the Philadelphia and New York blues and singer songwriter scene grabbed Andy and brought him in as a performer at these same venues.

Kimbel's shows have included performances at various Festivals, Special Events, Folk and Blues venues, Colleges, and he has also been featured many times on Radio and Television shows. He keeps his audiences enticed with a great flow and versatility as his fingers move effortlessly across the neck of the guitar while singing and picking rhythm patterns and leads simultaneously improvising with his own compositions and a selection of traditional standards.

Andy also conducts Guitar Masters workshops in conjunction with some of his performances and presents school programs where aspiring musicians learn about various guitar techniques, songwriting and music production from this seasoned professional.

Kimbel’s shows have lots of "wow" appeal and offer a very entertaining time for all. If you enjoy exciting guitar work and the music of the classic acoustic country blues masters as well as guitar styles of artists such as Jorma Kaukonen, Chris Smither, Bob Dylan and yes, Keith Richards, then you will surely appreciate Andy Kimbel.
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