Born in Providence, RI, Andrew began playing the drums at an early age, a student of jazz drummer Bob Gullotti and drummer/percussionist Jamey Haddad (Paul Simon), Andrew studied in Boston at Berklee College of Music before spending time in Mali, West Africa studying with master drummer Abdoul Doumbia.
As well as being a fixture in The Barr Brothers, he has performed with several artists and appeared on an array of albums.
He has performed and/or recorded with Leslie Feist, Gracie Abrams, Broken Social Scene, M. Ward, Lhasa de Sela, Alexi Murdoch, Natalie Merchant, David Binney, Bassekou Kouyate, Ua, Marco Benevento, Patrick Watson, Land Of Talk, Nathan Moore, Esmerine, Sonya Kitchell, Richard Reed Parry, The Low Anthem, Greg Saunier, Bryce Dessner, Bonnie Light Horseman, Fred Fortin, and Little Scream among others.
The Barr Brothers have recorded three full length albums and an EP; have appeared twice on The Late Show with David Letterman; been regular guests on BBC, CBC, NPR ; have toured the world regularly; and have been nominated for three Juno awards.
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