Andrea Young// Nashville, TN
Artist// Performer// Instructor
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Andrea Young is a Nashville-based singer, songwriter and multi- instrumentalist. Trained classically since the age of two for a symphonic career, her natural passion for improvisation and country music eventually led her to Nashville....and an entirely different set of dreams.
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She has toured and played on sessions throughout the US and Europe enjoying almost every genre under the sun. She has backed up artists such as: Marcus and Levi Hummon, Halfway to Hazard (On Tim McGraw’s “Live Your Voice” Tours), Ruston Kelly, "One Tree Hill" actress Jana Kramer, American Idol's Bo Bice, guitar slinger Kenny Olson (of Kid Rock), George McCorkle (of the Marshall Tucker Band), Craig Wayne Boyd of “The Voice,” Weston Burt, Sarah Davidson, among many others. Andrea has also been joined heavy-hitting house bands including Sixwire on CMT’s hit show “Can You Duet” and The Coral Reefers on the American Legacy Tour.
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As a solo artist, she has opened up shows for the likes of Darius Rucker, Brooks and Dunn, Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean, and Charlie Daniels, etc. Highlight performances include the National Anthem for the Breeders' Cup World Championship on violin (ESPN), an anthem performance for Houston Astros, as well as an appearance on GAC's Headline Country. Her self- titled EP was released in January 2015. As part of the band Farewell Angelina, she was in the 2017 Taste of Country Risers Program, which highlights the best up and coming acts on the country music scene. FA has opened up for: Kenny Chesney, Jake Owen, Billy Currington, Old Dominion, Chase Bryant, and most recently finished up a tour with the Bacon Brothers and their own headlining tour.
She continues to write with Nashville's hit-makers, perform on sessions and tours out of Nashville, and teach violin across the country. Regardless of the music she is making, her sound is truly unique and her work ethic is always inspiring. She has been fortunate to have learned from some of the very best.
Word on the Street...
As Per the Breeders' Cup World Championship Performance:
"Andrea Young's violin accompaniment meshed with the vocals perfectly and provided an emotional back-drop that clearly resonated with the fans at the historic, 138 year old grandstands of Churchill Downs. The result was a one of a kind, remarkable performance..."
-The Art of the Game
"The charming Andrea Young, took to the stage playing the fiddle and singing, uninhibited, radiant and expressive. Andrea played so well, that she had no problem getting the crowd out of their seats and dancing in the aisle.
After Andrea's performance, we had a chance to meet, although it was just for a moment, her genuine altruistic personality made the encounter unforgettable."
-Southern Fried Magazine

"Andrea Young is a fiddler on fire and she burns with a light and warmth all her own in everything from Bluegrass to Bach. She is also a consummate professional with a modesty, grace, and personality rare in someone so young. Commitment and responsibility are her hallmarks whether on stage breaking fire codes or teaching 9-year-olds how to bow. She is my favorite fiddler...all of this and not hard to look at either!" -Tom Sudholt KFUO Classic99 Radio

"For the past 2 years os so it has been a pleasure to know [Andrea] as a friend and musician. I enjoy her style and I am always listening to her music. Always my very best to her with respect and music love."
-Chuck Rainey, bassist extraordinaire

She is the prettiest, little fiddle player I've ever seen. But don't let that fool you. She'll turn it loose and leave you with your jaw hanging open.
-George McCorkle, Marshall Tucker Band

"Andrea Young is beautiful and plays the violin with ferocious finesse." -Richard Green KDHX St. Louis

"Then something I would love to hear more of: violin! The female violin player (Andrea Young) was not only a visual attraction to the eye, her playing is an essential part of the band's sound: slightly agressive at times, in Kansas style." -Jerry Van Kooten Concert Review
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"Andrea Young's fiddling is a highlight of the show." -St. Louis Post Dispatch
She (Andrea Young) walks out on stage looking like an angel, but as soon as the violin hits her shoulder, she plays like the devil." -German Press
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"Andrea Young is an amazing talent. To watch her play is truly mesmerizing." -Laynie Bryant CITY TV 10
Andrea's Projects have
Appeared On:
ESPN
CMT
GAC
Great Day Houston
Fox STL
Fox Houston