Matt Andersen

In addition to headlining major festivals, clubs and theatres throughout North America, Europe and Australia, Andersen has shared the stage and toured with Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Gregg Allman, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Randy Bachman, Little Feat, April Wine, America, Loverboy, Jonny Lang, Serena Ryder, and Beth Hart.He won two 2009 East Coast Music Association (ECMA) Awards: Male Solo Artist of the year, Blues Recording of the year for "Something In Between" [1] and recorded a new studio album (Piggyback) with harmonica player Mike Stevens.[2] He performed at several of Stuart McLean's Vinyl Cafe shows across Canada, starting in 2009 and continuing into 2011.[3] On 25 January 2010, Andersen won the top prize for a duo/individual in the Memphis, Tennessee, International Blues Challenge, beating artists from 11 other countries and five continents – the first Canadian to win in the event's 26-year history.One Size Never Fits (2004, self-issued) Solo at Sessions (2005, self-released) Live at Liberty House (2006, self-released) Second Time Around (2007) Something in Between (2008) Piggyback (with Mike Stevens) (2009) Live at the Phoenix Theatre (2009) Coal Mining Blues (2011) Spirit of Christmas (2011) Push Record: The Banff Sessions (with Mike Stevens) (2011) Weightless (2014) Honest Man (2016) Live at Olympic Hall (2018) Halfway Home By Morning (2019) House to House (2022) Matt Andersen & The Big Bottle Of Joy (2023)