Andrew Finn Magill
Asheville, NC | Established. Jan 01, 2018 | INDIE
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Press
"I’m gonna keep listening for Finn Magill." - Grammy-nominated Americana artist Tim O’Brien
"Andrew Finn Magill is a leading fiddler in a new generation of musicians." - BBC Folk Artist of the year Martin Hayes
"Serene and incredibly soulful, North Carolina fiddler Andrew Finn Magill encounters the tradition in a manner reminiscent of Keith Jarrett on The Melody at Night With You." - Siobhan Long, The Irish Times
“Its nice to see fresh, young musicians carrying on the traditions of Brazilian music. Finn Magill displays a love and authenticity for Chorinho that can fool you into thinking he is from Brazil. His style is playful and light, yet soulful and passionate. Congratulations!” - Airto Moreira (Weather Report, Miles Davis, Chick Corea)
“Andrew Finn Magill is an extraordinary violin virtuoso who has taken a super deep dive into Brazilian music and culture. Check out his “muito calor” original tunes —they have all the energy and groove of Rio, with a healthy helping of American spin and improvisation! Meu Deus!!!!!" -Matt Glaser, Artistic Director American Roots Music Program Berklee College of Music
"A great depth and understanding of traditional Irish music" - Mairéad Ní Mhoanaigh (Virgin & Narada recording artist Altan)
“He is an innovator and composer with clearly his own signature.” –grammy nominee, Liz Carroll
"Sweet swinging fiddle playing with a deep understanding of the roots of this music, a very creative imagination and beautiful violin technique" -mandolin legend Mike Marshall
“He is very talented and hard working. He’s just an absolute natural” –All-Ireland fiddle champion Brian Conway - Airto Moreira
Discography
Canta, Violino! (2018)
Andrew Finn Magill
UPC: 824833018182
Brazilian Strings Trio (2018)
Ted Falcon, Andrew Finn Magill & Nando Duarte
UPC: 71585471729
Branches (2016)
Andrew Finn Magill
UPC: 700261440743
Roots (2016)
Andrew Finn Magill
UPC: 700261440644
Mau a Malawi: Stories of AIDS (2011)
Andrew Finn Magill & Peter Mawanga
UPC: 700261334615
Drive & Lift (2005)
Andrew Finn Magill
UPC: 783707195803
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Bio
Andrew “Finn the Fiddler” Magill has seen his career surge ever since the release of his 2016 two-disc project Roots and Branches which debuted at #46 on the Folk DJ charts and has been featured multiple times on NPR.
He has learned from and now plays with the best in the genre. On Branches you can hear a new musical voice emerging. I’m gonna keep listening for Finn Magill. – Tim O’Brien, multiple Grammy-winning Americana artist
That new musical voice has emerged with Canta, Violino! (Sing, Violin!), Magill’s tribute to Brazilian music, released on Ropeadope Records April 6th of this year.
In 2014, Finn moved to Rio de Janeiro and plunged deep into Brazilian choro music, studying with some of the most accomplished in the genre including Luís Barcelos, Nicolas Krassik and Pedro Paes as he gradually absorbed other Brazilian traditions such as forró, samba, and bossa nova.
Composed, arranged, and produced by Magill, Canta, Violino! merges more than fifteen years of jazz study with the Brazilian musical language he is so deeply immersed in, and features some of the most exciting virtuosi of Brazil’s next generation including Lourenço Vasconcellos (drums), João Camarero (7-string guitar), Dudu Oliveira (flute), Fernanda Sant’Anna (vocals) as well as American mandolin god Mike Marshall.
Andrew Finn Magill is an extraordinary violin virtuoso who has taken a super deep dive into Brazilian music and culture. Check out his “muito calor” original tunes – they have all the energy and groove of Rio, with a healthy helping of American spin and improvisation! Meu Deus!!!!! – Matt Glaser, Artistic Director, American Roots Music Program, Berklee College of Music
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