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"Strange guitar tunings, intricate fretwork, harmonic punctuations and wispy fragments of broken chords accompanied a voice that was plaintive one moment, ethereal the next...Norsworthy's brooding lyrical excursions into the undercurrents of love lost and found, cosmic compassion and social indifference underscore his intensely personal vision." - Anchorage Daily News
"...'Stateside' is gorgeous, with lush instrumentation highlighted by his intricate interlacing of fretwork, pedal steel, and cello. (Norsworthy) upends folk-rock conventions with a plaintive voice, playful phrasing, and strange guitar tunings that hark back to folk forebears like Nick Drake (but are also infused with the pop sensibilites of Nick Lowe)." - The Stranger
"It's so nice to listen to a thoroughly intelligent bunch of songs. Singer and guitar player Andrew Norsworthy is a talented writer, enough that his songs would read just fine as poems on a page. Almost as refreshing: The former Anchorage boy's new CD, "Horizon City" -- set for official release early next year -- is largely melody-driven. It shows off his knack for unexpected song structures. And it maintains a certain rawness without coming off as unpolished." - Anchorage Daily News
From review of a duo performance with Jared Woods:
"Andrew Norsworthy and Jared Woods present a show like no other. The passion with which they play their acoustic guitars thrusts you into a fury of emotional motivation, only to bring you back to an instant calm where the lyrics leave you in a haze of personal memories, easy to relate to and all too familiar. Everything about this duo is fine tuned to perfection - their vocal harmonies, the key changes, the tempo, the dynamics. These two are true musicians, living it, breathing it and on a seemingly never-ending tour to share it. This is their life."
- NowOnTour.com
"His dynamic acoustic guitar playing, expressive voice and thoughtful lyrics put him in an elite class of singer/songwriters who are engaging and provocative musicians, much more so then their merely pleasant-to-listen-to brethren." - Las Cruces Sun-News
Discography
Horizon City (2007)
The Absentee EP (2005)
Stateside (2003)
Seatback Graffiti (2003)
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Bio
Hailing proudly from the frosty climes of Anchorage, AK, independent troubadour Andrew Norsworthy has taken his distinctive sound and songs far and wide for over ten years. 2003 saw the end of a long, joyous tenure with his Seattle band Crystal Radio (or, Joran, on their last record), and Norsworthy packed his bags for Europe. He hasn't stopped moving, returning from a successful stint performing in Germany to a relentless US tour schedule in 2004. Key releases of the past few years include 2003's critically-praised, elegant folk cycle Stateside, 2005's eclectic The Absentee EP, and his 2007 release is a full-length called Horizon City.
Andrew has shared the stage with such artists as David Mead, Josh Rouse, Magnolia Electric Co., Michelle Malone, Carbon Leaf, Rose Polenzani, Dan Bern, David Garza, Pierce Pettis, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Sarah Lee Guthrie, and Kevn Kinney, to name a few.
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