Andrew VanNorstrand (Lost River)

Fiddle Studio

Andrew VanNorstrand performs with his brother Noah VanNorstrand and Chris Miller in the Faux Paws, a contemporary folk band that plays fiddle tunes and original songs with just about the best groove around. The Faux Paws are making an album and you can get involved and find out more here. The time window is closing soon!

Andrew grew up playing fiddle and guitar and touring with his family band Great Bear and dominating the contra dance scene, playing every contra dance and festival you can imagine all over the US, and recording albums including “Dancing Again” and “Rawr!”. He is a prolific composer, creator of tunes and songs, his singer-songwriter album is “That We Could Find a Way to Be”.
Andrew and I talk about early training in genre dabbling, the depths to which music can be explored, the purpose of dance music, choices in production, perfectionism and exploring a musical choice that wasn't expected, and much more. We touch on why Andrew stopped playing for dances and why a crowdfunding campaign is an opportunity to make a connection and personalize a tiny part of the content wave that flows over us. Andrew describes some new choices the Faux Paws are making with their current album.

Find the musical multiverse of Andrew and Noah VanNorstrand's music on Bandcamp.

You can hear Noah VanNorstrand's interview for the Fiddle Studio Podcast here.
The tune for this week is a tune of Andrew's called Lost River.

Reach me at [email protected]
Bandcamp
YouTube
Fiddle Studio books
My website for learning to fiddle is Fiddle Studio which has courses and a mailing list and my Top 10 Fiddle Tunes!

Chapter

1. Andrew VanNorstrand (Lost River) (00:00:00)

2. Traditional Music With Andrew Van Nostrand (00:00:10)

3. Musical Evolution With Faux Paws (00:09:34)

4. The Purpose of Music and Crowdfunding (00:20:41)