Andy: mandolins, acoustic guitars, vocals

Recorded in 1990 late at night in the Oxley Polo Arena, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY with a TEAC 4-track reel-to-reel and some bouncing.

This song was the Pick of the Week on 2014.10.26. Here's the story:
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This a CD made from digitizing some cassette tapes. The first two tunes, "mississippi" and "talking to cacti" were recorded on a TEAC 4-track reel-to-reel that was starting to have head deterioration problems -- you can hear dropouts. The rest were recorded in the basement of my house in 1992 with two mics and a cassette deck. All digitized with Deck II.

Jon and Tim play hand drums on "talking to cacti". Andy plays everything else, including Jon's dad's mandolin on "mississippi".
Album recording info:
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mississippiAndy: mandolins, acoustic guitars, vocals Recorded in 1990 late at night in the Oxley Polo Arena, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY with a TEAC 4-track reel-to-reel and some bouncing.♥︎ 2014.10.26
talking to cactiJon & Tim: hand drums Andy: acoustic guitars [DADGAC], bass [DADG], vocals Recorded in 1990 at Jon & Tim's Ringwood Road apartment, Ithaca, NY with a TEAC 4-track reel-to-reel and some bouncing.
the only things aliveAndy: acoustic guitar, vocals. Recorded in 1991 with two mics live in mangobananas studio basement, Ithaca, NY.2014.05.18
catchAndy: acoustic guitar [DADGAC capo IV], vocals. Recorded in 1991 with two mics live in mangobananas studio basement, Ithaca, NY.♥︎ 2014.02.23
circlesAndy: acoustic guitar, vocals. Recorded in 1991 with two mics live in mangobananas studio basement, Ithaca, NY.
moon knightAndy: acoustic guitar, vocals. Recorded in 1991 with two mics live in mangobananas studio basement, Ithaca, NY.
navigatingAndy: acoustic guitar, vocals. Recorded in 1991 with two mics live in mangobananas studio basement, Ithaca, NY.
country rainAndy: acoustic guitar, vocals. Recorded in 1991 with two mics live in mangobananas studio basement, Ithaca, NY.
snippet of starsAndy: acoustic guitar, vocals. Recorded in 1991 with two mics live in mangobananas studio basement, Ithaca, NY.
zoe said to wandaAndy: acoustic guitar, vocals. Recorded in 1992 with two mics live in mangobananas studio basement, Ithaca, NY.
painted turtleAndy: Macintosh synthesis software, acoustic guitar, vocals. Recorded in 1992 in mangobananas studio basement, Ithaca, NY.
wierd dentistAndy: Macintosh synthesis software Recorded in 1992 in mangobananas studio basement, Ithaca, NY.
electric cityAndy: acoustic guitar, vocals. Recorded in 1992 with two mics live in mangobananas studio basement, Ithaca, NY.2016.09.28
427 rap streetAndy: vocals, digital delay Recorded in 1992 in mangobananas studio basement, Ithaca, NY.
deep root vibrationAndy: acoustic guitar, vocals. Recorded in 1992 with two mics live in mangobananas studio basement, Ithaca, NY.
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Members: 
Andy Wyatt - vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, mandolin, ukulele, studio.
Guest musicians have included co-conspirators from other projects/bands including: Jon Morse, Tim Odell, Pete Downes, Ayman Mobarak, Paul Tuckey, Tommy Whittle, Pete Bosanko, and Eric Krivitzky

Years of Activity:
1978-present

Overview:
There are cassette tapes by "The Andy Band" dating back to 1979, when Andy was 14 years old, and he is still an avid recording musician. Sometimes The Andy Band is all about "hit record and go" improvisation, other times it's all about one-man-band multi-tracking in the studio. Since 2010, Andy has been playing some of these songs live near his new home in Vermont at open mics. He relishes the thrill of improvising with an audience, as well as singing three-part harmonies and playing bass with players there. But he also loves building up a song with layers and layers of Andys, singing and playing everything.