Improvised and recorded on August 17, 1995 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.

This a CD made from digitizing some of the best of The Andy Band improv tapes, volumes 24 & 25. These tunes were all improvised on the spot while recording in 1994 and 1995. Andy was experimenting with open tunings and finger picking a lot in these years. The following songs are non-standard (tunings low-to-high): "bramble"=DGDGBbD, "we feel the beat"=DADFAD, "lovin' life"=DGDGBbD, "saturday morning"=CGCGBbD, and "jumping off"=EGCGBbD capo 6.

Recorded with 2 mics to cassette, then digitized with Deck II.
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what about thisImprovised and recorded on December 7, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.
bramble (walking in the rain)Guitar tuned DGDGBbD Improvised and recorded on December 7, 1994 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.
distortionImprovised and recorded on December 7, 1994 live with one mic into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. The mic was processed through an MXR Distortion+ pedal then a Roland digital delay.
liquidImprovised and recorded on December 7, 1994 live with one mic into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. The mic was processed through an MXR Distortion+ pedal and a Roland digital delay.♥︎ 2014.04.27
many planets around the sun### WARNING: NOT SAFE FOR WORK/KIDS. ### Improvised and recorded on December 7, 1994 live with one mic into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. The mic was processed through an MXR Distortion+ pedal then a Roland digital delay.♥︎ 2015.01.04
pull it outImprovised and recorded on May 29, 1995 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.♥︎ 2015.03.04
we feel the beatGuitar tuned DADFAD Improvised and recorded on June 14, 1995 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.
lovin' lifeGuitar tuned DGDGBbD Improvised and recorded on August 9, 1995 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.2015.07.19
a lot of color for midnightImprovised and recorded on August 12, 1995 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.
flying dreamsImprovised and recorded on August 17, 1995 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.
saturday morningGuitar tuned CGCGBbD Improvised and recorded on September 25, 1995 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.
jumping offGuitar tuned EGCGBbD capo 6 Improvised and recorded on September 25, 1995 live with two mics into a cassette deck in mangobananas studio, 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.