Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year -(UK)

Subject: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year
From: Dick The Box
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 06:39 AM

Congratulations to Andy on winning the Musician Of The Year at the Radio 2 Folk Awards. Thoroughly deserved. He has quietly had a hand in many projects over the years but his contribution is so often overlooked. Great bloke too. Well done Andy.

Richard Ashe

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 06:44 AM

I'll second that. I'd heard OF him for years but only got to see him perform last Christmas, on telly with Kate (plus some lovely northern brass on one number). Glad he's getting some well-deserved official recognition.

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 07:20 AM

Local lad makes good.... (I live a few minutes walk away from the house Andy grew up in, and used to dance with his mother in Flowers of May).

Really good (and well deserved) news.

Kitty

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year
From: Mrs_Annie
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 07:35 AM

Deserved indeed. Have been seeing him for many years now, always quietly in the background, adding his magic. I still think he does his best work with Chris Wood, sadly both seem to be too busy for that duo lately.

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year
From: Dazbo
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 08:40 AM

Congratulations indeed. Whilst not my favourite box player he is highly talented and fully deserving of this recognition

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year
From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's Apprentice
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 11:52 AM

'bout time init?

Charlotte (doesn't own a squeeze box)

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year
From: GUEST,Confused
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 12:21 PM

'bout time init?

Time for what?

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year -(UK)
From: GUEST,guest
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 12:23 PM

'bout time - he's won the radio 2 folk awards musician of the year.
Top bloke, top player, none more sensitive or accomplished. I hear he got a standing ovation!
well done him.

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year -(UK)
From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's Apprentice
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 01:10 PM

"bout time init?"

"Time for what?"

Andy Cutting winning the Musician Of The Year at the Radio 2 Folk Awards

Charlotte (knows what's what)

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year -(UK)
From: Leadfingers
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 01:44 PM

Another Youngster nurtured in the 'local' Folk Scene ! Known him FAR too long for either of us to remember - Couldnt have gone to a nicer lad .

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year -(UK)
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 02:02 PM

Youngster? I think he's nearly 40....

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year -(UK)
From: GUEST,martin ellison
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 06:20 PM

Andy is a superb ambassador for the accordion and trad music in general. He's supremely talented and self-effacingly modest. Too long a backroom boy in my opinion, he should form his own band and take centre stage.
Very well deserved.
Cheers Andy.
Martin

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year -(UK)
From: Giant Folk Eyeball (inactive)
Date: 09 Feb 08 - 06:49 PM

Is it me, or is Mr Cutting to the world of squeezables what Jimmy Page was to the electric guitar?

An excellent shout by the folk awards judges.

Cheers

Nigel

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year -(UK)
From: GUEST,martin ellison
Date: 10 Feb 08 - 07:52 AM

You may be correct Nigel but that's in a world were most melodeon players are to music what Jack the Ripper was to microsurgery.

Subject: RE: Andy Cutting - Musician Of The Year -(UK)
From: GUEST,Guest Per Falt
Date: 10 Feb 08 - 10:42 AM

I have played different kinds of music for 35 years, and reviewed folk records nearly as long. Very few musicians, if any, has made such a deep and lasting impression as Andy Cutting. He´s simply touching hearts with his fingers.