andy Christie
gina Griffin
Folk / Rock / Jazz
Both versatile and experienced musicians. The predominant style here is folk, but there are many other styles and textures within. The music extends to a fusion of jazz / rock and improvisation.
They began playing music together in 2020 playing jazz/ blues/latin, from that other work took them into folk genres until they began recording their own original music in 2024.
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A Scottish guitarist, Andy has been based in Bristol for over 20 years and is a graduate of Dartington College of Arts.
He has played countless gigs including festivals such as Beautiful Days, Glastonbury, Isle of White, Malta Jazz and Rock. London Jazz festival. Cork Jazz Festival, Birmingham Jazz festival and Bristol Harbourside.
Andy has worked with British prog rock legends Curved Air, French Opera Singer Emma Shapplin, British blues harmonica star Ian Briggs, Ruby Turner ( Hold On show national Tour) and Bristol jazz rockers Code Red. In recent times, Andy has been working with Kora virtuosso Suntou Susso and British jazz legend Eddie Parker in the Prog band Esher Steps.
A life long musician.
Classically trained in piano and violin alongside folk traditions in her hometown ( Beverley, East Yorks) and educated into the world of jazz by her father. Gina started songwriting at an early age and her career first started playing for classical dancers and playing violin / singing in pop bands. Gypsy jazz became her first main style and she spent many years touring nationally and internationally.
In France, Gina was performing as a solo cafe violinist before joining a prestigious Bal Musette orchestra as well as performing for circus and playing with French bands. She has visited/toured Japan many times with original music and artworks. She has developed many different musical styles, recorded with many different artists as a session musician and played in numerous bands.
