Andrew Calhoun

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Andrew Calhoun (born on November 30, 1957 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American folk singer/songwriter. He was inspired to become a musician when his mother brought home a couple of her hippie students who played guitar. Early influences include Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, John Prine, Leonard Cohen, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Joseph Conrad, C.S. Lewis and Mississippi John Hurt. In 1992, he founded the artists cooperative record label Waterbug Records. He has two children, Louis and daughter Casey, who sometimes performs with him, and two ex-wives. His performances include works by various songwriters and poets, Scots ballads in original translations from dialect, African American sacred songs, and his own varied songbook.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Out of print 1.2 In print 2 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Out of print

• Gates of Love
• Walk Me to the War
• Water Street

[edit] In print

• Hope
• Phoenix Envy
• Where Blue Meets Blue
• Tiger Tattoo
• Telfer's Cows: Folk Ballads of Scotland
• Shadow of a Wing

"Staring at the Sun (Songs 1973-1981)"

Twenty-Four Poems (Book, 1989) Hay (Poetry Book, 2005)

[edit] External links

• Official Web Site