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What's on Sandy's creative mind at the moment? Read her observations entitled Reasons to Hope.Tips, Tricks, & Techniques
Want to learn more about folk music? Check out the site's tips. Current topic: The Art (???) and Science of Parody.Sandygrams
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Read Sandy's new Blogher online diary, observations, and confessions about the music industry!Cool Factoids
Bits and pieces of cool stuff about Sandy and her career that don't quite fit elsewhere on the site.Who Is Sandy Andina?
Are you interested in Sandy's personal and professional background?Andina & Rich
Learn about the power team of Sandy and Stephen Lee Rich.SASS! and the SASS! Trio
Learn about the dynamic duo and trio.Click! Sandy's Photo Gallery
Sandy always loves to see you...so see her here.What Reviewers Are Saying
Do you like Sandy as much as the pros?Cool Links
Visit Sandy's picks of other Web sites that you may want to visit.Talk Back to Sandy
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Join Sandy in person at the following events
(For info about her SASS! and Andina & Rich, click links on left)
CANCELLED FOR FAMILY REASONS: Sat., Jan. 20th, 8-10 PM, see SASS! at Borders Books & Music, 3539 E. Main St. (IL Rt. 64), St. Charles, IL. No smoking, all ages, and free.
CANCELLED FOR FAMILY REASONS: Thurs., Jan. 25th, 7:30 PM, Sandy excels at the Singer Spotlight Unplugged at Uncommon Ground, voted Chicago's Best Coffee House, 3800 N. Clark St.; 773/929-3680.
Sat., Feb. 10th, 8 PM. the SASS! Trio headlines at Edgar's Place Coffeehouse Concert Series, Park Forest Unitarian Universalist Church, 70 Sycamore (off Sauk Tr.), Park Forest, IL. Suggested donation, $10. No smoking, all ages; coffee, tea.soft drinks, and cookies available.
Sat., Feb. 17th, the SASS! Trio entertains a house concert in Indianapolis, IN; further details to come.
Sun., Feb. 18th, 4 PM, snuggle with the SASS! Trio at Langeland House Bed & Breakfast, 1337 Peck St. Muskegon, MI. Reservations: (231) 728-9404 or elizabeth@langelandhouse.com.
WOWSA! Wed.-Sun., Feb. 21st-25th, see SASS!, which was prestigiously selected for showcases at the North American Alliiance of Folk and Dance (NAFA), the international festival in Memphis, TN. Dates for their official showcases, as well as other juried and guerrilla showcases are TBA.
Fri., Mar. 3rd, join Sandy at the Paulson House Concert Series in Oak Park, IL. Further details to come.
Fri., Mar. 10th, Sandy sings at The Living Room in suburban Detroit. Further details to come.Don't miss these other Chicago-area events
Second Sunday of each monthJoin the Dulcimer Society of Northern Illinois whether you play the dulcimer or another unamplified instrument, or just want to listen; 1:30 PM, St. Augustine's Episcopal Church (Parish House), Wilmette Ave. at Lake St., Wilmette.
One Sunday of each monthJoin the Chicago Songwriters Collective. Please click their link or contact Sandy.
The First Friday Songwriters' Exchange meets at the Old Town School of Folk Music, Lincoln Avenue between Wilson and Sunnyside, at 6:30 PM.
Chicago Harmony and Truth (CHaT). is an Internet-based organization that provides a gig and musician exchange database. Check out their link for the latest details.
Check out the site of the ongoing Hogeye and Maple St. Chapel Folk Series concerts.
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Album One
Cuts from the SASS! Album One have been played on The Midnight Special and Internet radio. It will be available imminently at the highly selective eFolkMusic.com, Amazon.com, and CD Baby. It also is available by contacting Sandy.Because We Can
This long-awaited CD from Andina & Rich is now available! Buy or listen to sample clips at CD Baby. Meanwhile, be sure to check out the lyrics of the Safe Home track, a bipartisan song of support for U.S. troops.Sass! Live at Jammin' Java
View the Sass! DVD, complete with spiffy graphics, available for $10 plus postage by contacting Sandy.Discover something new from the wonderful Old Town
Sandy's Canadian For a Day appears on the First Friday compilation CD of the Old Town School of Folk Music, which includes tracks from 20 of Chicago's finest songwriters. Proceeds go to the Chicago Academy for the Performing Arts, which gives area high schoolers an academic education. A second First Friday compilation is targeted for early-March release, this time to benefit New Orleans musicians impacted by Hurricane Katrina Look for a track by Sandy! Check back here, contact Sandy, or subscribe to free Sandygrams for the latest details.Tappin' & Pickin'
Previously unrecorded tracks by Sandy appear on Travenia Records' first compilation CD, Tappin' Out A Rhythm, Pickin' Out A Tune. Order copies from the Web site of Sandy's musical good buddy, Stephen Lee Rich.Dr. Demento's Basement Tapes No. 13
Sandy's Because We Can appears on Dr. Demento's compilation. You can order it for $10 plus $3.85 postage by contacting Sandy.
Learn everything about Sandy's Ghosts and Angels
Learn about Ghosts and Angels; listen to and download tracks; view lyrics, chord sheets, and liner notes; check out the CD's photo shoot pix exclusively on this site; and, of course, order your own copy of the CD.