Andy Squyres
Andy Squyres Show in Huntsville AL
All Saints Presbyterian Church Huntsville AL
3104 9th Ave SW
West Huntsville, AL 35805
Mar 1, 2024
7:00 PM CST
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Andy Squyres is a singer-songwriter born and raised in the mountains of Northern California but after moving east in the late 1990’s, he’s spent the last few decades carving songs out of the foothills of his North Carolina home. Heavily influenced by the poetics of Leonard Cohen, Squyres leans heavily into the lyrical tradition of artists like Bob Dylan, The National, and John Mark McMillan, having a passion for words that are equally worshipful and honest.
His live show is ache on display, a joyful protest, at once humorous and tragic, weaving together songs and tales of heartbreak and hope, making audiences laugh and sometimes cry while feeling the pain and pleasure of life.
In 2016 he released his album Cherry Blossoms and most recently in 2021 he released his album Poet Priest which Brett McCracken of The Gospel Coalition named the album of the year stating that "If people claim Christian music is all schmaltz that sugarcoats reality, they haven’t listened to Andy Squyres. The Charlotte-based (by way of California) singer-songwriter makes beautiful, brutal music that wrestles with grief, pain, and the struggles of faith."
In 2021 and 2022 he also released books called Poet Priest Vol.1 and Poet Priest Vol.2, respectively. They are each compilations of essays about being content with living a small life, faithful life.
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Andy Squyres Biography
Andy Squyres is a unique voice within the sphere of Christian music. Abandoning the dominant aesthetic of contemporary Christian music while remaining wholly interested in writing on themes of wonder, suffering, and the earthly life, he has instead crafted a musical world influenced by artists like Bob Dylan. Leonard Cohen and The National. His albums Cherry Blossoms and Poet Priest have become staple records for many within the faith community who have a hunger for songs that refuse to ignore the absurdities of the human condition while still embracing gratitude at the wonder of being alive. In 2016 journalist Brett McCracken named Squyres' album Cherry Blossoms the album of the year stating that "If people claim Christian music is all schmaltz that sugarcoats reality, they haven’t listened to Andy Squyres. The Charlotte-based (by way of California) singer-songwriter makes beautiful, brutal music that wrestles with grief, pain, and the struggles of faith."
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