Andrew Rodger is a musician who composes his opuses at a home perched on a hill in Braeside, and he’s not alone in not dreaming of making it big like the Beatles.
Streaming has reduced royalties and revenues to artists, while at the same time that technology now allows everyone to essentially have a sound studio in their pocket.
Andrew Rodger used the pandemic for practice, and is on a roll with a series of self-produced cd’s of late.
He’s a master of melancholy metaphor.
A crafter of captivating conundrum.
Rodger was there when Mallard’s Milk Bar on John Street first realized it could nurture the nascent Arnprior music scene at the ending of 2023, with the TAP Benefit concert.
Andrew considers it a honour to open for a musician the stature of Jim Bryson this Saturday at Mallards, and says keep an open space on your calendar for a solo event in mid-August.
By Rick Stow