Andy Leftwich - Aced

Andy Leftwich - Aced

Author: Matt Hutchinson May 8, 2026 Duration: 29:22
My guest on the podcast this week is fiddle player Andy Leftwich and we're chatting about his new album Aced. Andy talks about his love for instrumental music, including how hearing Mark O'Connor's The New Nashville Cats as a child inspired him. He also talks about contest fiddling and his 15 year stint with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, alongside Cody Kilby, who features on Aced as well as its predecessor The American Fiddler. After a decade and a half with Ricky, Andy ch...

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