Antonio Andrade: Covered Bridge Festival

Antonio Andrade performs 12 - 2 PM Hughes Bridge 200 Montgomery Run Rd Amity, PA 15311 Antonio Andrade is a recording artist who released his ninth album, the all-cover Here We Go!, in March 2025 on Lifeshakes Recordings. He is a songwriter who has co-written with Louisa Branscomb and Freebo and earned an honorable mention in the 2023 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest for “You Don’t Until You Do.” He is a performer with more than 45 years’ experience who has appeared on the juried showcases at both SERFA and SWRFA, whom the Central Pennsylvania Music Awards honored as "Best Male Solo Artist" for 2021. At his very core, however, Antonio Andrade is an entertainer, winning audiences with his passion and enthusiasm in spirited performances of what he calls “rockin’ folk.” Since retiring from his day job in 2014, Andrade has increased his recording and performing Lucky in Love, released in May 2020, reached #34 on the Folk Alliance International Chart. His 2011 interpretation of the Talking Heads’ “This Must Be the Place,” was used in the movie of the same name. Singing, playing, and writing these songs is Andrade’s reward. “Singing and playing, presenting songs, and connecting with an audience are more fun than anything else I can imagine,” he explains. "Nobody brings more passion to the stage than Antonio ." - James Lee Stanley