Andy Shelton
Once you have heard folk performed the way that Andy Shelton has perfected it, you’ll consider yourself a fan. His songwriting weaves stories into the listener’s heart that leave a permanent impression.
He has been given several prominent awards, such as Honor awards in the Billboard songwriting contest and the Great American Song Contest, Editor’s Pick on cdbaby.com, and he was the #1 folk artist on onstage.com. Andy was also nominated for Best of State in Utah, featured on iTunes’ Acoustic Long Island podcast (#1 acoustic podcast), featured on the compilation album A Father’s Love, and featured several times on TV. Andy’s songs were heralded as “possibly the best written music in the state” by Event News Weekly.
Follow Andy Shelton
Related Posts
Indie Musician Stephanie Madsen Releases New Praise and Worship Album
Stephanie Madsen, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as “the Mormon Church”) and a native of Georgia, has spent time living in Idaho, Texas, and California. She left her childhood home in Peachtree City, Georgia, to attend...
The Osmond Brothers Appear on “The Talk” and Give Their Final Performance
Olive Marie Osmond (Marie), the only daughter of the late George Virl Osmond, Sr. and Olive May Osmond (nee Davis), celebrated her 60th birthday on Sunday, 13 October 2019. Her brothers are Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, and Jimmy. Her two oldest...
The Countdown to the Release of “The Best of Mary Hiett (Bar None) Just Dream”
The Story Behind the Creation of a New Masterpiece Mary Hiett has returned with a brand new project. It is actually a project that she began working on four years ago and firmly believes that now is the time to wrap it up, put a nice ribbon and bow on it, and present...
Latter-day Saint Musicians Top the Billboard Charts
The month of September 2019 has proven to be a banner month for Latter-day Saint music artists. The month has celebrated several Latter-day Saint music artists topping the Billboard charts. In a single week of the month, 15 Latter-day Saints ended up in the top 15 of...
Whither Thou Goest – The Endearing Story of Ruth and Naomi in Song
“And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.” (Ruth 1:16) In the 1990s, James Dunne, the composer and...
Behind the Music – Jerald Simon’s “A Season to Be Strong”
On 4 September 2019, Jerald Simon released a music video of his original song called “A Season to Be Strong.” The song features his twin brother, Josh, singing the lead vocals. Jerald Simon was a 17-years-old young man when he originally wrote and composed “A Season...
Eight-Time No. 1 Charting Billboard Pianist Paul Cardall is First Latter-day Saint to Receive the Dove Award
Paul Cardall, the eight-time No. 1 Billboard charting pianist, has become the first Latter-day Saint to be nominated for album of the year by the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards. Paul’s 2018 album release, “Christmas” (produced by Jim Daneker), has been...
Donny and Marie Osmond to be Honored by Las Vegas Walk of Stars
Donald Clark Osmond was born on 9 December 1957 in Ogden, Utah. His sister Olive Marie Osmond was born on 13 October 1959, also in Ogden, Utah. Donald (or Donny as he is professionally known) was the fifth child and Marie (as she is professionally known) is the eighth...