Rad Andy is the dynamic frontman of the acoustic rock/jazz/bluegrass conversion band "RIFT", which features the legendary Mr. Tony Williamson on mandolin. Rad Andy plays guitar and sings on the first RIFT album "Push On Thru", which was released in 2005. In 2006, Rad Andy released a solo album called "Enjoy Responsively", where he plays electric and acoustic guitar, sings, and plays electric bass and drums. This album features the classic song "Tennessee Waltz", as requested by fans in live concerts. His band RIFT pushes the boundaries of the genre jamgrass, and his solo project fuses acoustic rock and jazz into a poppy original sound. The track listings for the albums are as follows:
Push On Thru - RIFT
1. RIPT
2. Push On Through
3. Movin' On
4. River of Sorrow
5. As I Have To Be
6. Shangrula (Mandolin solo by Tony Williamson)
7. Time
8. Travlin'
9. Change
10. Blasphemy
11. Atrophy
12. Proclivity
Enjoy Responsively - Rad Andy
1. Another Name
2. Away From You
3. Never Lose My Love
4. Weather
5. Pretty Girls
6. New Lease On Lloyd (Mandolin solo by Tony Williamson featuring his Lloyd Loar mandolin)
7. If I Had A Home
8. Tea Pot Song
9. Love My Face
10. Why?
11. Tennessee Waltz
12. Betrayed
13. Heartbreaker (unlisted bonus track feat. Dr. Gary Williamson)
Rad Andy has several youtube videos posted by himself at UNC Asheville and by fans in Chapel Hill. He is sponsored by Mandolin Central.