- Andrew Volpe
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Andrew Volpe
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Andrew Francis Volpe (Confirmation name: Bartholomew)
Nicknames: = Ralph, Shooter, Dr. Power-Explosion, Kevin Robertson, Ralph Masterson, Barry Whitewater
Born = Birth date and age|1980|1|4|mf=ySt. Louis, Missouri ,United States
Instrument =Guitar
band_name =Ludo
Genre =Power pop , Rock
Years_active = 2003–present
Label =Island Records Andrew Francis Volpe (born on January 4, 1980 in St. Louis,
Missouri ) is a St. Louismusician andcomposer , and thelead singer andrhythm guitarist of the band Ludo.Volpe began singing at age 8 and started playing guitar 10 years later because his sister had one that she never played, and it looked "invitingly lonely".Fact|date=April 2008 He plays a Fender DeVille.
He started making music in band class, playing the
clarinet in the fifth, sixth, and seventh grades; then switching toalto sax, which he played through the twelfth grade. Fact|date=April 2008He has an older sister named Michelle Volpe Roe who is married with two boys and a younger sister named Teresa Volpe.
Before Ludo, Volpe played with other bands, including Red Hot Roger, Karate Lunchbox, Pea-Whole Julio and the Chief Wiggam Funk Section, Sexy Men, The Thoughtful Rocket Monkeys, and Cards vs. Cubs.Fact|date=April 2008
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