Amanda Garrigues

Amanda Garrigues is an American guitarist, writer and vocalist, working in the rock genre.

Biography

Garrigues was born in Gainesville, Florida. Her father was also a guitarist. She sang in her church choir and joined her first band when she attended the University of Florida, where she also became lead singer for a progressive folk group called the Big Shoals Tract. She later toured with Hetch-Hetchy, a band headed by Lynda Stipe. [http://wm07.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:dvfuxqtjld0e]

She has made appearances in Nashville's NEA Extravaganza, the Atlantis Music Conference, the NEMO Music Festival in Boston and the Rockrgrl Music Conference in Seattle. She has written columns for Womanrock.com. [http://cdbaby.com/cd/garrigues]

Garrigues has her own label, Average Sinner Records. [http://www.womanrock.com/music_resources/music_resources_1100.html]

Discography

Albums

*1998: "Spirit Act," released by Gut Records, United Kingdom [http://cdbaby.com/cd/garrigues]
*2000: ‘’Groundswell,’’ released by Average Sinner Records [http://cdbaby.com/cd/garrigues2]