Biography

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-2015-

Andra Faye and Scott Ballantine are native Hoosiers, and honed their musical sensibilities in the capitol city of Indianapolis. Scott is well known for having had the best vintage guitar shops in town for many years, and also for founding the much loved band, The Strugglers, in the 70s, who were the house band at the Hummingbird Cafe, and still have reunions to this day. He is a fabulous teacher & is a wonderful jazz, country, blues & roots guitarist, who is equally at home on acoustic and electric guitar. Known as a "guitar players' guitar player", he is adept playing solo shows or leading bands.

Andra Faye is known for her strong vocals and her abilities as a multi-instrumentalist. She has been featured on the cover of Mandolin Magazine and was called "First Lady of The Blues Mandolin", and has been twice been nominated for Blues Music Awards as an instrumentalist. Her love for the blues took her on a journey away from Indiana when she joined a band called Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women; touring the world, and recording for Alligator Records. She toured for 17 years with Saffire until the band decided to retire at the end of 2009. Returning home in 2011 she formed a rootsy band called Andra Faye & The Rays, and began playing as a duo with Scott in 2012, to be able to play all the types music they both enjoy.

They released their first CD project in 2013, "Laying Down Our Blues", to great acclaim, and have finished their second recording, “Coulda Woulda Shoulda”, which was released early summer 2015 by the VizzTone Label Group. Scott and Andra perform & teach in Indianapolis, while also touring regionally & nationally, and are in demand as teachers in music workshops across the country.