Andy Sheppard is a Canadian broadcaster and musician. He was the host of the defunct CBC Radio 2's nightly jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 program After Hours

After Hours (radio show)

After Hours was a jazz-oriented program that aired from Monday to Friday from 10:05 p.m.-12 midnight on CBC Radio 2. The show was hosted by Andy Sheppard and originated from CBC Radio 2's Winnipeg studio at CBW-FM....

and currently produces the contemporary music program The Signal

The Signal (radio program)

The Signal is a Canadian radio program, which debuted on CBC Radio 2 on March 19, 2007. Devoted to contemporary music and airing from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m., the program is hosted by Laurie Brown Mondays to Saturdays...

for CBC Radio 2.

A graduate of McGill University

McGill University

Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...

's music program, Sheppard is also a folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 and jazz guitarist and songwriter. His song "Until Next Time" was named the winner of the 2006 Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award

Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award

The Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award is an annual Canadian award, presented to the year's best song by an emerging singer/songwriter from Ontario in the genres of roots, traditional, folk and country music...

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External links

• Andy Sheppard
• Andy Sheppard artist page at CBC Radio 3
  CBC Radio 3
  CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...