The new CD "Vacancy" is now available on iTunes  CDBaby  Amazon.
(Best pricefor jewel case cd is at cdbaby)

From the dark yet upbeat spaghetti western flavored song "You Shot Me" to the lush cello and piano of "Stumbling,"the songs on Andrea Stray's new CD will take you on a journey through the desert and into the dive bars where the girls talk about heartaches, men and guitars. Andrea's has been compared to artist's like Cowboy Junkies, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Lucinda Wiliams, and the dark atmosphere of Over the Rhine.

After spending time in Austin and Nashville, she was lucky enough to record her album with top notch players in Nashville. Some of the players have performed with the likes of The Cowboy Junkies, Willie Nelson and Slaid Cleaves. Andrea says, "I like to write songs where the melodies and tone of the instruments help tell the story. The musicians were amazing and very in tune with the mood of each song."

Capturing a desolate feeling, the title track "Vacancy," tells the tale of a man looking for redemption in all the wrong places. Eventually he mistakes a motel for a church, but in his mind he is redeemed...and isn't that all that matters?
 
David Henry's cello adds the low sizzle to the song "Desert Rain." Here Andrea describes living in Tucson: "People try to tell you about the desert heat/ but it is something so hard to believe.. /Playing music under starlit skies/ Drinking whiskey and sometimes champagne/ Just waiting for the desert rain."

This is a CD you can take on a long drive and get lost in the rhythms, textures and stories.
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Andrea Stray lives in San Francisco where she plays guitar and piano. (She likes to divide her time with her other two favorite cities, Austin and Nashville.) Her music has been described as Folk Rock with a dash of alt-country and pop. Andrea lived in many different places while growing up including Tucson, the Rocky Mountains and the foggy shores of California. Especially drawn to Tucson where the open spaces and mystery of the desert have shown up in her songs. She learned to play guitar on her father's old Gibson guitar and has written songs most of her life. She has played with several bay area bands and likes to work with other musicians on their projects whenever she can. She performs live with a full band or sometimes as a duo.

The musicians on the CD are:

Andrea Stray: Vocals
Tim Grogan: (Chris Hillman's Desert Rose Band) on Drums, Piano, B3, Rhodes
Coleman Murphy: (guitarist extraordinaire) on Electric Guitars
Mike Waldron: (Willie Nelson) on Acoustic Guitar, Electric guitar on trk9, Bouzouki & slide guitar
Rod Lewis: (Dale Watson, Gary Allan) on Bass Guitar
David Henry: (The Cowboy Junkies, Slaid Cleaves) on Cello

Live shows vary, but may include:

Andrea Stray: guitar, vocals, keys,
Larry Chandler: guitar, Ted O'Connell: bass, Angeline Saris: bass, Leigh Kimmelman: drums. Danny Eisenberg on Keyboards.