Andrew Sisk - Canadian Composer, Songwriter and Arranger

A Chat with Heart - with Christina Martin

Christina chats with longtime friend Andrew Sisk about The Passing of the Buffalo by Buckskin, texting before calling, Big Pink, Andrew's songwriting journey, tips for staying the creative course and making time for yourself. Also, Andrew's mama's freezer jam came up, scoring music for film, and how Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha inspired the creation of a big musical he's dreaming up.
Andrew Sisk emerged from the forests of New Brunswick into the Canadian music scene in the early 2000s writing and performing in several touring bands (Share, Sleepless Nights, Jenn Grant, Coco et co. ) As an independent artist he has released 14 albums, including the acclaimed art project “The Passing of the Buffalo- by Buckskin” (2012).

Andrew Sisk’s song catalogue has been featured on national radio, used in television programs, and independent films, as well as, been covered by other artists like songstress Christina Martin with Blue Rodeo’s Greg Keelor. In 2013, the Canadian music scene honoured his songs with the release of a tribute album, “We Have the Same Lights Overhead“, by the Acadian Embassy label which featured acclaimed artists like Jon McKiel, Jenn Grant, and Michael Feuerstack.
As a composer, Sisk has created the film scores for NFB Documentaries like “Paula” (2018), Seguridad (2024) and CBC’s Award winning Documentary “Freeman Patterson: The universe is unfolding as it should“(2023). Sisk was commissioned to perform a musical tribute to Canadian Poet Alden Nowlan for the 2020 Shivering Songs Music Festival as a multidisciplinary performance piece.
Andrew Sisk’s newest and most ambitious work as a composer, songwriter, and arranger is Adrift (2023) which is poetic musical experience through the journey of healing from trauma.
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Chapters

1. Greetings from Christina (00:00:00)

2. Theme Song - Talk About It (00:00:48)

3. Introduction by Christina (00:01:08)

4. The Passing of the Buffalo by Buckskin (00:10:49)

5. Grand Falls Connection (00:14:29)

6. Meeting Andrew (00:16:16)

7. Big Pink (00:20:19)

8. Creating time and space to make something from nothing (00:27:18)

9. Mom, Dad, and freezer jam (00:40:56)

10. Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha (00:44:56)

11. Adrift (00:49:12)

12. Heartbeat Hotline [phone] (01:03:04)

13. Podcast Credits (01:03:37)

14. Support the Podcast on Patreon (01:04:07)