website associated_acts notable_instruments label article_title background instrument birth_date genre origin occupation
-lsb- http://www.andrewwinton.com/ '' official site '' -rsb- tin piece heaven dog , five point turn iris , three wintonbeast , gibson 1939 slide guitar , dobro independent andrew winton
 solo_singer vocals guitar wintonbeast dobro lapsteel stomp box february 1972 blues roots bluegrass gospel music alternative perth , western australia , australia musician , songwriter
andrew winton

andrew winton -lrb- born february 1972 , perth -rrb- is an independent and solo australian musician who combines acoustic guitar , lap slide , dobro and seven-string lap guitar/bass -lrb- the wintonbeast -rrb- , with hollers and stomp .
winton 's sound has been likened to a cross between ben harper , sting , kelly-joe phelps and harry manx .
winton currently lives in perth with karen -lrb- his wife , manager and percusionist/vocalist -rrb- and their three children .
winton is a brother of the author tim winton and has a sister , sharyn o'neill , who is the current director-general of the western australian department of education .
winton also works part-time as a high school chaplain in perth .
