 He won the 2011 ECMA awards for Blues Recording of the Year for "Piggyback", and the Konica Minolta Male Solo Recording of the Year for the same album.In 2012, Andersen won three Maple Blues Awards, followed by a 2013 European Blues Award for Best Solo/Acoustic performer.Since the release of "Weightless" in 2014, Andersen has received a Juno Award nomination for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year, a CIMA Road Gold award, and a Maple Blues Award for Male Vocalist of the Year.