Andy Vine
| Andy Vine | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 April 1944 Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Origin | England |
| Genres | folk rock |
| Occupation(s) | handyman |
| Instruments | guitar |
| Years active | 1960s – present |
| Website |
andyvine |
| Members | (on "Making Waves") Danielle Arcand (voice), Rosalie Carver (fiddle), Paul Bergman (acoustic bass), Liam McKenzie (djembe), Myles Bigelow (percussion) |
| Notable instruments | |
| guitar, harmonica, flute and conga | |
Andy Vine is a Welsh-born Canadian folk musician from Vancouver.
Music
Andy's musical style is described as "maritime folk, old-time rock and Celtic".[1] He released his first album "Making Waves" in 2005. One song from this album (“Woman of Labrador”) was inspired by Elizabeth Goudie, a pioneer in Labrador, Canada and has been included in the Great Canadian Songbook.[2][3] In 2007 Andy wrote "Excuse Me Your Planet Is Burning".
Family
Vine performs with his wife Danielle Arcand and with their sons Elgin and Simon.[1]
References
- 1 2 Harvey, Tim (2007-03-29). "Family of Troubadours Coming to Galiano". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01.
- ↑ Vine, Andy. "Woman of Labrador".
- ↑ Mullan, Martin (September 2007). "A passion for performing – Local folk musician Andy Vine" (PDF). The KCC Neighbour: 14.
External links
- Official website
- Great Canadian Songbook
- Andy Vine at CDBaby
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