Andy Vine

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Andy Vine
Background information
Born April 26th 1944
Origin England Flag of England
Genre(s) folk rock
Occupation(s) handyman
Instrument(s) guitar
Years active 1960s - present
Label(s) independent
Website [1]
Members
(on "Making Waves") Danielle Arcand (voice), Rosalie Carver (fiddle), Paul Bergman (acoustic bass), Liam McKenzie (djembe), Myles Bigelow (percussion)
Notable instrument(s)
guitar, harmonica, flute and conga

Andy Vine is an English-born folk musician living in Vancouver, Canada.

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[edit] 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] In 2007 Andy wrote "Excuse Me Your Planet Is Burning".

[edit] Family

Andy performs with his wife Danielle Arcand and also with their sons Elgin and Simon.[1]

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