Andy started his singing and performing career in his home town of Rhyl playing with his band to whoever was prepared to give him and his mates a stage to perform on, Practicing every night honing their performance listening to and covering songs by the likes of ; The Who, The Stones and The Kinks giving Andy that powerful voice we know today. His big break came when Chart Band; ‘The Alarm’ lead singer – Mike Peters heard Andy and his band rehearsing and gave them a slot on their sell out Electric Folklore and Celtic Folklore Tour playing to thousands of fans up and down the country.