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Harvey John Andrews (born 7 May 1943 inStechford,Birmingham) is an English singer-songwriter and poet.[1] Andrews has produced 16 albums singing his own songs, many of which have also been recorded by other artists.[1]
Andrews began his career in 1964 and became a full-time musician in 1966. He is known for his collaboration on the musical Go Play Up Your Own End, which has been well-received in the Midlands, and his musical memoir, "Gold Star to the Ozarks." Andrews retired from full-time concert performances in 2012. Throughout his career, he has appeared at numerous festivals, on television shows, and hosted radio programs. He is the father of author Scott K. Andrews and was voted International Artiste of the Year in the 1996 Canadian Porcupine Awards for folk music.
From 1964, Andrews supported his nascent career as a singer-songwriter by working as a schoolteacher, before becoming a full-time professional musician in 1966.[1]
He collaborated on a successful musical depicting life growing up in Birmingham in the 1940s and 1950s.Go Play Up Your Own End has been well received across the Midlands, especially in its production in 2006 featuringJasper Carrot in a major role, but has yet to make the transfer to London. The musical has played at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, theBirmingham Hippodrome and theAlexandra Theatre, thus setting a record of having been staged at every one of the second city's major theatres.
In 2007, he published a musical memoir, "Gold Star to the Ozarks". Harvey retired from full-time concert performances in October 2012 with a series of concerts at The Guild Hall,Lichfield.
He has appeared at many festivals around the world. Television appearances include theOld Grey Whistle Test,Rhythm on Two and over 50 other shows. He has made two television specials featuring his songs,The Camera and The Song,[1] andThe Same Old Smile. Two further specials were produced in the Netherlands and Ireland. He sang "Riding Free", the theme song from the cult British horror moviePsychomania in 1973, and wrote and sang the theme songs for two Australian TV series,Golden Pennies (1985)[1] andThe Haunted School (1986). He has hostedBBC Radio Two'sFolk on Two and a Radio FourKaleidoscope special was devoted to his work.
He is father of the authorScott K. Andrews.
In 1996, he was voted International Artiste of the Year in the Canadian Porcupine Awards for folk music.
Harvey Andrews was referenced (presumably with his consent) byLes Barker's Mrs Ackroyd Band on the albumTubular Dogs, in the song "The Harvey Andrews Chorus",[4] using the music ofHandel's "Hallelujah Chorus".
"CHRISTY'S COMMENT: I'm including both sets of lyrics: Christy's version and the original version. The author, Harvey Andrews, wrote and sent on the original.
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