# Andrew Giddings

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British musician

Andrew Giddings Background information Born Andrew Giddings (1963-07-10) 10 July 1963 (age 62) Pembury, Kent, England Genres Progressive rock, folk rock, hard rock, electronic Occupations Musician, songwriter, producer Instrument keyboards Years active 1980–present Labels Chrysalis, EMI

Musical artist

**Andrew Giddings** (born 10 July 1963) is an English musician.[1] He primarily plays [keyboard instruments](/source/Keyboard_instruments) and is best known as a former member of British rock group [Jethro Tull](/source/Jethro_Tull_(band)), for whom he was the longest serving keyboardist.[2]

## Early life

Giddings was born in [Pembury](/source/Pembury), [Kent](/source/Kent), England. His mother enrolled him in piano lessons at an early age, which he quit by his early teens in favour of learning to play pop music by ear. After leaving school, he found employment in a musical instrument store.[2]

## Career

Giddings began his professional music career in 1980, playing with the groups Profusion, The Chase, and The Brothers Grimm,[3] later forming his own band X-statique.[2] He had a brief solo period backing artists from the past, recording and touring with [Eric Burdon](/source/Eric_Burdon)'s band for about five years. Later he recorded with various artists including [Leo Sayer](/source/Leo_Sayer), [Sniff 'n' the Tears](/source/Sniff_'n'_the_Tears), Vyktoria Keating, [Willy Porter](/source/Willy_Porter), and [Jon Anderson](/source/Jon_Anderson) of [Yes](/source/Yes_(band)).[2]

Giddings joined Jethro Tull in 1991, succeeding [Maartin Allcock](/source/Maartin_Allcock). He played on the albums [Catfish Rising](/source/Catfish_Rising), [Jethro Tull In Concert](/source/In_Concert_(Jethro_Tull_album)), [The Beacons Bottom Tapes](/source/25th_Anniversary_Box_Set#Disc_Three:_The_Beacons_Bottom_Tapes), [Roots to Branches](/source/Roots_to_Branches), [J-Tull Dot Com](/source/J-Tull_Dot_Com), [Living with the Past](/source/Living_with_the_Past), [The Jethro Tull Christmas Album](/source/The_Jethro_Tull_Christmas_Album) and [Aqualung Live](/source/Aqualung_Live). He toured with the band all over the world until 2007 when he was succeeded by John O’Hara.[2] Giddings also played with [Ian Anderson](/source/Ian_Anderson) on two of the latter's solo albums, *[Divinities: Twelve Dances with God](/source/Divinities%3A_Twelve_Dances_with_God)* and *[The Secret Language of Birds](/source/The_Secret_Language_of_Birds)*, also on solo albums with [Martin Barre](/source/Martin_Barre).[3]

After leaving Jethro Tull, Giddings produced a solo album in 2010, *Picture This*, a collection of his keyboard and electronic music.[4] Later he provided keyboard and orchestration services via e-sessions, and wrote and recorded music for film and television at his digital studio in Oxfordshire.[2]

Giddings appears on Jethro Tull's 2025 album, [Curious Ruminant](/source/Curious_Ruminant).[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ALLMUSIC_B_1-0)** ["Artist Biography by Gary Hill"](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/andy-giddings-mn0000110360/biography). *ALLMUSIC*. allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-JT_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-JT_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-JT_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-JT_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-JT_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-JT_2-5) ["Andrew Giddings, Keyboards"](https://jethrotull.com/the-attic/past-band-members-and-guests/andrewgiddings/). *[Jethro Tull](/source/Jethro_Tull_(band))*. jethrotull.com. 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rock_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rock_3-1) Lorraine Kay (2011). ["Interview with Andrew Giddings"](https://www.therocktologist.com/andrew-giddings-interview.html). The Rocktologist. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Andrew Giddings – Picture This"](https://www.discogs.com/Andrew-Giddings-Picture-This/release/2527165). Discogs. Retrieved 28 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Jethro Tull Curious Ruminant"](https://jethrotull.com/curious-ruminant/#:~:text=Amongst%20the%20musicians%20featured%20are,the%20band%2C%20guitarist%20Jack%20Clark.). Jethro Tull. Retrieved 14 March 2025.

## External links

- [Andrew Giddings Music at Reverb Nation](https://www.reverbnation.com/andrewgiddingsmusic)

- [Andrew Giddings at Jethro Tull official website](https://jethrotull.com/the-attic/past-band-members-and-guests/andrewgiddings/)

- [Artist Biography by Gary Hill](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/andy-giddings-mn0000110360/biography)

- [Andrew Giddings](https://www.discogs.com/artist/900827) discography at [Discogs](/source/Discogs)

v t e Jethro Tull Ian Anderson David Goodier John O'Hara Scott Hammond Jack Clark Mick Abrahams Clive Bunker Glenn Cornick Tony Iommi Martin Barre John Evan Jeffrey Hammond Barriemore Barlow John Glascock Dee Palmer Dave Pegg Mark Craney Eddie Jobson Gerry Conway Peter-John Vettese Paul Burgess Doane Perry Don Airey Maartin Allcock Andrew Giddings Dave Mattacks Jonathan Noyce Florian Opahle Joe Parrish Studio albums This Was Stand Up Benefit Aqualung Thick as a Brick A Passion Play War Child Minstrel in the Gallery Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! Songs from the Wood Heavy Horses Stormwatch A The Broadsword and the Beast Under Wraps Crest of a Knave Rock Island Catfish Rising Roots to Branches J-Tull Dot Com The Jethro Tull Christmas Album The Zealot Gene RökFlöte Curious Ruminant Live albums Bursting Out Live at Hammersmith '84 A Little Light Music Jethro Tull in Concert Living with the Past Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Aqualung Live Live at Montreux 2003 Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 Live at Carnegie Hall 1970 Compilations Living in the Past M.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull Repeat – The Best of Jethro Tull – Vol II Original Masters 20 Years of Jethro Tull: Highlights Nightcap The Best of Jethro Tull – The Anniversary Collection Through the Years The Very Best Of The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull The Essential 50 for 50 Boxed sets 20 Years of Jethro Tull 25th Anniversary Box Set Videos Slipstream 20 Years of Jethro Tull 25th Anniversary Video Living with the Past A New Day Yesterday Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Live at Montreux 2003 Jack in the Green Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 Live at AVO Session Basel Around the World Live Songs "Sunshine Day" "A Song for Jeffrey" "Love Story" "Living in the Past" "Bourée" "Sweet Dream" "The Witch's Promise" "Teacher" "Aqualung" "Cross-Eyed Mary" "Mother Goose" "Hymn 43" "Locomotive Breath" "Life Is a Long Song" "Bungle in the Jungle" "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" "The Whistler" "Songs from the Wood" "Heavy Horses" "Dun Ringill" Related Discography Members A Billion Hands Concert The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus A Classic Case Thick as a Brick 2 Jethro Tull – The String Quartets Category

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