{{Short description|Welsh-born Canadian folk musician}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = | name = Andy Vine | image_size = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|04|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | death_date = | origin = England | instrument = guitar | genre = folk rock | occupation = handyman | years_active = 1960s{{dash}}present | label = | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|andyvine.com}} | current_members = (on "Making Waves") Danielle Arcand (voice), Rosalie Carver (fiddle), Paul Bergman (acoustic bass), Liam McKenzie (djembe), Myles Bigelow (percussion) | past_members = }}
'''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".<ref name=grand>{{cite web |url=http://www.grandcentral.ca/andy_vine.html |title=Family of Troubadours Coming to Galiano |first=Tim |last=Harvey |date=2007-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001194200/http://www.grandcentral.ca/andy_vine.html |archive-date=2011-10-01}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andyvine.com/woman-of-labrador |first=Andy |last=Vine |title=Woman of Labrador|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194833/http://www.andyvine.com/woman-of-labrador|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Mullan |first=Martin |title=A passion for performing – Local folk musician Andy Vine |url=http://www.cedarcottage.org/docs/kccpaper_07_sep.pdf |journal=The KCC Neighbour |date=September 2007 |page=14 |access-date=2009-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725151446/http://www.cedarcottage.org/docs/kccpaper_07_sep.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-25 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2007 Andy wrote "Excuse Me Your Planet Is Burning". Andy is now retired and living on Cortes Island, BC where he performs at local events. Many of his recordings can be heard on SoundCloud.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://soundcloud.com/andyvine/house-carpenter |title=House Carpenter |publisher=Andy Vine |website=Soundcloud.com |access-date=November 21, 2022}}</ref>
==Family== Andy has two sons and a daughter. Andy is divorced.
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20070927121103/http://www.andyvine.com/}} * [http://www.fromseatosea.com/musicbooks.htm Great Canadian Songbook] * [http://cdbaby.com/cd/andyvine Andy Vine] at CDBaby
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