1984
Andy Stewart MBE
(1933 - 1993)
Andy was born in Glasgow in 1933, the son of a teacher. He moved to Arbroath as a child and was to be associated with the town for the rest of his life. He trained initially as an actor at the RSAMD in Glasgow but it was as a singer, lyricist, comedian, impersonator and all round entertainer that he is best remembered. His career took off when he replaced Robert Wilson as the host of the White Heather Club, a role to which he was perfectly suited and will be long remembered. Using popular old pipe tunes he penned the words for a string of successful hits including “Come in, Come in”, “Donald Where’s Yer Troosers?”, “A Scottish Soldier”, “Campbeltown Loch”, “Take Me Back” and “Tunes of Glory”. He travelled extensively abroad to Canada, Australia and New Zealand and was enthusiastically received by audiences numbered in their thousands. Dogged throughout his career by ill health he is still remembered as “the face” of traditional Scottish entertainment in its heyday.
Andy Stewart MBE
(1933 - 1993)
Andy was born in Glasgow in 1933, the son of a teacher. He moved to Arbroath as a child and was to be associated with the town for the rest of his life. He trained initially as an actor at the RSAMD in Glasgow but it was as a singer, lyricist, comedian, impersonator and all round entertainer that he is best remembered. His career took off when he replaced Robert Wilson as the host of the White Heather Club, a role to which he was perfectly suited and will be long remembered. Using popular old pipe tunes he penned the words for a string of successful hits including “Come in, Come in”, “Donald Where’s Yer Troosers?”, “A Scottish Soldier”, “Campbeltown Loch”, “Take Me Back” and “Tunes of Glory”. He travelled extensively abroad to Canada, Australia and New Zealand and was enthusiastically received by audiences numbered in their thousands. Dogged throughout his career by ill health he is still remembered as “the face” of traditional Scottish entertainment in its heyday.