andrew tyne

Interested in music for as long as he can remember, Andrew began playing the trumpet in his school band in the fourth grade. He traveled to Florida as a member of the Glace Bay High School Marching band, where he performed at The Mainstreet Parade in Disney World.

In 1998, he formed his first garage band, Fallen, and played guitar, sang, and wrote all the songs on the band's first self-titled EP, released in 2000. Around this time, Andrew's interest in Celtic music began to grow, and he hasn't looked back since. He joined the cast of Cape Breton Lyrics & Laughter during the second season of the show, and sang, played guitar and bass, and, along with Colin Grant, performed in the comedy portions of the production. For the show's third season, Andrew not only performed, but co-wrote the comedy for the show, as well.

Andrew adds the banjo, tin whistle, accordion, bouzouki, and mandolin to the roster of instruments played in this year's production of Lyrics & Laughter.

Andrew played with fellow Lyrics & Laughter member Colin Grant at his East Coast Music Awards showcase and at the ECMA 72 Hour Jam. He was also part of a group that toured Scotland and performed in pubs and at a university on the Isle of Skye.

In the fall of 2003, Andrew started Studies at Saint Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, where he enroled in the Music program and studied voice. Andrew had the pleasure and the privilage of studying with such amazing musicians as Lisa Berg, Ryan Billington, Skip Beckwith and Tony Genge. Andrew plans to attend the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology and continue to work in the music industry.