Britain's premier multi-instrumental entertainer
 

Andy Eastwood

  
 

'A ONE-MAN MUSICAL FESTIVAL' - Ken Dodd

  

A born entertainer - Peter Hepple, The Stage
 

Andy Eastwood and his ukulele-banjo

 Andy Eastwood is one of the new generation of artists who are bringing variety entertainment into the 21st century.

Andy's specialities are the ukulele, ukulele-banjo, violin and guitar, and in a high-energy, upbeat stage act, he combines his showmanship and personality with remarkable vocal and instrumental artistry. It's no wonder that Andy has won the acclaim of the public and critics alike, in theatre, cabaret, radio and television.
 

Ace ukulele player ... effortless professionalism ... you'll love Andy Eastwood - Derek Smith, The Stage
  Andy's expertise derives from experience - he entered showbusiness as a child and studied classical violin and piano. But he also developed a passion for jazz and pop and went on to make history at Oxford University by being the first musician ever to give a degree recital on the ukulele! He is now described as one of the world's foremost exponents of the instrument.

Andy traveled the world in cabaret before the legendary Ken Dodd gave him a break into theatre work and he has now performed at many of Britain's most prestigious theatres in a variety of productions, including the hit wartime revue We'll Meet Again, with which he has toured the country five times - giving over 350 performances - portraying one of his showbusiness heroes, George Formby!

  

I've had more letters about Andy than any other artist I've played in the past year! - Desmond Carrington, BBC Radio 2
  In addition to his usual act, Andy has worked as compere, musical director, and as an actor on both stage and screen; he took a singing part in NBC's The John Lennon Story, which has been shown across Canada and the USA. But it is as a solo artist that Andy is most in demand, and he has made appearances with star names such as Ken Dodd, Danny La Rue, Max Bygraves, Roy Hudd, Joe Pasquale, Des O'Connor and the BBC Big Band. Two award-winning summer seasons at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, earned Andy the title of the resort's 'top solo artist', and pantomime performances have seen him in comedy roles, for which he has a great natural talent.

Last year Andy made his 200th guest appearance with The Ken Dodd Happiness Show, and The Stage recently called Andy 'the busiest man in showbusiness' because as well as being a popular name in variety and pantomime, he also makes regular cabaret appearances at top hotels around Britain and aboard cruise ships worldwide. In 2007, Andy followed a summer season in Margate with the release of his fourth CD, Bring Me Sunshine, and then starred in Christmas Seaside Special at the Pier Pavilion Theatre, Cromer. And 2008 looks set to be his busiest year yet...

  
 

Tracy Manning

  

His CD Ukulele Serenade immediately set me smiling and lifted my spirits - Peter Kingston, The Guardian
   
   
     

This country's greatest ukulele virtuoso - Peter Hepple, The Stage