Andy Stewart

Andrew "Andy" Stewart MBE (30 December 1933 – 11 October 1993) was a Scottish singer and entertainer.The use of tartan patriotism and stereotypical Scottish humour goes back to Sir Harry Lauder and music hall songs. In the 1960s, this strand was continued by the entertainer Andy Stewart. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1933, the son of a teacher. When he was five years old, the family moved to Perth, and then to Arbroath six years later. Even in early childhood, he loved imitating people and amazed his parents with impersonations of famous singers and actors. He attended Arbroath High School and then trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow.