Andrew Lyons has been a musician for most of his life with an undying passion (some might say obsession) for music of all forms. He is a classically trained fiddle player (taught by Charles Bye who played with many London orchestras) who also plays the mandolin, cittern, whistle and anything else he can lay his hands on.
Whilst living down across the border he mainly played classical music. He led a symphony orchestra and chamber orchestra playing at many events and performing solo on occasions. He also played and performed chamber music with various string quartets and has a wide knowledge of repertoire.
He has played at venues such as the Musikverein in Vienna (home of the Vienna Philharmonic), the Victoria Hall in Geneva (Suisse Romande Orchestra) and the Queen Elizabeth Hall. He has also sung in many of the great cathedrals in the UK and played in a live broadcast from Ely Cathedral.
Since moving to Scotland he has become heavily involved in traditional music and its performance. He is involved in the Edinburgh session scene and leads a session in the Tass (on the Royal Mile) every Monday, which he would glad to see you at!
He is a member of the band Rallion who are currently promoting their first album "For No-one and Everyone". The second album is now on the way.
In 2004 he toured The Netherlands and Belgium with Rallion’s singer on a very successful tour under the name ‘Dithis’. They also produced a CD for the tour called ‘You and I’.
Andrew also plays in a duo with an Edinburgh singer songwriter called Ian Main. They intend to complete an album this year which will be a mixture of traditional and self penned songs and tunes.
Andrew is also writing, performing and recording his own music.