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Drummer Andy Ward (Epsom, England, 1952) has played in many bands, including those of Stoffer Blegvad, Jeremy Harrington, Viv McAuliffe) mid-1980’s, Skaboosh! (1987-88), Mark Hewins' FF, (1990) Going Going (1990), Caravan Of Dreams (1991-94), Mirage (1994) Bevis Frond, (1994-2002) Yukio Yung, (Terry Burrows, 1995-1999) Steve Adams Band (2002).

From his schooldays, Andy’s sole ambition was to play the drums. Having seen Frankie Fox-Wilson playing his kit at school with fellow pupil Eddie Offord on guitar (who later went on to become Yes’ producer) Andy assembled his own kit at home from biscuit tins with lorry tyre inner tubes stretched over them. Although not particularly known as a musical breeding ground the school (The City of London Freemen’s School in Ashtead, Surrey) did yield another famous musician: John Mellor who was later better known as Joe Strummer.

Andy’s long-suffering parents bought Andy his first proper kit and it was not long before he was playing it professionally. At age 15 he met Geoff McCelland who had recently been ousted from the fledgling John’s Children by a young Marc Bolan. Together they formed Misty Romance (ahh!). Doug Ferguson was the bass player.

Misty Romance disintegrated and Doug moved to Guildford where he met Andy Latimer. Ferguson and Latimer formed the Brew and invited Andy to join. Brew gigged around the South of England and when Doug left the country temporarily Andy answered an ad. in the Melody Maker for a.....

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