Elaine Brown
Peter Flory
Steve Foster
Andy Mitchell
Clive Dunstall
Dave Harte Eddie McManus
Sarah Robson Tim Gillett
Fiona Gillett Matt Talks
Mary Tyler Caron Cavalier
Andy Mitchell
Guitars
When Chrysalis lost their guitarist they were well stuck. They needed to find a player who could step into the breach at short notice and support them on an imminent forthcoming tour. There was only one man who could do it, only one man who was up to the mark, only one man who could fill the gap, only one man who could avoid piercing glares from Elaine by playing every note to perfection. Unfortunately he was unavailable. He did however provide Mandy with a phone number of a mate of his who he thought might be up to the job. Mandy copied one of the digits incorrectly and Andy Mitchell picked the phone up and, being excited because he had just bought a new amp, turned up to a rehearsal. Chrysalis have been trying get rid of him ever since.
They’ve tried everything from uncomfortable hotel beds to rotten jokes. Worst of all they subjected him to three days in a mini bus with some of the battiest people on the planet.
Andy started learning classical guitar a very long time ago but quickly fell by the wayside when he bought an electric guitar and joined a band with some mates at school who inevitably played “Smoke on the Water”.
Andy has played in a variety of amateur shows including “Joseph” and “Godspell”. But his closest brush with stardom was with the rock band “Shot in the Dark” with whom he played the London clubs and beyond, releasing an album along the way. He narrowly missed fame and fortune by breaking a string at the wrong moment. The record company rep was not impressed. He’s also learned that if you must leap off the stage, you should make sure you know how to get back up.
He co-wrote a musical called “Stepping Out” (based on the parable of the prodigal son), which ran for a full 4 nights. He has a wife Fiona, and three sons, Luke, Joel and Thomas. He also plays for “The Impossible Groovers”, a charity raising dance band specialising in hits from the 60s and 70s, and also their splinter acoustic group “The Kitchen Band”. He earns his living by going around at night telling people to shut up and showing a strong disapproval of loud audio equipment.
