User:Andy Gallagher & Overhaul

Andy Gallagher: "Pure melody, welded to bone cracking music"

Andy Gallagher: Vocalist, Guitarist, Songwriter, originally from the west coast of America (Los Angeles, California), He now lives on the west coast of Scotland (Millport, Isle Of Cumbrae), where he spends a lot of his time writing songs and performs them either as a solo artist or with his alternative rock band Andy Gallagher & Overhaul.

In February 2006 Andy opened for Legendary American Cult band Violent Femmes on their 25th Anniversary tour in Ireland. He has also opened for the rock band The Tracie Hunter Band (Daughter of Ian Hunter of Mott The Hoople), Dom Brown (Current guitarist for Duran Duran), Indie/Country/Pop band Absentee, Indie/Rock band Oversol, and Indie/Pop band Semifinalists. Along the line he has played in countless venues and has even played at Legendary venues such as Vicar St (Dublin, Ireland), King Tuts Wah Wah Hut (Glasgow, Scotland), and The Borderline (London, England).

In January 2007 Andy put the finishing touches on his Debut album Hope Shines Through and is now touring to support the album. The album was coproduced by Geoff Allen, who has worked with the likes of Foo Fighters, Mogwai, Aereogram, Arab Strap and West Life. The album was recorded at Cava Recording Studios in Glasgow, Scotland. Hope Shines Through was one of the last albums to be recorded in Studio One at Cava, and shortly after, studio one was closed and demolished to make way for car parking.