Early Life
Andrew Irvine was born in St John's Wood, northwest London to Irish-Scots parents. His mother was an actress, and as a child Irvine made a few minor appearances on stage and in films and starred in a TV series, but he gave up acting when he reached adolescence. He studied classical guitar, but gave it up for "trad" (traditional) music upon discovering Lonnie Donegan and the Skiffle boom of the 1950s, and, later, Woody Guthrie, who was to become an enduring influence on his music and outlook.
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