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# Andy Skellam

Musician & Artist

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://andyskellam.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Thursday 20 November 2025](https://andyskellam.uk/thursday-20-november-2025/) - Bank Vault, 1 New Street, Aberystwyth, SY23 2AT Andy is a Bristol based, alt-folk musician with over twenty years of experience writing and performing in the UK and beyond. His main instruments are guitar and vocals with influences from 60s finger-style folk musicians such as Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen & Joni Mitchell to English Psychedelia
- [Friday 24 July 2026](https://andyskellam.uk/friday-24-july-2026/) - Trowbridge Festival 24-26 July at Greenhill Fields, BA14 9RJ Andy Skellam with Anna Kissell Showcasing the very best local talent from the Trowbridge area, alongside nationally celebrated artistes, bringing an exciting and diverse programme of live music to the county town of Wiltshire. Tickets
- [Saturday 18 July 2026](https://andyskellam.uk/saturday-18-july-2026/) - The White Room Sessions, Butleigh, Glastonbury Introducing Andy Skellam and Anna Kissell 7-10pm Tickets £10 on the Door
- [Thursday 22 January 2026](https://andyskellam.uk/thursday-22-january-2026/) - Long running much-loved folk/indie night Undergrowth, established in cosy new venue, Matter Whole Foods. Expect quiet-listening atmosphere for this month’s double headliners and UG collective members Anna Kissell and Andy Skellam.
- [Friday 8 November 2025](https://andyskellam.uk/friday-8-november-2025/) - The Avalon Centre, King St, Glastonbury BA6 9JY Join Andy Skellam & Sarah Curtis for an intimate evening of acoustic music at The Avalon Centre, Glastonbury. Warm songs, cosy space, tea & cake in the interval. Doors 7pm | £10 advance / £12 on the door Reserve your ticket: musicsarahcurtis@gmail.com
- [Sunday 31 August 2025](https://andyskellam.uk/sunday-31-august-2025/) - Knowle Constitutional Club, 162 Wells Road, Bristol Come join Andy Skellam and others at CON-STOCK this Sunday, 31 August! 2pm - 7pm. @knowle_constitutional_club Free
- [Friday 12 September 2025](https://andyskellam.uk/friday-12-september-2025/) - The Lamb Inn, 127 Mortimer St, Trowbridge BA14 0NH Pump Acoustic Club #3 – Andy Skellham + floorspots @thepumptrowbridge Tickets £4 otd
- [Thursday 2 October 2025](https://andyskellam.uk/thursday-2-october-2025/) - Bristol Folk House, 40A Park Street, BS1 5JG Andy Skellam and Betty Blight @ladybettyblight are old friends both playing fingerpicking folk tunes on acoustic guitar and voice. Their songs pick out everyday details, while wondering about the bigger picture. Both come from a background of trad folk and indie, while their travel and sound explorations
- [Saturday 6 or Sunday 7 September 2025](https://andyskellam.uk/saturday-6-or-sunday-7-september-2025/) - Cafe 5, 37A Gratitude Rd, Bruce Rd, Bristol Andy has a gig here! Check Insta for updates @cafe5.bristol @catacolours Free
- [Friday 20th June 2025](https://andyskellam.uk/friday-20th-june-2025/) - Midsummer Mansion, Ashton Court, Bristol Join the COMMUNITY JAM COLLECTIVE & BELOW THE BELT for another spectacular weekend of music from some of Bristol's most exciting talent on the scene. This time CJC teams up with Below The Belt productions to deliver a wild celebration of all things music during the start of the celebration
- [Sunday 15th June 2025](https://andyskellam.uk/sunday-15th-june-2025/) - Andy Skellam | alt-folk | @andy_skellam Alma Tavern, Bristol Free Entry
- [Tuesday 10th June 2025](https://andyskellam.uk/tuesday-10th-june-2025/) - SOLD OUT! Sofar Sounds Private gig at a secret location in Frome Tickets
- [Saturday 10th May 2025](https://andyskellam.uk/saturday-10th-may-2025/) - Hen & Chicken, Bristol - Firestations + Melinda Bronstein + Andy Skellam Tickets
- [Wednesday 2nd April 2025](https://andyskellam.uk/wednesday-2nd-april-2025/) - Cabot Cruising Club, Bristol - Daniel Everett, Andy Skellam and Stories from Hannah Moore Pay what you can
- [Wednesday 9th April 2025](https://andyskellam.uk/wednesday-9th-april-2025/) - Exchange, Bristol - Jack Cheshire + Andy SkellamTickets
- [Saturday 1st February 2025](https://andyskellam.uk/saturday-1st-february-2025/) - Amgueddfa Ceredigion Museum, Aberystwyth - Andy Skellam, Mairead & guests, J(aim)es, M0n4d, EmilyTickets
- [Thursday 28th November 2024](https://andyskellam.uk/thursday-28th-november-2024/) - Bank Vault, Aberystwyth - Andy Skellam and MaireadFree Entry
- [Sunday 27 October 2024](https://andyskellam.uk/sunday-27-october-2024/) - Exchange, Bristol - Permapup album release show with Martin Callingham and Andy SkellamTickets
- [Friday 8 November 2024](https://andyskellam.uk/friday-8-november-2024/) - Bristol, BS5 – The Greenbank. Supporting Henry Parker & David Ian RobertsTickets
- [Tuesday 30 April 2024](https://andyskellam.uk/tuesday-30-april-2024/) - Lifter + Olive Featherstone + Andy Skellam @ Crofters Rights BristolTickets
- [Friday 24 May 2024](https://andyskellam.uk/friday-24-may-2024/) - Hay-on-Wye hay distilleryFree Entry
- [Wed 19 June 2024](https://andyskellam.uk/wed-19-june-2024/) - Bristol, BS5 - Undergrowth (at The Greenbank) Easton with myself and Nile RobinsonDonation
- [Scribblings](https://andyskellam.uk/scribblings/)
- [Bloodhound](https://andyskellam.uk/bloodhound/) - Feral fox felt the headlights wrap around him like sap around a fly Final thought, this must be the magic I've hunted all my life Now he's just a pile of red fur That lies at the side of the road An old flame, a feast for the worms A flag that will never be
- [Bluebird](https://andyskellam.uk/bluebird/) - Absence never made the heart grow fonder All our skin got torn and cast asunder Don't cry when the tree creaks When your house sets swallowed by the creepers This life is a wingbeat on a landfill On a landfill heap of all we plunder Do you hear the bluebird chirping in my chest She
- [Wayward Heart](https://andyskellam.uk/wayward-heart/) - I fought the rebel without a cause Wrestled the devil then fled the war I’ll paint my lady in the stars Take all this love from my waiting heart Angel, your halo's a fiery thread Tangle your toes around my head I'm sure your world's a work of art Take all this love from my
- [Brighten Up The Place](https://andyskellam.uk/brighten-up-the-place/) - You had so much to say Bat you chose to stay quiet mostly Work's over for the day and you're unwinding in your greenhouse Tending those strange plants from other worlds And I'm sure you can relate to them And I know who you grow them for She fills the house with them they keep
- [Rosie Is A Goldmine](https://andyskellam.uk/rosie-is-a-goldmine/) - Michael felt like an emperorWhen she showed him the summerhouseA pallet bed in a treasure trovefallen feather this is your homeShelter here a whileSleep on the porch of this goldmineHe fled home when he was youngA wistful soul with a silver tonguePeered out through a periscopeWhen she beckoned him in from the wind and snowKick
- [Lisa's Riding](https://andyskellam.uk/lisas-riding/) - The world is flat, the sky is gray A stray cat scratches at the clay From a river bridge you throw a stick And watch it as it floats away Cos Lisa's riding through the rain again Lisa's riding through the rain again She's starting fires on lonely streets A starlet on the silver screen
- [Weight Of The World](https://andyskellam.uk/weight-of-the-world/) - Take these vagrant eyes Lock them up for treason Open as the sky Rusty as the season Break my heart and buy a load Of this fear they're selling No one told you to shoulder the weight of the world but you From this empty stage All the seats are open To the falling rain
- [The Lapping Sea](https://andyskellam.uk/the-lapping-sea/) - I’m too much fire, not enough breeze Don't really know who I'm supposed to be Let down your drawbridge to this war Spilling my entrails on the floor Will she walk with me into The lapping sea Will she walk with me into The lapping, the lapping sea Into the tidepool, into the cave Are
- [Very Proud Of This One](https://andyskellam.uk/very-proud-of-this-one/) - When the sun spills its yolk into the blue sky Pours liquid gold over the wheat fields Twin oil lamps flicker in the old man's eyes And he says ‘you must be very proud of this one' We tell him that we are with eyes like chandeliers He shares the same old stories but we
- [Soldier of The Sun](https://andyskellam.uk/soldier-of-the-sun/) - If I were Will I'd fix all the holes in your old canoe Hold your shadowy soul to the light of the moon Like a child with a treasure map tea stained and torn And the treasure those cheshire cat grins that we wore Your race is run Soldier of the sun Feathers burned Bright

## Pages

- [Home](https://andyskellam.uk/) - Andy Skellam UK Indie Folk Musician & Visual Artist Subscribe “Andy Skellam’s Brighten Up the Place (Pear O’Legs) is a lovely, somnambulist set of songs about wayward hearts, bluebirds and bloodhounds, made intimate in every soft squeak of its chord changes, the whispery husk of Skellam’s voice, and the drawing bows of a cello.” -
- [EPK](https://andyskellam.uk/electronic-press-kit/) - Bio Andy is a Bristol based, alt-folk musician with over twenty years of experience writing and performing in the UK and beyond. His main instruments are guitar and vocals with influences from 60s finger-style folk musicians such as Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell, to English Psychedelia and American Indie such as The Silver
- [Bio](https://andyskellam.uk/bio/) - Andy is a Bristol based, alt-folk musician with over twenty years of experience writing and performing in the UK and beyond. His main instruments are guitar and vocals with influences from 60s finger-style folk musicians such as Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell, to English Psychedelia and American Indie such as The Silver Jews.
- [Greetings Cards](https://andyskellam.uk/greetings-cards/) - My cards are for every occasion, especially if you are a guitar-playing monocyclist who likes to cross a washing line by the light of the moon A single card is £4, or £3.50 each if you buy more than one!
- [Music / Art](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/) - Music Art Tiger Moth T-Shirt Options Greetings Cards Take a look Paintings and Commissions Find out more Album Covers & Posters Find out more
- [Subscribe](https://andyskellam.uk/subscribe/)
- [LoginPress](https://andyskellam.uk/loginpress/) - This page is used by LoginPress to preview the login page in the Customizer.
- [Wiki](https://andyskellam.uk/wiki/) - Wiki Quick links: How to add an upcoming gig • How to email writing • How to add a video • How to edit a gallery • How to add a new link • How to change the number of gigs listed in links A quick tour When you login to the admin area you'll
- [Gigs](https://andyskellam.uk/gigs/) - Upcoming Live Shows
- [Videos](https://andyskellam.uk/videos/)
- [Writing](https://andyskellam.uk/writing/) - Lyrics/Writing
- [Links](https://andyskellam.uk/links/) - Here's a selection of quick links to my various online places of interest Bandcamp YouTube Instagram Facebook Electronic Press Kit
- [Paintings and Commissions](https://andyskellam.uk/paintings-and-commissions/) - Art Commissions I make art as well as music and am responsible for a range of posters and album covers, like my latest album, ‘Brighten Up The Place’, and I can do the same for you! If you would like me to produce artwork for your project or family, just get in touch outlining what
- [Privacy Policy](https://andyskellam.uk/privacy-policy/) - Who I am My website address is: https://andyskellam.uk. Cookies If you visit our login page, I will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, I will also set up several cookies to save
- [Refund and Returns Policy](https://andyskellam.uk/refund_returns/) - Overview Our refund and returns policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have passed since your purchase, we can’t offer you a full refund or exchange. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging. Several
- [Holding](https://andyskellam.uk/sample-page/) - Andy Skellam - Musician & Artist Website under constructionbut it won't be long... For now find me on Bandcamp

## Products

- [Tiger Moth T-shirt](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/tiger-moth-t-shirt/) - Unisex or women's tees available in all sizes in white, black and spectra yellow. Please note the variations in design depending on the colour.
- [Jersey Tiger Moth greetings card](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/jersey-tiger-moth-greetings-card/) - £4 for one, £3.50 each for two or more!
- [Unicycle Washing Line Guitar Man greetings card](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/unicycle-washing-line-guitar-man-greetings-card/) - Take advantage of my special offer: £4 for one, £3.50 each for two or more! Delivery is by Royal Mail second class
- [Album Covers & Posters](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/album-covers-posters/) - If you'd like to commission me to make you an album cover or poster please get in touch and we can discuss ideas/prices.
- [Molten Sea Mp3](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/molten-sea-mp3/) - Released October 15, 2007
- [Green Moat Mp3](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/green-moat-mp3/) - Released December 2, 2015
- [Tide/Shore Mp3](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/tide-shore-mp3/) - Released February 24, 2023
- [Brighten Up The Place Mp3](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/brighten-up-the-place-mp3/) - Released February 8, 2024
- [Paintings and Commissions](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/paintings-and-commissions/)
- [Tide/Shore](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/tide-shore/) - Released February 24, 2023
- [Green Moat](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/green-moat/) - Released December 2, 2015
- [Molten Sea](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/molten-sea/) - Released October 15, 2007
- [Brighten Up The Place](https://andyskellam.uk/merchandise/brighten-up-the-place/) - Andy's third full length album 'Brighten Up The Place', available on vinyl and digital, released February 8, 2024

## Categories

- [Gigs](https://andyskellam.uk/category/gigs/)
- [Writing](https://andyskellam.uk/category/writing/)

## Product categories

- [Art](https://andyskellam.uk/product-category/art/)
- [Music](https://andyskellam.uk/product-category/music/)
- [mp3s](https://andyskellam.uk/product-category/mp3s/)
- [Greetings Cards](https://andyskellam.uk/product-category/greetings-cards/)