At the unveiling of a blue plaque for the Who at the University of Leeds on 17 June 2006
Born
Andrew J. G. Kershaw
(1959-11-09) 9 November 1959 (age 64)
Littleborough, Lancashire, England
Occupation
Disc jockey
Years active
1981–present
Children
2
Relatives
Liz Kershaw (sister)
Andrew J. G. Kershaw (born 9 November 1959) is an English broadcaster and disc jockey, predominantly on radio, and known for his interest in world music.
Kershaw's shows feature a mix of country, blues, reggae, folk music, African music, spoken word performances and a wide variety of other music from around the world.
Andrew J. G. Kershaw (born 9 November 1959) is an English broadcaster and disc jockey, predominantly on radio, and known for his interest in world music...
Leeds, Liz Kershaw began her media career in Leeds with a music column in the Yorkshire Post. Her brother is fellow broadcaster AndyKershaw. Her first...
abridged to Whistle Test and the title credits and music were changed. AndyKershaw joined the series as a presenter in 1984. The same four presenters co-presented...
the name include: Alex Kershaw (born 1966), American historian Abbey Lee Kershaw (born 1987), Australian fashion model AndyKershaw (born 1959), British...
whose broadcast was presented by Richard Skinner, AndyKershaw, Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Andy Batten-Foster, Steve Blacknell, Paul Gambaccini, Janice...
"Sailing on the Seven Seas". In 1998, Kershaw co-founded girl group Atomic Kitten, alongside OMD frontman Andy McCluskey. Together they co-wrote much...
singers) which was hand-selected by Kim Jong Un. BBC radio disc jockey AndyKershaw noted, on a visit to North Korea with Koryo Tours in 2003, that the only...
Clayton Edward Kershaw (born March 19, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB)....
Wangjaesan Light Music Band Martial music and sea shanties for AndyKershaw in North Korea, AndyKershaw, Songlines: the world music magazine #22, Jan/Feb 2004...
Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Kershaw came to prominence in 1984 as a solo...
actively involved in their own music and dancing. In 2004, BBC presenter AndyKershaw travelled to the island with Sardinian music specialist Pablo Farba and...
Boys. The Bhundu Jit music hit Europe with some force in 1986, taking AndyKershaw and John Peel fully under its spell. For many years, Paris has attracted...
there has to be a definition of world music, this is it" said BBC's AndyKershaw. Baka Beyond's sound is a fusion of music influenced by the Baka people...
influenced later groups like Nehoreka and Mokoomba. British world music DJ AndyKershaw said that at the height of their magical powers they were "...the single...
BBC Radio 2's folk programme The Mike Harding Show and BBC Radio 3's AndyKershaw Show. The release of El Agua De La Vida in 2004 was also met with critical...
formation of the Police, Coyne's band included guitarist Andy Summers. BBC disc jockey AndyKershaw described Coyne as "a national treasure who keeps getting...
motives for organising Live 8 were questioned. TV and radio presenter AndyKershaw - who had co-presented Live Aid in 1985 - directed criticisms at Geldof...
she begins presenting the station's first reggae programme. 6 July – AndyKershaw joins. 13 July – BBC Radio 1 broadcasts full, live coverage of the Live...
"BBC One - The One Show - Carrie Grant". BBC. "BBC One - The One Show - AndyKershaw". BBC. "BBC One - The One Show - Alex Riley". BBC. "BBC One - The One...
Grandmaster Flash (born 1958): stores his collection in a dedicated building. AndyKershaw (born 1959): collection weighed seven tons at one point. Tony Prince...
The Kershaw Sessions is the name of several albums based on sessions done for the radio DJ AndyKershaw including: The Kershaw Sessions (Robyn Hitchcock...
summer 2017, and was replaced at the end of the year by Karl Benson. AndyKershaw has described Half Man Half Biscuit as "One of England’s most amazing...
Joplin's in their "dirty intensity". In a 1985 Whistle Test interview with AndyKershaw, Nicholls said her influences include British bands Siouxsie and the...
claimed to have shouted "Judas!" was John Cordwell; when interviewed by AndyKershaw he said: I think most of all I was angry that Dylan... not that he'd...
black female DJ on the station, hosting a reggae programme. In July, AndyKershaw also joined the station. Simon Mayo joined the station in 1986, while...
in November 1983, at the fixed low price of £2.99. Around this time, AndyKershaw, an early supporter at Radio Aire in Leeds, was employed by Jenner as...
additional Engineering David Leonard – mixing engineer (Larribee Sound) Andy Batwinds – second engineer Bobby Lacivita – second engineer (Sound Castle)...
performed at the University Refectory. The gig was organized by AndyKershaw. Kershaw stated the gig was "among the most magnificent I have ever seen"...
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