Andy Piercy is a British singer-songwriter who came to prominence in the gospel beat acoustic duo Ishmael and Andy, together with Ian Smale (Ishmael). In 1974, Piercy replaced John Leach as guitarist and lead vocalist in

After the Fire After the Fire (or ATF) were a British rock band that evolved from playing progressive rock to new wave over ten years, while having only one hit in the United States (" Der Kommissar") and one hit in the United Kingdom (" One Rule for You") ...

. He stayed with that group, later taking on bass duties, until they disbanded in 1983. Subsequently, Piercy was record producer for many British Christian musicians, including

Delirious? Delirious? (formerly known as The Cutting Edge Band) were an English contemporary Christian music, contemporary Christian band. For the majority of their career, the lineup featured Martin Smith (English musician), Martin Smith on vocals and gu ...

(their original '' Cutting Edge'' recordings and the album '' King of Fools''),

Matt Redman Matthew James Redman (born 14 February 1974) is an English Christian worship leader, singer-songwriter and author. Redman has released 16 albums, written 8 books, and helped start three church-plants. He is best known for his two-time Grammy Aw ...

and Split Level.

Discography

with Ishmael (Ian Smale) and Andy * ''Ready Salted'' (1973) with

* ''Signs of Change'' (1978) * ''Laser Love'' (1979) * ''80-f'' (1980) * ''Batteries Not Included'' (1982) * ''Der Kommissar'' (1982) with Dave Clifton * ''Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow'' (1994) * ''Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs'' (1996)

References

External links

Andy Piercy official siteAfter the Fire biography at ''NME''
* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British performers of Christian music English male singer-songwriters English rock guitarists English male guitarists Male new wave singers {{Singer-songwriter-stub