Andy Hembry

Guitarist

Andy is Tinkers Lane’s lead and rhythm guitarist and joined Ian to form Tinkers Lane in 2016.

Originally from Hull, he moved to Cheshire as a child, and later went to college in Wolverhampton, he then lived in London and eventually settled in Milton Keynes. He has been making music and playing guitar since he first picked one up aged 12 and has played with bands in Manchester, Birmingham and London at numerous festivals and venues such as the 100 Club, Dublin Castle and Ronnie Scotts. 

Andy cut his teeth in the Manchester post punk indie scene with influences such as the Smiths, Joy Division, The Chameleons, Echo and the Bunnymen, Inspiral Carpets, The Stone Roses and the Pixies, plus he has a love of anything 60s and 70s, from the Beatles to Bowie, from the Doors to the Damned. 

Andy has a second incarnation of Robbie Kreiger in a tribute band to the Doors, called the Strange Doors.