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Andy M Stewart grew to become one of the most accomplished musicians of his generation in Scotland's protean folk scene of the 1970s and '80s. Coming to the fore first with Silly Wizard, as a song ...

Andy M Stewart, the singer and songwriter whose deep understanding of the Scottish tradition played a huge part in the success of trail-blazing folk group Silly Wizard, has died after a long illness.