• "Nice Set Last Night ... Really Cool"
    Jon Hubbard, Hubcap Promotions, Reading Promoter

  • "...an array of very strong songs, with catchy choruses, demonstrating a strong singing voice and real passion for his songs - I'd recommend checking Andrew out live soon."
    Joanne Kelly, Reading Radio DJ

  • "I thought Something Wild was an Old Velvet Underground tune I hadn't heard. Excellent!!? I dig it all."
    Obdan, YouTube User

  • "Absolutely Love This Song (Something Wild)"
    DennyCraneLocknLoad, YouTube User

  • " "Love The Stones' Cover (Sympathy For The Devil)."
    Vic Cracknell, Surrey & Hants Musician / Promoter

  • "I've been listening to At The Water's Edge - very impressed, really like it. Has a sort of Lou Reed / Velvet Underground feel to it - good songs, quite quirky and unusual, thoughtful lyrics and some stand out guitar palying!"
    Brian Hurrell, Farnham (Surrey) Musician

  • " "You've Got The Magic Back...They are great lyrics and very pertinent to my thoughts."
    Jayne Ferst, Novelist

  • ""A cracking singer / songwriter"
    Aquillo, Farnham Band

  • "Listening to Andrew Shearer's CD, "At The Water's Edge." Very impressed! *Dances*"
    Raji Kulatilake, Reading Musician

  • "....Andrew has the gift of making people feel good about themselves..."
    Maija, Reading Musician

  • "...able to put unflinchingly honest songs to warm, melodic music... a favourite for those with itchy feet..."
    Luke Paolo, Reading Musician
  • "...able to put unflinchingly honest songs to warm, melodic music... a favourite for those with itchy feet..."
    Luke Paolo, Reading Musician

At The Water's Edge Credits

All instrumentation by Andrew Shearer except Andrew Holdcroft on the following:

  1. 1.You've Got The Magic Back (Holdcroft / Shearer): solo guitars; bass, main drums;
  2. 2. Something Wild (Shearer): guitars, bass, drums, guitar synth;
  3. 3. Get Up! (Shearer): guitars, bass;
  4. 4. The Things She Said (Holdcroft / Shearer): guitar;
  5. 6. They're Going To Get You (Shearer): heavy guitar, solo guitar;
  6. 8. Love You To Death (Shearer): solo guitar;
  7. 9. Smugglers' Blues (Shearer): guitars;
  8. 11. It's Just Not There (Holdcroft / Shearer): solo guitar;
  9. 12. Can't Let Go (Holdcroft / Shearer): guitars, drums;
  10. 13. Crackerjack (Shearer): electric guitars, ebow, bass, backing vocals.

Arranged, mixed and produced by Andrew Shearer.

Assistant producer: Andrew Holdcroft.

Mastered by Brian Hazard at Resonance Mastering

Photography: Adrian Friars, Joshua Stark.

Video: Richard Worthington, Daood Khan, Nalatlie Kolodieg.

Artwork: Andrew Shearer, Diarmuid Mallon.



BIG thanks to Andrew Holdcroft for great guitar and general musician ship, and for the time, effort and patience through the endless reviewing.



Many thanks also to the following who've also been involved with the making of At The Water's Edge: Andy Windridge, Damian & Georgie Mudge, Dave & Liz Wheeler, Mary Young, Catherine Greatrex, Jocelyn Fiske, David Martin, Eileen Wenden, Adrian Friars, Joshua Stark, Zainab Khan, Daood Khan, Richard Worthingtom, Natalie Kolodieg, Andy Conn, Brian Hazard, Darrin Wilkinson, Diarmuid Mallon, Tutu Melaku, The Global Cafe, The Four Points.