AS a teenager in the Belfast portrayed in indie film Good Vibrations, listening to punk, folk, and Beatles albums, Andy White grew up writing poetry and playing bass.

He picked up the guitar when a friend threw a 12-string out of the window of a first-floor flat in University Street, and recorded Religious Persuasion in County Antrim field with school friend Rod McVey.

Stiff Records released the Religious Persuasion EP during the eighties acoustic revival spearhead-ed by The Pogues.

The Whistle Test and Janice Long championed Andy as he started playing shows in the UK.

When Stiff bit the dust, he was signed by London Records who released Rave On Andy White in October 1986.

Melody Maker pronounced “Yer Man’s Brilliant!”, Andy opened for Van Morrison on tour, and then Billy Bragg, with whom he shared legendary UK manager Peter Jenner.

Some 30 years on Andy is about to release his boxset Studio Albums 1986 - 2016, a collection of all twelve of his studio albums including new album Imaginary Lovers.

And he's coming to the Borders as part of his UK-wide promotional tour.

Andy will play at the Heart of Hawick on Monday, November 28.