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Andrew Howie (born 1974) is a Scottish singer/songwriter, producer and music tutor. From 2000 - 2013 he released music under the moniker of Calamateur. Howie's first album released under his own name, The Great Divide, was released in March 2015 on Autoclave Records. He has since released the Victory EP, two ambient albums, and Lonely Hummingbird, an album of songs co-written with American songwriters.

Howie also works regularly with prisons, schools, youth clubs and community groups, delivering music and songwriting workshops.

Calamateur's first record was the 7" single White Light Unknown / Inhabit which was released in 2000. The single received airplay from John Peel and BBC Radio 1's Scottish Evening Session. It received high praise from a number of music publications. In 2001 Howie's then band, Oldsolar, released their first album Many Visitors Have Been Gored By Buffalo to high acclaim in both national press and music magazines such as NME