Scottish folk singer Andy Chung influenced by Hakka dad, and Sam Hui
As Andy Chung works on his seventh album he reflects on his Chinese roots and influences
A Chinese-Scottish folk singer has described how his Hong Kong father's love of traditional Hakka folk songs set him on the road to success.
Andy Chung is a popular Scottish folk singer based in Edinburgh. He was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, but his parents originally came from Hong Kong.
Chung's father, John, was part of the Hakka community living in Sai Kung, where the language is frequently spoken.
But he emigrated to Kirkcaldy in his early 20s and ran a restaurant there before retiring.
Hakka is one of the major Chinese dialects, and is spoken natively by the Hakka people in southern China, mainly in Guangdong.
There is a big Chinese community in Scotland overall, but within that, there is a large Hakka community in Dundee and Fife.
"When weddings were taking place or there was some celebration in the restaurant, my dad would get up and sing a Hakka song," Chung, 48, said.