He was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire into a musical family and taught to play piano from age 5.
He later worked with other performers of the era such as Curved Air, Leo Sayer, Sally Oldfield, Billy Ocean and Sarah Brightman.
[1] McCrorie-Shand was later looked upon by the children's production company Ragdoll Productions and chosen to work on TV shows such as Teletubbies, Brum, Tots TV, Boohbah, Rosie and Jim (of which fellow Druid member Neil Brewer was a presenter), The Adventures of Abney & Teal, Twirlywoos, B.O.T.
McCrorie-Shand appeared in the Rosie and Jim episode "Recording Studio" with Druid bass guitarist Neil Brewer.
He has not returned for the remake of Teletubbies, although the new show features orchestral versions of his original theme.