Artist description Who does Andy White think he is exactly? A wordy Belfast boy poetgrown into a full-blown Euro man? A collaborator, artist, writer, performer? A collector of animpressive list of associations? All this and much more. AlthoughAndy's story makes for great co py, the issue right now is ANDY WHITE the new album,solo album # 10 of a sixteen year career. Artists often call theirdebut album by their name - it's taken Andy ten goes to get there, but who'scounting? It doesn't matter; the recording itself is the most focussed, vibrant, honest, masculine, tender work to date. It's analbum that has a uniquely simple statement to make; here is ANDY WHITE, a man wholoves, grieves, celebrates, observes and gets his son ready for bed.Most people don't have the courage to re veal that much of themselves,to give away that kind of poetic detail.Perhaps that's it, that'swhat draws the great and the good to Andy White's table, hisgenerosity with poetic detail. ANDY WHITE was written in Switzerland(Andy's new home) and recorded in Dublin with Kieran Kennedyproducing and John Leckie (producer of 'The Bends' by Radiohead,Muse, Stone Roses and Pink Floyd amongst others) mixing. Musiciansfeatured include Liam O Maonlai (Hothouse Flowers, ALT), DavidCrichton (The Silencers), Robert Malone (David Gray Band) and NickSeymour (Crowded House).?æ

Music Style Folk, Rock

Musical Influences David Crichton, Liam O Maonlaí, Tim Finn, Lloyd Cole, Peter Gabriel

Similar Artists David Crichton, Liam O Maonlaí, Tim Finn, Lloyd Cole, Peter Gabriel

Artist History Andy burst through as the punk protest singer in the late 80's with "Rave On" and became recognised as a major force in helping change attitudes in the Northern Ireland at that time. He helped give the silent majority a voice for change which challenged b oth the establishment and the extremist regimes of hate, long before any signs of a peace process, (the epochal song Religious Persuasion was that important!!) and his courage was beyond the pale at the time, He has continued to release melodic intelligen t word-driven albums and his live shows are always full of love and smilling faces. Last time I saw him was at the Lemon Tree as ALT - Andy, Liam (Hothouse Flowers) and Tim Finn - it was a great show and Andy was the architect of the performance and of those songs too. Since then Andy has lived in Dublin and recently moved to the middle of Europe. Now he has a new album released through ALT Recordings. Try and catch him on tour or check out his own homepage.?

Group Members Andy White - vocal 12 String David Crichton - violinˇ

Instruments A 12 String Guitar and his brain

Albums 'Rare' his rarities collection and 'Andy White' is his latest new studio album in a line of 10

Press Reviews "Richly rewarding, dripping in corking tunes, mighty choruses, offbeat subject matter and a whole wardrobe of brilliantly witty couplets. From rage to sageÉit ain't too late to discover one of our best kept secrets." MOJO, UK "Andy White has a rare gift, he is a special case deserving of our special attention.'Andy White' is an album that will meet the most exacting scrutiny from both fan and casual listener alike. Make sure you hear it." HOT PRESS, Ireland "Independent, vibrant and timeless" FOLK ROOTS, UK

Location Dublin - Ireland

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