Andy White
Andy White
Entry Requirements: All Ages (Under 18's must be accompanied by and adult)
An intimate evening with the Australia based Belfast born troubadour.
With a career that spans over 20 albums, Andy White is a 21st Century protest singer. From biting social commentary to heartbreaking love songs, Andy has them all and more.
** Please note that the venue is located up stairs so may not be suitable for those with walking difficulties **
++ We operate a strict no talking policy when acts are performing. Please be a considerate gig goer. We are an all seated venue ++
40 years after the release of debut album Rave on, Irish songwriter Andy White is touring the UK with new live album The night is approaching though some would say it was morning (Floating World Records).
Legendary producer John Leckie suggested recording a live solo album. No band. No overdubs. “Where are we going to record it?” “The best sounding room in the world – Studio Two at Abbey Road.” You can see what it looked like on the album sleeve. You can hear the room on the record.
Dedicated to Janice Long and Joanna Beckitt, the double-CD set features both evening and afternoon sessions, and includes songs from throughout Andy’s song writing career including ‘Religious Persuasion’, ’James Joyce’s Grave’, ‘If You Want It’ and ‘Italian Girls on Mopeds’.
Line Up
Andy White is a poet and powerbook-toting troubadour, who grew up in Belfast, surrounded by Irish beauty and terrorist violence. His father is a political writer and his grandmother was a piano player. Music and lyricism run in the family. "I grew up hearing folk music dividing people into one side or the other. I wanted to write a new folk music. Uniting our traditions with the rock music we loved and the new political future we hoped for. I started off writing poems and then picked up an acoustic guitar when I heard John Lennon sing 'Give Peace A Chance'. Put them both together, that's all."
