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ANDY WHITE in Southsea!!!!!
Top Irish songwriter Andy White (sometimes described as "the Irish Bob
Dylan") is appearing at South Parade Pier on Tuesday 30th September!
Andy White was born and grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 'Religious
Persuasion', his first single, was released on Stiff Records in 1985 and
instantly entered the charts. His first solo album 'Rave on Andy White' was
released
worldwide in 1986.
Since then Andy has recorded eight more solo albums, toured the world and won
Ireland's top songwriting award. Andy has written with Peter Gabriel and Neil
Finn and toured with Van Morrison and Mary Black.
In 1995, along with his mates Liam O Maonlai (Hothouse Flowers) and Tim Finn
(Crowded House) he formed ALT. They recorded an album 'Altitude' and toured
Australia and New Zealand, Europe and North America and Japan.
Andy's new self-titled solo album was recorded in Dublin. Hailed as a
career-best, the musicians featured include Liam O Maonlai (Hothouse Flowers,
ALT), Robert Malone (David Gray Band), and Nick Seymour (Crowded House).
Andy White appears at South Parade Pier, Southsea, on Tuesday, 30th
September. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are just £6 and are available from
Wedgewood Rooms Box Office Albert Rd., Southsea (023) 92 863911, Reflex Records
Albert Rd, Southsea, or enquiries to spiderpromos@aol.com.
N.B. There will be no R.M.A. Folk Club on this day, as everyone will be
coming to see Andy White!