Andy White

Who is Andy White?

Andy White is a Northern Irish singer/songwriter, poet and author, born in Belfast. He started writing poetry and music early, penning a poem called "Riots" aged nine. He attended Methodist College Belfast. He studied English Literature at Robinson College, Cambridge University, graduating in 1984.

He released his first EP Religious Persuasion in 1985 on Stiff Records, and his first album Rave on Andy White in 1986. Since then he has released eleven solo albums plus numerous compilations and live albums, and collaborated with many other artists including Peter Gabriel, Sinéad O'Connor and English producer John Leckie. White won Ireland's Hot Press Songwriter of the Year Award in 1993.

In 1995 he released an album with Tim Finn and Liam Ó Maonlaí; the trio recorded as ALT.

His most recent studio albums are How Things Are and a double CD collection 21st Century Troubadour, based around the book of the same name.

In 1999 a book of lyrics and poems was published by Belfast-based Lagan Press. In 2009 his first work of prose was published, also by Lagan, with a second volume of poetry following in 2011.