Irish singer-songwriter
Andy White has never broken through to the general public in Australia but he's picked up a fairly loyal following around the world. Many people have been introduced to him through his involvement in the ALT project with Tim Finn (the 'T") and Liam O'Maonlai of
Hothouse Flowers (the "L"). On his own, he has recorded a number of albums of lyrically buoyant songs which at times seem to be more vehicles for his words than seamless tunes. You might say he's a folky rap singer. But sometimes his songs really hit the mark, either with some phrase that delights or a deceptively catchy tune that you can't get out of your head. I first saw him live in London a couple of years ago at the wonderfully bizarre venue known as the 12 Bar Club and that time around, I was a little underwhelmed. On the other hand, his Friday night appearance at the Rosstown was completely disarming. His solo presentation had a certain charm to it, all enthusiasm and life and while it was interesting to hear solo versions of ALT songs like "We're All Men" it was his solo material that worked best, with the more subdued version of "Between A Man And A Woman" a particular highlight. Monique Brumby joined him for a few numbers while on other songs Andy accompanied himself, looping guitar riffs to play along to. Low key but satisfying entertainment.
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Monique Brumby & Andy
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Monique & Andy
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Andy
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