This podcast is only temporary
Irish songwriter and producer Andy White’s fourth series of This podcast is only temporary tells the story of the writing and recording of his live album 'The night is approaching through some would say it was morning', recorded at Abbey Road with producer John Leckie.
Progressing through the day from morning to night, Andy tells the stories of the songs along the way - as in previous Series 3 in which he looked at his spoken word album 'Good Luck I Hope You Make It', and the first two series which go track by track through solo album ‘This garden is only temporary’ and the 'AT' album co-written with Tim Finn.
This podcast is only temporary
The government of love
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This is the season finale. Or is it? Something of a cliffhanger from Andy as he wraps up the story of the writing and recording of his 1994 classic album 'Destination Beautiful' by taking us through Learning to Cry, I Couldn't Leave You and – yes – The Government of Love. Side Two of the album is a very personal story and ends up with a roll call and a celebration.
Andy also lets us know that he has a new poetry book out this June, in time for his appearance at the Belfast Book Festival. Here, he will be in conversation with Northern Irish writer Lucy Caldwell as well as launching the book at a reading in the Seamus Heaney Centre. He then heads south to read at Chapters Bookstore in Dublin for the June edition of The Write Stuff, and to Sellers and Newel in Toronto and the Ironwood in Calgary.
Andy will be playing a solo performance of the album on his YouTube Channel in the next couple of weeks. To get an invite to the premiere, just subscribe to the channel and we will write when the date is settled.
For the record, on the record are: Rod McVey - keyboards, Mudd Wallace - electric guitar, Brendan McGarrity - drums, Dave Early - percussion. Rod and Andy produced, Mudd engineered at Homestead Studios, Randalstown.
If you have enjoyed the series, please share, and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts. Andy writes,
"Special thanks to Sebastian for the artwork, Ian and all at LNFG in Glasgow for reissuing the LP, and my tiny but much-loved band of friends & listeners who write in every week with words of encouragement (and reminding me I need to put the next one out). You are all life members of only government that means anything at all. Thank you!"
Andy's albums are available on Bandcamp or www.andywhite.com
Podcast artwork: Sebi White