Birth Date: | 21 July 1991 |
Birth Name: | Josh Edwards |
Origin: | London, England |
Genre: | folk, neofolk, pop |
Occupation: | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument: | Vocals, guitar, flamenco guitar, charango |
Years Active: | 2014–present |
Josh Edwards (born 21 July 1991), known professionally as Blanco White, is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist from London, England. He has released two studio albums, On the Other Side & Tarifa.
Originally from London, Edwards travelled to Cadiz, Spain to study flamenco guitar under the guidance of Nono García, before going to Sucre, Bolivia where he was introduced to traditional local folk music and learnt to play the charango, an Andean instrument.[1] In 2014, he brought together Andalusian and Latin American influences while keeping his English musical roots, which launched his solo project Blanco White.[2]
His first show as Blanco White, named after the Spanish poet José María Blanco White, dates back to December 2015 at Proud Camden where he was accompanied by the band Wovoka Gentle.[3]
In 2016, Blanco White signed with Yucatán Records based in London and release his first EP called The Wind Rose. He then released two other EPs Colder Heavens in 2017 and The Nocturne in 2018 respectively.
Since 2016, he toured Europe and the US and was nominated at the Anchor Award in 2018.[4] [5]
On 5 June 2020, Blanco White released his debut studio album titled On the Other Side.
On 29 September 2023, Blanco White released his second studio album Tarifa.