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Nigel Burch in 2015.
Nigel Burch
Born (1954-01-25) 25 January 1954 (age 70)
Braintree, Essex, England
GenresPunk, Acoustic, Folk-Punk, Cabaret
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, artist
Years active1972–present
Musical artist

Nigel Burch (born 25 January 1954) is an East London-based songwriter, musician, poet, and graphic artist now based in the London Borough of Hackney.

Musically covering the genres of punk, rock, folk, and anti-folk, Burch has collaborated with Kevin Coyne, John Cooper Clarke, Andrew Ranken (of The Pogues), and had an ongoing pen pal relationship with Charles Bukowski, who described Burch's writing as "the best cure for a hangover I ever lucked across." Burch's current band, Nigel Burch and The Flea-Pit Orchestra, have released three CDs, and often play live in London. A Guardian review called his music "a cross between the music of Ian Dury, Brecht and Weill, an Irish pub band, and a 1950s skiffle group. The urban-alienation songs might be too explicitly crammed with messages for some, but plenty of fierce, spontaneous playing".

Burch and band has toured internationally, with a significant following in Russia and Austria. Burch's self described "morbid drawings" are represented by The Nicholas Treadwell Gallery, have been shown in the UK, Austria, and Germany, and been published in a number of magazines.

References

  1. "Feature: HOLLOWAY ARTS FESTIVAL – Interview with musician Nigel Burch – Islington Tribune". islingtontribune.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. "The Medusa Fora • View topic – NIGEL BURCH AND THE FLEA-PIT ORCHESTRA". pogues.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  3. "Nigel Burch and the Flea-Pit Orchestra - Rochester Castle, Stoke Newington - Music-News.com". music-news.com. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. John Fordham (27 July 2005). "Django Bates". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. "Songs for When You Want to Weep & Waltz – Arts and Ideas". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 13 April 2015.

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