...singer Billy Bragg is to embark on a nine-date tour of Wales to mark the 25th anniversary of the minersâ strike next year. Braggâs music was heavily influenced by the political struggles of the early 1980s and he went on to write powerful pro-union songs...
...year’s 25th anniversary of the Miners’ Strike is to be marked with a special nine-date solo tour of Wales by singer Billy Bragg. The tour, co-produced by Coda, Theatr Mwldan in Cardigan and Big Pit in Brynmawr, will begin at Blaenavon Workmen’s Hall on...
...steel pans was not enough to put them off - the only artist who managed to bring universal disapproval from my parents was Billy Bragg wiht his rendition of the Milkman of Human Kindness. He was indeed the ultimate taste challenge for anyone's parents -...
...who support the BNP have got to think if their vote is going to be a wasted vote." Mr Love & Justice is available now. Billy Bragg and The Blokes play at Leeds Academy on Thursday, November 20. Tickets are available in advance from Jumbo and Crash Records....
...up with Wilco to set some newly unearthed Woody Guthrie lyrics to music, on 2000's Mermaid Avenue. But in his native England, Billy Bragg is highly regarded as an egalitarian songsmith who sings for the working class. He opens his set with "I Keep...
Background
Stephen William Bragg (born December 20, 1957 in Essex, England), better known as Billy Bragg, is an English musician who blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs. His lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes. His music career has lasted more than 30 years, and he has collaborated with Johnny Marr, Leon Rosselson, members of R.E.M., Michelle Shocked, Less Than Jake, Kirsty MacColl, and Wilco. He has recently performed with Kate Nash at the 2008 NME awards. Bragg often plays and speaks at the Tolpuddle Martyrs festival. Bragg Close, in his home town of Dagenham, Essex, is named in his honour.[dead link] He now lives in Dorset.
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