| Nigel Burch | |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 1954 |
| Birth Place: | Braintree, Essex, England |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter, artist |
| Genre: | Punk, Acoustic, Folk-Punk, Cabaret |
| Years Active: | 1972–present |
| Associated Acts: | Kevin Coyne, John Cooper Clarke, Andrew Ranken |
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.[1]
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),[2] 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."[3] 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".[4]
Burch and band has toured internationally, with a significant following in Russia[5] 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.