Rita Lynch Explained

Rita Lynch
Background:solo_singer
Origin:London, England
Genre:Alternative rock
Indie rock
Years Active:1984 – present
Label:Sugar Shack
Independent
Associated Acts:Blue Aeroplanes
God Bless You
Rita & The Piss Artists

Rita Lynch is an English singer-songwriter who achieved a profile in the UK in the early 1990s and was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary, filmed as part of the Out series.[1] Her music has been used in a Channel 4 drama, Rosebud, and in British horror movie Vampire Diary. Her sound has been described as PJ Harvey meets At the Drive-In with a dose of the usual dark ambience that accompanies many Bristol releases.

She retains a devoted following today and continues to record and perform. Her live performances currently feature a three-piece line-up with Mike Youe and John Langley (Blue Aeroplanes, Witness, The Mekons, Strangelove, Saturation Point) on drums. She is also known for her time as backing singer and guitarist with cult Bristol band The Blue Aeroplanes.

In 2009, Bristol/Bath entertainment magazine Venue described Lynch as 'the personification of ferocious conviction'[2] and named her performance at the Fleece on 13 August as Bristol's third-best gig of the year.

Biography

Rita Lynch was born in South London in 1961. She attended Catholic school and was taught to play guitar by nuns.

After leaving school she played her first shows as Rita & The Piss Artists, an all-girl punk band.[3] Playing bass guitar – 'seemed the easiest' – the band became an excuse to get drunk a lot.[4]

When that band broke up she joined God Bless You, initially as a bassist.[5] Finding that she had a good singing voice Lynch dropped the bass & concentrated on vocals which she shared with Dave Ryan. When God Bless You faded out, Lynch decided to launch herself as a singer-songwriter. Eventually she got a band together to record her first album, 'Call Me Your Girlfriend'.[6] Released in 1991, this was toured throughout the UK and Europe.

Until 2006 Lynch continued to play solo and with a band before joining the Blue Aeroplanes.[7] She now continues playing with her own band which evolved into the current three-piece line-up featuring John Langley on drums, and Mike Youe on bass. Both of which are current members of The Blue Aeroplanes.

Discography

Singles

God Bless You

Albums

Various Artists Compilations

Blue Aeroplanes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rita Lynch. Bristol Archive Records. 30 November 2015.
  2. Web site: Louise Distras + Rita Lynch at Stag and Hounds, Bristol. Head First Bristol. 30 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Tansey. Ben. "Outside Of Everything." In Conversation With Rita Lynch On The Eve Of Her Album Launch. Louder Than War. 30 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Rita Lynch. Last FM. 30 November 2015.
  5. Web site: God Bless You. Bristol Archive Records. 30 November 2015.
  6. Web site: Rita Lynch – Call Me Your Girlfriend. Discogs. 30 November 2015.
  7. Web site: Rita Lynch : Anti-Social. Run Riot. 30 November 2015.
  8. Web site: Douglas. Darren. Rita Lynch - Crack On. Live Music Scene. 30 November 2015.

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