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David Broad

About Me


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/11/2005
Band Website: www.davidbroad.co.uk
Band Members:

Check me out. With thanks to James Rhodes
David Broad - St. James Infirmary Blues from James Rhodes on Vimeo .

With some help from Serious Washboard Sam Barrett. Both these songs will be on the upcoming EP

David Broad - Was I? from James Rhodes on Vimeo .


Influences: Reverand Gary Davis, Woody Guthrie, Blind Blake, Bob Dylan, Mississippi John Hurt, Dave Van Ronk, Charlie Patton, Carter Family, Mance Lipscomb, Pete Seegar, Blind Boy Fuller, Jimmie Rodgers, Sonny Boy Williamson the first, Billy Bragg, Leadbelly, Joan Baez, Son House, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Blind Willie McTell, Martin Simpson, Blind Willie Johnson, Doc Boggs, Lightening Hopkins, Bright Eyes, Big Bill Broonzy, Harry Smith, Sonny Terry, Georges Brassens, Brownie McGhee, Alan Lomax, Furry Lewis, Richard and Mimi Farina, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Hobart Smith, Bukka White, Yann Tiersen, Mississppi Fred McDowell
Sounds Like: a middle class english boy trying to sound like a poor american
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

You can buy my EP from my Myspace

David Broad - 4 Track EPCD Released on Folk Theatre Records, November 2008..Track Listing Was I Drunk?St James InfirmaryThe Butcher's BoyI Ain't Got No Home..Only £4 + p&pP&P chargesUK - 50pEurope...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:40:00 GMT

The Tour with Serious Sam Barrett and Michael Rosstier

We're going to be up and down the country playing our folk, blues and country stuff, check us out HERE:1st Nov Canon's Gait, Edinburgh*2nd Nov Odder Bar, Manchester4th Nov Fox and Duck, Sheffield6t...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:12:00 GMT

Common Place fundraising CD now out! With a song from me on.

Since having their licence withdrawn the Common Place has had trouble raising money to keep it open so they have made a CD to sell.  I have contribute a track, an Appalacian ballad called 'Darlin...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:49:00 GMT

recognise that music and dance should not be restricted by burdensome licensing regulations

i can't normally be bothered to do things like this but this is quite an important thing so thought if i dont write something about it i would feel a little stupid.  just sign this petition on th...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:20:00 GMT

TV debut... Wednesday 21st February, 10pm

i'm going to be on Manchester's local TV station Channel M this wednesday.  If you are not in Manchester you can watch it on Sky channel 203 or ntl channel 878.  see here www.channelm.co.uk
Posted by on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:52:00 GMT

Trip to america

I'm going to america for most of august and some of september.  to look for music that is hard to find in england and maybe play a bit too. going to LA then drive to find the blues stuff and go t...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:15:00 GMT