Attila The Stockbroker

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Punk poet, latterly dub poet, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Attila the Stockbroker exploded into public consciousness in 1982-3 via two
John Peel sessions and a Melody Maker front cover and is now celebrating 44
years earning a living doing what he loves. So far: nearly 4000 gigs in 24
countries, some 20 CD/s LPs, eight books of poems, his autobiography
‘Arguments Yard’ (Cherry Red Books, 2015) and his collected works ‘Heart on
my Sleeve’ (Cherry Red Books, 2021) His latest album, endorsed by his old
friend, the now sadly departed Ben Zephaniah, is a dub poetry collection ’40
Years In Rhyme’ with rhythms from Kingsley Salmon and What’s Left Dub,
and his previous one, 2018’s ‘Restoration Tragedy’ recorded with his band
Barnstormer 1649, combines early music and punk – a lifelong ambition –
with tales of the English Revolution of 1649.
And Finnish fan-owned phoenix club Tampere United, whose fans were
inspired by Brighton fans’ successful battle to save their club and Attila’s role
in it, have just published Attila’s new book ‘A Lifetime of Football Writing
(Poems, Songs & Stories’)
Attila’s current solo performance comprises fiery, satirical, political and
personal spoken word, dub poetry, acoustic songs and early music punk on
ancient instruments. He really doesn’t sound like anything else. He’s very
prolific and his material is very, very up to date. Last year he did a 14 day run
at the Edinburgh PBH Free Fringe called ’14 Days, 14 Completely Different
Shows’.