Attila the Stockbroker

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: 4000 gigs in 24 countries,
some 20 CD/s LPs, ten 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 and 10th book of poetry, 'Fiery Words for Hellish Times' is published
by Flapjack Press on 13 th March. It is searingly topical. And a few months ago
his ninth, 'A Lifetime of Football Writing (Poems, Songs & Stories')' was
published in Finland and is now available in the UK.

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. In 2024 he did a 14 day run
at the Edinburgh PBH Free Fringe called '14 Days, 14 Completely Different
Shows' and he reckons he's got another six hours or so of material to choose
from!

His latest music 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. The 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.