Origin: Barking, Essex, England
Decades: 1980's, 1990's, and 2000's
Finding inspiration in the righteous anger of punk rock and the socially conscious folk tradition of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan, Billy Bragg was the leading figure of the anti-folk movement of the '80s. For most of the decade, Bragg bashed out songs alone on his electric guitar, singing about politics and love. While his lyrics were bitingly intelligent and clever, they were also warm and humane, filled with detail and wit. Even though his lyrics were carefully considered, Bragg never neglected to write me... Read More
| Date | Venue | Location | |
| 10/17/08 | State Theatre | State College, PA | |
| 10/18/08 | The State Theater | Ithaca, NY | |
| 10/19/08 | Monmouth University | West Long Branch, NJ | |
| 10/21/08 | Somerville Theatre | Somerville, MA | |
| 10/22/08 | Somerville Theatre | Somerville, MA | |
| 10/23/08 | Lebanon Opera House | Lebanon, NH | |
| 10/24/08 | Keswick Theatre | Glenside, PA | |
| 10/25/08 | Manhattan Center Grand Ballroo… | New York, NY | |
| 10/27/08 | 9:30 Club | Washington, DC | |
| 10/28/08 | Rams Head Live | Baltimore, MD |
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anderson.82 kent United Kingdom |
01.19.08 try his real songs left is right |
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anderson.82 kent United Kingdom |
01.19.08 try his real sohgs |
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marmite_toast Canada |
01.15.08 FFS Jango needs some proper tunes from the Bard of Barking on here. |
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howie Bronx, NY |
09.14.07 Kind of like spitting covers a lot of great billy bragg songs, you should check them out. |
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Texas United States
How can we get some of his songs on here? The Mermaid Ave Albums he did with Wilco are great too..