Bob Burke is an acoustic funk-folk artist from the New Forest, southern England. His solo music is an infectious combination of intimate folk sounds with groovy funk rhythms and an honest live performance sensibility. He has toured extensively across Europe as a solo artist, across the US with Lou Brown and Russia with metal-band, Sudarshan.
He has produced albums for Lou Brown (What are You Singing About?, 2007) and Victor Chetcuti (Something Else, 2007), as well as his solo debut, Shadow of Mercury (2008). Bob Burke has also performed on Tinderbox's 2009 album, Golden, and their forthcoming State of Play.
For Shadow of Mercury, Burke was joined by:
Gav Jones - Drums and Percussion
Aimee Newsome-Stone - Backing Vocals
Si Genaro - Harmonica
Catherine Burke - Low Whistle
Andy Stone - Guitar
Produced by Bob Burke and Andy Stone
Engineered by Andy Stone and Bob Burke
Released Feb 2008
Previous releases include:
The Inhabitants of Yip, Fish in the Sky (1994)
Merchant Cellar, Merchant Cellar (1998)
The Linford Project, The Linford Project (2002)
The Inhabitants of Yip, Children of the Sun – Retrospective [1993-7] (2003)
F&R Trio, Rainshine, (2003)