CORONAVIRUS & LIVE SHOWS
UNFORTUNATELY THERE WILL BE NO LIVE SHOWS DUE TO THE CURRENT PANDEMIC. WE WILL UPDATE VIA MAILING LIST WHEN THE SITUATION IMPROVES.
UNFORTUNATELY THERE WILL BE NO LIVE SHOWS DUE TO THE CURRENT PANDEMIC. WE WILL UPDATE VIA MAILING LIST WHEN THE SITUATION IMPROVES.
BASILDON LIBRARY @The Basildon Centre , St. Martin's Square, Basildon SS14 1EE
TWO EX-BASILDON WRITERS READING FROM THEIR RECENT BOOKS OF POETRY - PHIL BURDETT WILL BE PLAYING SELECTED SONGS TOO - ACCOMPANIED BY STEVE STOTT ON MANDOLIN - DOORS 7PM - ADMISSION £5 - BOOKS/CDS WILL BE ON SALE AT SHOW.
A spoken word/music event on a floating bookshop in London Town. PB will be performing some poetry from his book 'RHYMING VODKA WITH KAFKA' & singing a few songs supporting Ralph Dartford.
Metal - Chalkwell Hall, Chalkwell Park, Chalkwell Avenue , Westcliff On Sea SS0 8NB
Half hour PB & guests set at the popular local music event 'Belle Et La Bete'...other artistes playing too...3.30pm kick off til 7pm...in the big house in Chalkwell Park..
Railway Hotel, Clifftown Road , Southend-on-Sea Essex SS1 1AJ
Barbecue & stuff in the garden - PB & guests doin' half hour set mid afternoon in the inevitable sunshine - free admission - lots of other acts...
Upstairs @ O'Neill's, 119a High Street, Southend-On-Sea, Essex
PB will be performing a half hour set with a few special guests...Tickets are £3.50 in advance or £5 on the door (please state on the donation how many you're buying or if you're simply donating - that way we can make sure you are on the VIP guest list).. www.justgiving.com/fundraising/bloodyimmigrants VIPs on the Guest List are entitled to enjoy the evening at no extra cost.
RIGA MUSIC BAR (UPSTAIRS @ O'NEILL'S), 119a High Street, , Southend-On-Sea, Essex
AS WELL KNOWN DRUG DEALER & OCCASIONAL MUSICIAN DAVID CROSBY ONCE SAID 'IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING' BUT THE TWO ALBUMS UNDER CONSTRUCTION OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO HAVE FINALLY REACHED COMPLETION/MASTERING STAGE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER AT THIS EVENT! FIRSTLY THE SECOND PART OF THE SECULAR MYSTIC TRILOGY "SHAKY PATH TO ARCADIA" - AN ECLECTIC MIX OF FOLK, ROCK & ROLL, COUNTRY, BALLADRY & EVEN RAGTIME - THAT MOVES THE 'DUNFEARING..' TALE BACKWARDS & FORWARDS IN TIME & SPACE FASTER THAN A TURBO TARDIS - COMPLIMENTED BY A MORE ACOUSTIC OFFERING "HUMBLE ARDOUR REFRAINS" THAT REFLECTS UPON LIFE, BELIEF & THE LACK OF BOTH IN A CHANGING UNIVERSE...YOWZA...THE SHOW WILL BE WITH THE FULL PB GROUP & WILL FEATURE AN ACOUSTIC SECTION IN THE MIDDLE SO THAT THOSE PEOPLE AT THE BAR CAN SHOUT A BIT MORE QUIETLY AT EACH OTHER...THE FABULOUS 'WINTER' WILL BE SUPPORT ACT & IF Y'ALL AIN'T SEEN HER THEN YOU'RE IN FOR A TREAT, PEOPLE...ALL THIS UNCONFINED JOY FOR A MERE £6...PRICE OF A PACKET OF CHEWING GUM IN HOXTON...DOORS 8pm SO GET THERE EARLY & HAVE A BEER DOWNSTAIRS FIRST... buy tickets in advance over the bar at O'Neills or by calling 07960 442331
TWO FULL ACOUSTIC SETS AT THE LONGEST RUNNING MUSIC CLUB IN THE UNIVERSE...ONLY A QUID & YOU'RE A LIFE MEMBER! FLOORSPOTS ARE AVAILABLE...
Leigh Folk Festival - Billet Wharf Stage, High St. , Leigh Old Town
Annual 40 minute set at Essex's Prime Festival
Now customary 40 minute set at the ever-burgeoning local folkfest - Billet Wharf stage around 6 but check their website for details leighfolkfestival.com
Free Age limit: All ages
OLD HAT BAR, 14 Alexandra Street,, Southend-on-Sea, England , SOUTHEND ON SEA
FIRST OUTING FOR THE PB GROUP THIS YEAR...FULL SET PREVIEWING STUFF FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUMS...SUPPORT FROM THE FAB ARTGRUPPE
FREE Age limit: All ages
SHANGRI-LA (UPSTAIRS @ RAILWAY HOTEL, SOUTHEND), 32 Clifftown Road, , Southend, Essex
FULL SET BY THE ALL NEW ACOUSTIC VERSION OF THE PB GROUP.
FREE (HAT PASSED FOR DONATION) Age limit: 18+
Songdog is a vehicle for the songs of Lyndon Morgans (from Blackwood in South Wales) with accompaniment from Karl Woodward (guitar/banjo/mandolin), Dave Paterson (drums/accordion), Jasper Salmon (violin) and, latterly, Mal Phillips (bass). Earlier Songdog albums include A Life Eroding, A Wretched Sinner's Song and The Time Of Summer Lightning, and received critical acclaim and airplay on BBC Radio 2, 6Music, XFM, the Arctic Circle and Resonance FM amongst others.
£12.50 ONLINE £9.50 SAVERS Age limit: 18+
UPSTAIRS @ O'NEILL'S PUBLIC HOUSE, 119a High Street, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 1LH, SOUTHEND
CANCELLED DUE TO DOUBLE BOOKING BY THE PUB! SORRY!
£6 ADVANCE £8 ON DOOR Age limit: 18+
SUPPORT SET FOR THE LEGEND THAT IS MR. LOWE...45 MIN SOLO SET...TICKETS VIA RIGA WEBSITE rigalivemusic.co.uk
TBC Age limit: 18+
TWO FABULOUS BANDS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE....
£6 ADVANCE £8 ON DOOR Age limit: 18+
Sun-drenched mini festival in the courtyard of this funky little pub in Rochford...full 45 min set by PB Group....
Age limit: All ages
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN....EARLY EVENING OUTSIDE THE BILLET PUB AS USUAL...SEE YE THERE...
FREE Age limit: All ages
Unit 11 Victoria Business Park, Short Street, , Southend-on-Sea SS2 5BY
FULL HOUR SET BY THE PB GROUP AT THIS FAB NEW VENUE....NO BAR BUT YE CAN BRING ALCOHOL!
FREE Age limit: All ages
PB supporting fabulous singer/songwriter Clive Gregson at this funky little venue...Clive Gregson has toured with Richard Thompson, Eddi Reader, Nanci Griffith and others, but Clives own solo shows are something special and definitely not to be missed.
solo performance 45mins www.cabbagepatch.co.uk
Door £14 Advance £12 Age limit: 18+ or w/adult
WELCOME TO THE PHIL BURDETT WEB SITE
NEW ALBUM 'FOLKMARES' NOW AVAILABLE IN STORE!
LIVE GIGS UPDATE - OBVIOUSLY DUE TO THE CURRENT SITUATION THERE WILL BE NO LIVE SHOWS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BUT WE'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED VIA MAILING LIST.
Book available in store now - Rhyming Vodka With Kafka - now available in store to buy - Collection of poeetry and prose written by Phil Burdett from 1977 - 2018. Paperback book.
New Album 2018: The tenth studio album 'PSYCHOPASTORAL' is now available to buy in store. It is written and recorded to be listened to as one continuous track (56 mins) of 12 songs linked together with poetry and quasi-classical psycho links. Guest artist is Lyndon Morgans from Songdog ( with grateful thanks). Enjoy. This album is not available for download and the extra poetic and musical sections will not be made available for download at any time by us.
PB also plans to record a double cd of new material & an album of folk-based songs later in the year. A book of poetry & drawings entitled 'RHYMING VODKA WITH KAFKA' is also in the pipeline for Summer 2018.
PB is also featured in a film 'NEWTOWN UTOPIA' by Christopher Ian Smith about artists/musicians growing up in the Essex town of Basildon due for full release in 2018.
GIGS/Events: PB is concentrating on writing and recording. No gigs planned for the forseeable future, anything that is going to happen we will share via the mailing list and Phil's Facebook page.