Paul Burch

For three decades, Paul Burch's thoroughly modern yet instantly classic American songs have attracted fans from Country Rock to Bluegrass. Paul Burch discography includes artists from across styles and generations including Mark Knopfler, the Waco Brothers, R&B legend Candi Staton, Lambchop, and Ralph Stanley. "At the risk of being impeached by the bluegrass purists,” wrote celebrated music critic Chet Flippo, “I think Burch is the best duet partner Ralph Stanley has found since his brother, Carter Stanley.” In addition, Burch's Nashville studio has served as a workshop for artists like Tim O'Brien, Luther Dickinson and the late David Berman (Silver Jews). Billboard called Burch's 1996 debut Pan American Flash, “extraordinary … establishing Burch as a leader in marrying country’s roots tradition with a modern sensibility".  His contribution to First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign led to a White House performance with Chuck D and Doug E. Fresh. Pop Matters called his musical memoir of Jimmie Rodgers Meridian Rising  "another welcome gem from one of the finest contemporary roots performers, not to mention one of the best damn songwriters, operating today." And PB's salute to Buddy Holly, Words of Love, found a fan in Holly’s widow, Maria Elena: “Paul has everything Buddy wanted to hear in an artist — his own style and his own sound.” Meridian Rising (University of Georgia Press, 2025), PBs debut novel, was inspired by the life of American music legend Jimmie Rodgers and deftly blends fact and fiction to create a vibrant tale worthy of the Mississippi-born entertainer . Peter Guralnick, author of biographies of Elvis Presley and Sam Cooke wrote about watching Paul Burch & the WPA Ballclub perform in Nashville. I'm a Paul Burch fan.  How could I not be?   THIS IS IN THE STUDIO IN GOSFORTH CIVIC THEATRE