• Music
  • 04 Feb 02

The return of Billy the Kid

The return of Billy the Kid
The Hot Press Newsdesk
The Hot Press Newsdesk

Billy Bragg, erstwhile Bard of Barking, latterly Woody Guthrie disciple and Wilco collaborator, comes to Belfast

HOTPRESS.COM can exclusively reveal that Billy Bragg's upcoming tour will include a Belfast stop-off.

Joining the Bard Of Barking for May 4th's knees-up in the Empire Music Hall are Ian McLachlan, Ben Mandelson, Lu Edmonds, Martyn Barker and Simon Edwards.

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Expect to hear a hefty dollop of material from England, Half English, his first original collection of songs in six years, which is due through Cooking Vinyl on March 4th.

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