David Catlin-Birch
David Catlin-Birch | |
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 Catlin-Birch performing as Paul McCartney in The Bootleg Beatles (2006) | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Pop, rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
David Catlin-Birch is a British musician. He was a guitarist for pop/alternative rock band World Party,[1] and was the original "Paul" for the March 1980 launch of The Beatles tribute band, The Bootleg Beatles.[2][3]
In the 1990s he collaborated with Karl Wallinger touring and recording the Bang! album.[4] In th same period he formed the group The Lemon Trees with Guy Chambers.[5][6]
With Rowland Rivron and Richard Vranch, he made up the core team for BBC Radio 2's musical comedy show Jammin which won a Silver Sony Comedy Award in 2004. He played bass guitar with The Flight of the Conchords on their 2005 Radio 2 series.
In 2006, he joined Neil Innes and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band for their UK tour as lead guitarist, taking lead vocals for a handful of songs and recording as a member of the band on its first album in 36 years, Pour l'Amour des Chiens.[7]
As a session guitarist, bass guitarist, vocalist, drummer and keyboard player, he has performed with Eurythmics, Stevie Wonder, Ringo Starr, Joe Cocker and Robbie Williams.[5] He also briefly wrote with the late Viv Stanshall from the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. In November 2002, he performed with Jim Lea, the former bass guitarist of Slade, at his one-off "Jim Jam" gig at the Robin 2 club in Wolverhampton when Lea played lead guitar. He left the Bootleg Beatles in 2012.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: World Party". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ^ "Great pretenders". Wales Online. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ Forbes, Graham (1 August 2012). Rock and Roll Tourist. McNidder and Grace Limited. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-85716-045-4.
- ^ Applefeld, Catherine (8 May 1993). "Karl Wallinger Comes On With a Bang". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 14.
- ^ a b "Robbie Williams songwriter Guy Chambers revives 90s band The Lemon Trees". Music-News.com. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ Williams, Kyann-Sian (13 March 2024). "Guy Chambers: "The thread that ties superstars together is that gritty determination"". NME. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ Carruthers, Bob (2011). The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - Jollity Farm. Coda Books Ltd. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-908538-60-4.
- ^ "The Bootleg Beatles". Tumblr. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
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