Paul Liddell is a working musician/singer/songwriter/recording artist based by the sea in the North East of England. So far he has released two solo albums and 3 EPs. His first album ‘A Lighthouse Keeper’s Diary’ was released on his own label ‘Regulus Music’ and was distributed in stores around the UK by Universal/Absolute, and his current album, the excellent ‘Milestones  And Motorways’ is a proudly home-made and independent release.

Paul is an experienced live performer with an unstoppable work ethic, clocking up on average 20 gigs a month both solo and with his band ‘Delphians’  for the past three years. Live, his singularly unique voice and unpretentious delivery combine with the use of live sampling, guitar percussion and layered vocal harmonies to provide a great platform for his wonderful songs to shine. Paul has also toured in America, whipping up a storm in several little coffee houses across California. While there he performed on a TV show filmed in Time Warner studios in Hollywood, and got his song ‘Brighter Lights’ placed on a nationally distributed and TV advertised folk compilation CD. 

Other live highlights include a show-stopping performance on the main stage at the Beverley Folk Festival, and a memorable show at the Piperine Free Festival in Milan. Other artists Paul has shared billing with include Beth Rowley, Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze), Karine Polwart, Polly Paulusma, Kathryn Tickell, Nick Harper, Amy Wadge, Nerina Pallot, Billy Bragg and Florence And The Machine.

Paul’s songwriting and performance have been recognised throughout the industry, claiming awards for ‘Best Male Artist’ at the International Acoustic Music Awards, a finalists place at the Independent Music Awards, and a winning place in the International Songwriting Competition.

Other notable achievements include making it through to the final 10 of Q Magazine’s Glastonbury competition, being named as the hardest working, most gigging songwriter of 2010 by the PRS, and selling over 3000 albums and EPs solely at live performances.

Paul is currently unsigned and unrepresented, building a cottage industry into something more in a purely independent, DIY fashion.

 “A very good album from a highly talented singer/songwriter/musician” – Maverick Magazine

“Glittering nuggets of irresistible folk-pop gold” – The Crack Magazine


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A founder member of Transglobal Underground. Producer/mixer: Natacha Atlas, Khaled, Candan Ercetin, Hakim, Fin de Siecle amongst others…

DJ: Regular at Shoreditchs’ late lamented Blue Note and Herbal, Divan du Monde and Café Cherie in Paris, A38 in Budapest, Roxy in Prague amongst others…

Sessions: Page and Plant, Talvin Singh, The Imagined Village, Loop Guru, Fun-Da-Mental amongst others….

Vocalist: John Peel favourites Missing Presumed Dead, Transmitters, Chemical Plant, Magic Sponge

Peculiar awards: French Victoire de la Musique prize for best French track (no French people were involved in the recording), a Heavy Metal Grammy for oriental keyboard on a Jimmy Page and Robert Plant track (he makes no claim to play either heavy metal or oriental keyboard) , a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award (and he’s crap with folk music too), a random BBC Radio 3 award given to Transglobal Underground (he’s definitely in Transglobal Underground).

Current activities: Transglobal Underground’s ongoing collaboration with Albanian brass masters Fanfara Tirana. Co-produced and mixed albums by Sofiane Saidi (Paris), Tramplord (London) and Beach Bellydance Babylon (London and Paris). DJing in Brixton depending on the bus fare. Voice is currently being regularly heard over the tannoys at Brentford FC with west London band the Magic Sponge.

We are a Blues Band based in Gateshead/Newcastle in the North East of England. We play for fun and gig around our area. Oh the dream of touring!!!!!

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