Al Baker
An impromptu session with punk/folker Al Baker. Filmed on the eve of his solo show at The Tiger Lounge, Al performs sat on the Pigeon lady in St. Peter’s Square.
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Al Baker
Friday, March 12th, 2010, 12:19 amOn January 1st, 2006, after a particularly unsuccesful New Year’s Eve, Al Baker was sitting in his smoke-filled, mirrorless bedroom listening to Phil Ochs, Billy Bragg and Riot Folk records. It suddenly occured to him that, hell, this folk music lark didn’t sound all that difficult, so he picked up his rusting, neglected 12-string guitar, played three chords, ranted for three minutes about Rupert Murdoch and, before he knew it, had written his first song.A year later, Al recorded his first album, “On The Use of Jackboots” with one microphone in his bedroom and a handful of more talented friends backing him up as the first incarnation of The Dole Queue. The DIY recording and lack of any industry help notwithstanding, ‘Jackboots’ was extremely well received, and led to Al almost overnight becoming a fixture of the growing Folk Punk scene in the UK and accross the world. Al has to date played over 250 shows, including four UK tours, two tours of North America and one of mainland Europe.
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The Mariner’s Children -
Tweak Bird -
Dinosaur Pile Up -
Freschard -
Stanley Brinks -
Vincent Nifigance -
Maps & Atlases -
Onions -
of Montreal -
Silje Nes -
Andrew Jackson Jihad -
Lauren Pritchard -
Kassidy -
The Minnikins -
The Hidden Cameras -
The Answering Machine -
In The City Festival Special -
Walton Hesse -
Dog Is Dead -
Rapids!
He’s not as good without the Dole queue…