Chris Willsher

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Chris Willsher
Birth name	Christopher Willsher
Also known as	Chris Wheelie, Wheelchair and Felcher
Born	11 January 1971 (1971-01-11) (age 40) Ilford, London Borough of Redbridge, England
Genres	Punk rock Alternative rock Anarcho punk Cabaret
Occupations	Musician, singer-songwriter, writer, music promoter
Instruments	Vocals, drums, kazoo, radiator washboard, keyboards, percussion
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Ruptured Ambitions
Associated acts	Bus Station Loonies, Oi Polloi, Disorder, Harakiri Karaoke

Chris Willsher (born Christopher Willsher, 11 January 1971, Ilford England)^[1]), is an entertainer, musician, punk singer, drummer, actor and writer of London Irish extraction, now residing in Plymouth. He is also known as Chris Wheelie, Wheelchair and Felcher.

His bands include the Bus Station Loonies, Oi Polloi, Disorder (band), Eastfield and HIV and the Positives. In 1989, Willsher established the Ruptured Ambitions record label and distribution company.

His film appearances include The Necro Files: Lust Never Dies (Astaroth Entertainment, 1998) and The Other Side: Punx Picnic on Channel 4 (2000). Willsher also filmed a fantasy feature entitled Nightscape (Visual Deviance),^[2] released in 2010.

He established the Plymouth Punx Picnic in 1996; an annual music festival, which continues, every September, to this day.

Willsher continues to perform with The Bus Station Loonies, in his role of singer-songwriter, as well as drummer with HIV and The Positives, C.D.S. and Anarcho Folko. He also works as a solo artist under the name of Harakiri Karaoke. His label, though somewhat dormant in latter years, continues to produce sporadic material by punk and experimental artists, including forthcoming work by, and relating to Crass, Subhumans, UK Subs and the Bus Station Loonies.

Willsher is currently studying for a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre and performance at the University of Plymouth, for which he received a commendation award as the Xcel Performing Arts Student of 2008.^[3]

References

1. ^ Chris Willsher at the Internet Movie Database
2. ^ Visualdeviance.co.uk
3. ^ Plymouth.ac.uk

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Name	Willsher, Colin
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Date of birth	11 January 1971
Place of birth	Ilford, London Borough of Redbridge, England
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