Lorraine Bowen

Lorraine Bowen

Lorraine Bowen is a singer, songwriter and musician. She was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire in 1961.

She studied music at the University of Surrey and then busked around London. She was a member of two bands in the 1980s: See You in Vegas and The Dinner Ladies as well as performing regularly with Billy Bragg on stage and on record. She has also made many appearances on BBC Radio 4 including John Shuttleworth's show Radio Shuttleworth.

She performs solo shows under name of The Lorraine Bowen Experience and her songs are quirky, funny and often with a sense of kitch. Themes include: food, film stars (one of her most popular songs is about Julie Christie), mobile phones and launderettes. They have catchy choruses and she encourages audience participation.

Lorraine Bowen also worked as a part-time music teacher in schools across Hackney.

Lorraine is currently the assistant musical director of the City of Brighton Gay Men's Chorus.

Discography

* "Greatest Hits Volume One" (1995)
* "Greatest Hits Volume Two" (1998)
* "Bossy Nova" (2000)
* "Vital Organs" (2006)

Lorraine's song "Julie Christie" appears on the Better Than Chocolate soundtrack.

External links

* [http://www.lorrainebowen.co.uk/ Lorraine Bowen's Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/lorrainebowenexperience Lorraine Bowen's Official Myspace Website]


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