Lorraine Bowen
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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.
[edit] 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.
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