Biography
Soon after moving to Nashville in the early 90's, Paul Burch began
performing downtown in the vacant honky tonks, once home to Music
City's heady nightlife. Now they are the home to Starbucks and the
NASCAR Cafe. Forming the WPA Ballclub, Burch took up a
year-long residency at the famed Tootsie's Orchid Lounge (behind the
Ryman Auditorium and the informal "green room" to the Opry.) The band’s
marathon shows quickly attracted a following and provided a much needed
bromide to the other goings on over at Music Row. Here talent was
measured not my millions of units shilled but by dollar bills crammed
into the tip jar or taped to the stage.Paul Burch's works are
those of thoughtful eloquence and spirited storytelling. His honey
smooth voice is a national treasure, if only we all were paying
attention. It is timeless and refreshing. Paul has recorded with
everyone from R&B great Candi Staton, country legend Ralph Stanley, to southern raconteurs Vic Chesnutt and Ryan Adams and was a member of the Lambchop collective.Paul has performed at the Kennedy Center with the WPA, and contributed to CDs by Bobby Bare Jr., Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Josh Rouse, Richard Bennett, and Jenny Toomey.(From Bloodshot Records, 5/27/09)
performing downtown in the vacant honky tonks, once home to Music
City's heady nightlife. Now they are the home to Starbucks and the
NASCAR Cafe. Forming the WPA Ballclub, Burch took up a
year-long residency at the famed Tootsie's Orchid Lounge (behind the
Ryman Auditorium and the informal "green room" to the Opry.) The band’s
marathon shows quickly attracted a following and provided a much needed
bromide to the other goings on over at Music Row. Here talent was
measured not my millions of units shilled but by dollar bills crammed
into the tip jar or taped to the stage.Paul Burch's works are
those of thoughtful eloquence and spirited storytelling. His honey
smooth voice is a national treasure, if only we all were paying
attention. It is timeless and refreshing. Paul has recorded with
everyone from R&B great Candi Staton, country legend Ralph Stanley, to southern raconteurs Vic Chesnutt and Ryan Adams and was a member of the Lambchop collective.Paul has performed at the Kennedy Center with the WPA, and contributed to CDs by Bobby Bare Jr., Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Josh Rouse, Richard Bennett, and Jenny Toomey.(From Bloodshot Records, 5/27/09)
