Leon Rosselson

Leon Rosselson has been one of Britain's leading songwriters since the early sixties when he was contributing to the TV satirical show That Was The Week That Was. Since then he has made numerous recordings and sung his songs in every conceivable venue up and down the country as well as in the U.S.A., Canada, Belgium, Sweden, Holland and Australia. His song The World Turned Upside Down was taken into the pop charts by Billy Bragg in 1985 and his own version of Ballad of a Spycatcher went into the Indie Singles charts in 1987. He has also written children's books, the first of which, Rosa's Singing Grandfather (Puffin) was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 1991.

Leon's website, with full details of all his albums and publications, information about how he can be booked, and some music samples, is at http://www.leonrosselson.co.uk/leon.html. You can email Leon at leonrosselson@mac.com.

Some quotes about Leon Rosselson:

Guardian - "His songs are fierce, funny, cynical, outraged, blasphemous, challenging and anarchic. And the tunes are good too."

Q Magazine - "...a genuinely challenging songwriter whose work radiates acumen and wit ..."

Folk Roots - "... a sharp observer, a wonderful wordsmith, a composer of originality and depth, but most of all, a superb integrator of words and music".