George Papavgeris

George Papavgeris was bom in 1953 in Greece, where he spent the early part of his life. During that time he became immersed in many of the finest classical traditions in European music. Having absorbed the varying styles and tastes of music over the decades, he came to the U.K. in 2000 and followed up his earlier acquired interest in U.K. Folk.

George has been influenced by both traditional and contemporary artistes and especially by singer/songwriters. Tom Lehrer's songs in particular are among his favourites. Using all the influences he has absorbed, together with his wide and keen observations of the lives of ordinary people in general, he started to write songs in 2001.

Since then George's output has been prolific, with a steady stream of new songs, all of musical excellence and showing great powers of observation. He manages to find exactly the right words to suit his needs. In addition to this he is able to view situations from a variety of perspectives. Many of his songs are such that they invite audience participation.

Martin Carthy says of him, "George is something special", while the likes of Vin Garbutt, Roy Bailey, Andy Irvine, Roy Harris, Martyn Wyndham-Read, Johnny Collins and many others are asking to sing or record George's songs.