Lorraine Bowen
| Lorraine Bowen | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lorraine Bowen |
| Born |
31 October 1961 Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, comedian, musician |
| Website | Official website |
Lorraine Bowen (born 31 October 1961) is an English singer, songwriter, comedian and musician. Born in Cheltenham, Bowen was brought up in Chelmsford, Essex.
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 and the 1999 all-female sketch show Heated Rollers, starring Lynda Bellingham, Gwyneth Strong and Joanna Monro. She has also written for BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends.
In 1990, Billy Bragg encouraged Bowen to start a solo career. She started to perform solo shows under name of The Lorraine Bowen Experience; her act featured three songs, a Casio keyboard and an ironing board. This has led to shows all over the world, including festivals in Winnipeg, Toronto, San Francisco, and in the UK, Glastonbury, Edinburgh, Glasgay, Bestival, The Big Chill, and The Secret Garden, and many shows in Italy and Spain. Her songs are quirky, funny and often with a sense of kitsch. Themes include: food, film stars (one of her most popular songs is about Julie Christie), mobile phones, fish fingers and launderettes. They have catchy choruses and she encourages audience participation.
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