Ian Dury, George Formby, Watercress, Crass, Gilbert and Sullivan, Phranc the all-American Jewish Lesbian Folksinger (first gig I ever went to!), Nick Drake on a good day, Hamell On Trial, David Rovics, Georges Brassens, Bloke from Flannel, Gilberto Gil, the Pharcyde, De La Soul, Billy Bragg, Michelle Shocked, Robert Johnson, Jake Thackeray, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Underworld, my family, friends and all those unsung, everyday heroes who live life to the max despite whatever sh@t gets thrown at them, and/or who are a pain in the ass to this totally f@cked global system who can't help but take maximum enjoyment from f@cking it up back, all those who create positive alternatives through their work, family, friends and/or relationships, activism (it's all activism at the end of the day!!)....You know who you all are, and if you don't you bloody well should. You loom large in my life even if I don't see you every day, and I sometimes I even write about you all and the crazy things you do in my blog. Maximum respect. Rant over.
Winner, Golden Comb Award, Hay Fringe Festival 2007
"He does bite. But only if you ask nicely "
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Cosmo is the guitar-pickin' son of a lapsed Hungarian baron and a disinherited Scottish noblewoman allegedly descended from William the Conqueror.
A thirst for social justice and equality has been with him from an early age, encapsulated in the phrase: "If I can't live in a castle, no-one's living in a f*cking castle."
It's a theme that runs through many of his songs. Soulfully strumming the guitar while others tend to wish he'd just shut up, he also sings of dreary Sundays, bedsit philosophy, lost love on trains and small town acid trips. It's probably best not to mention his attempts to human beatbox and rap, though. So far, he's knocked out four CDs worth of the stuff and unfortunately for you there are more in the pipeline!!
Over the course of these CDs, he’s developed a unique and diverse style, consisting of punk, folk, hip-hop, human beatboxing, bluegrass and cowpunk.
(In no particular order.)
He has shared stages with Manic Street Preachers, the cast of Torchwood, Adrian Edmondson, Mark Thomas, Howard Marks, Pete Doherty, Frank Turner, Chris TT, Altern-8, Nizlopi, Dreadzone and Eat Static - and just about got away with it.
He's also appeared at venues, protests and festivals all over the UK - including Glastonbury, Climate Camp and the Big Green Gathering - toured Ireland, Europe and South America, and appeared on various media outlets, (legal and otherwise), all over the shop.
He won the Golden Comb award at the Hay Fringe Festival in 2007, and a Sweet Productions award for his Edinburgh Fringe Festival show Freedom For Tooting!!! in 2008
These days he also regularly updates the poltico-musico blog Freedom For Tooting!!!
Cosmo has also been known to stand up for many unfashionable political causes. This site, however, is dedicated to the most unfashionable cause of all, the one that is nonetheless dearest to his heart: himself.
Revolutionary...beautifully life affirming.....a smorgsmaboard of musical styles
Sunday 13 September - Saturday 20th September 2009 is Oi Mush week!!
This song will be available to buy as a digital download only from Itunes, Amazon mp3 and others If enough of us buy it during that week, it'll hit the Top 40! Help spread the word!
Thanks to: Lucie Jade (director), Pring (equipment and guidance), Will Hart (stunt double), Annette (costumes), Bruno and all of you who came down to Bute Park in Cardiff to star in this video!!
Oi Mush (The Mosh Song) was written by Paul Allen and Peter King. Many thanks to them both for their support with this project
Missed the 'Get cozmo in the charts' thing sorry.. Still gonna spend me 79p and get you on my hard drive though (if you knows what i means?). See ya next festie season mucka. Love ya!
hi man, gonna put a gig on at the promised land in town on friday the 1st of may, should be a good laugh startin early as its gonna be busy for bank holiday weekend... you said you might be up for playing? gonna record it to play on the radio as well, could you let me know cheers hope the recordings are going well
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