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An introduction to the work of Nick Burbridge, folk-rock band McDermott's Two Hours and Tommy McDermott's Theatre. Nick
is an Anglo-Irish writer and musician based in Brighton, England and married
with three children. He has been active for over twenty-five years as
a poet, playwright, novelist, documentary, short story and song writer.
His writing is characterised by a commitment to the dispossessed.
In 1986, as singer-songwriter, he co-founded McDermott's
Two Hours (see their myspace page), a band that 'cut the mustard' (Q Magazine),
and earned a reputation as one of the best live acts of its genre. He also performs solo, and with fiddle player Ben Paley. Nick is writer-in-residence with Tommy McDermott's
Theatre (founded 1989), a Brighton-based company dedicated to producing
politically informed and dramatically inventive work, which draws on
a wide
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Their
album The Enemy Within (Hag CD2) has become a folk-rock classic.
One track, 'Dirty Davey' was covered by 
range of local resources. It has collaborated with the Soho Theatre
Company, The Common Sense, and youth and college drama groups in
the area. TMT has been responsible for several successful Brighton Festival
productions, outreach work and community projects. Nick's work has also
featured regularly on