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Patrik Fitzgerald

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Patrik Fitzgerald (born Patrick Joseph Fitzgerald, 19 March 1956, East London) is an English singer-songwriter and an originator of folk-punk. The son of working-class Irish immigrant parents, he began recording and performing during the punk rock movement in 1977, after working briefly as an actor. His early songs were generally short, sarcastic efforts, recorded with just an acoustic guitar and occasional studio effects, with lyrics containing a large amount of social comment. Fitzgerald was soon regarded as an original of his genre, somewhere between a punk-poet and an urban folksinger, and was lauded in some circles as "the new Bob Dylan".

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Patrick Fitzgerald was a regular customer at the Small Wonder record shop in London, which Peel played many records from, and when Small Wonder launched a record label, Fitzgerald was one of the first to submit a demo - and got a deal, with the new label releasing his first three EPs, the first being Safety-Pin Stuck in My Heart, still his best-known work, and one which he subtitles "a love song for punk music". Patrik later did three sessions for Peel's show.

Sessions[]

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Patrik Fitzgerald - Peel Session 1978

1. Recorded: 1978-02-08. Broadcast: 15 February 1978. Repeated: 17 March 1978

  • Don't Tell Me Because I'm Young / Bingo Crowd / Little Dippers / Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart / Back Street Boys

2. Recorded: 1978-07-19. Broadcast: 31 July 1978. Repeated: 16 August 1978

  • No Fun Football / Little Fishes / A Mixed Kid / The Sound Of My Street / Jarvis

3. Recorded: 1979-04-10. Broadcast: 17 April 1979. Repeated: 14 May 1979

  • Suicidal Wreck / Improve Myself / Tonight / All The Splattered Children / Dance Music/Late Night

Other Shows Played[]

Babysitter_(Tippy_Toe_Music)

Babysitter (Tippy Toe Music)

1978
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As Ugly As You

1979
  • 09 May 1979: As Ugly As You (LP – Grubby Stories) Small Wonder
  • 28 May 1979: But Not Anymore (LP - Grubby Stories) Small Wonder
  • 11 June 1979: 'My Secret Life (LP - Grubby Stories)' (Small Wonder / Polydor)
  • 13 June 1979: Your Hero (LP - Grubby Stories) Polydor
1980
1986
  • 24 June 1986: Factory Of Wines (LP - Tunisian Twist) Red Flame (under the name of Patrik Fitzgerald + 3)

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