Richard Digance
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Richard Digance was born in West Ham London and he began his musical career in the late 1960s as part of the folk music boom. He has remained an evergreen performer for five decades obtaining a BAFTA Nomination and a the cherished Gold Award from The British Academy of Songwriters and Composers along the way. He has composed audiobook music and songs for author Bill Bryson, three award-winning documentaries for Independent Radio and is a qualified radio producer having qualified whilst working at Capital Radio, London.

From 1984 Richard had his own Saturday night ITV show for 11 years through London Weekend Television and his own BBC Radio 2 series for seven years. On his TV show he performed a musical duet with Queen's Brian May, also playing with Status Quo, The Moody Blues and Suzi Quatro. He also appeared on Channel 4's Countdown on almost 200 occasions.

In America he worked with movie star Steve Martin, The Allman Brothers and Cher and Billy Swann whilst in England he supported comedy genius Robin Williams and Roy Orbison at The London Palladium.

He has performed his sell-out  one-man shows in theatres across the land as well as numerous festivals including  supporting The Beach Boys at Knebworth. As well as British shows he's performed in distant lands such as The Falklands, Hong Kong and Australia, not forgetting The Isle of Wight.

Whilst learning his trade as a performer in the 70s he set out being a support act playing the biggest theatres in the land. Such British tours by names such as Jethro Tull, Supertramp, Elkie Brooks, Joan Armatrading, Supertramp, David Essex and Steeleye Span before becoming a headline act in his own right.

So what else has this lazy devil done? 44 albums, written 24 books and is a successful artist having exhibited at St George's, regent Street, London.

Not bad for a Safeway shelf-stacker who failed his 11-plus.

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