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Gene Burton is a 22-year old singer, songwriter and guitarist who has been performing in public at various levels since the summer of 2002, and is now based in the Southampton area after a spell in Birmingham. Key influences include Dylan, Bert Jansch, Ralph McTell, Fairport Convention and the Byrds, along with British and American traditional song.

In Birmingham, Gene has supported Phil Beer/Deb Sandland and Katharine and Brian Willoughby at the Red Lion Folk Club; and he also won the Singer's Competition at Stainsby Folk Festival in July 2003.

If you would like a free copy of Gene's debut album, "Roads to Freedom", please email or write to him with your name and address.
Hopefully a follow-up album will appear at some point in early 2004.

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For further information contact Gene Burton, 61 Burridge Road, Burridge, Southampton SO31 1BY. geneburton@yahoo.co.uk Updated, 27th September 2003 © Gene Burton 2003