John BramwellJohn Bramwell was born on 27 November 1964 in Warrington and grew up near Hyde. In the early years, John was the front man of a four piece band called The Ignition who toured in the 1980s.
Following that he became a solo performer and Granada Television Presenter Johnny Dangerously, introducing a local Saturday morning magazine programme Fresh that included one of the first TV appearances for KFM Radio personality Caroline Aherne in her Mrs Merton role. In this guise he also released his first recordings You, Me and the Alarm Clock, named in The Guardian newspaper as "one of the greatest albums you've never heard".
Around this time John was described in the book "God Created Manchester" as 'the real contender'. However, a stint out of the music business followed, followed by the formation, with the late Manchester singer Bryan Glancy of The Mouth, who toured the UK and US throughout the mid nineties. In 1999, John formed I Am Kloot. The band released their debut album, Natural History, in the UK in March 2001 on the Wall of Sound offshoot 'We Love You', followed by the I Am Kloot album in September 2003, on the Echo imprint.
"Gods and Monsters" appeared to great acclaim in 2005, followed by "I Am Kloot play Moolah Rouge" and "B" a collection b sides and rarities. In 2010 Kloot struck gold when their fifth album proper "Sky At Night" entered the album charts at 24 and promptly received a prestigious Mercury Music Prize nomination. A sold-out UK tour followed including a rapturously received homecoming gig at Manchester Cathederal.
Words And Music is delighted to welcome Johnny for his first appearance at the festival, a Saturday afternoon set at Malbank Studio Theatre, where he will be performing solo acoustic, including songs from all stages of his career.
