“Serious points disguised in pretty tunes and arresting imagery… music I want to share with everyone who’ll listen” (Dai Jeffries – R2 Magazine).
Sputnik has busked with Eddie Izzard, jammed with Jools Holland, played at 1000’s of venues and festivals across Europe, and supported everyone from John Hegley to Alice Cooper. He has released 23 albums thus far and his original songs have been aired on BBC Radio Two, Radio Three, Radio Four, and Radio Wales. From 2011-15 Sputnik performed with The Men They Couldn’t Hang (playing drums and piano on their acclaimed album “The Defiant”).
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Singer-songwriter, entertainer, recording artist and political satirist.
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“The mind is ripe for something more than the benign joys it allows itself in general”
(Andre Breton, Manifesto of Surrealism)
Sputnik’s shows may include various cover songs woven into the originals, e.g., After Midnight (J. J. Cale) – Shelter from The Storm (Dylan) – and various Stones songs.
Sputnik’s Full 23 Album List:
23. Romantic Revolutions (September, 2025)
22. Ukulele Songs (2025)
21. Songs about Climate, Democracy & Dementia (2024)
20. Ukelear Power (2020)
19. Gwaith Cartref (2020)
18. The Dice Man Speaks (2018)
17. Eulogy (2013)
16. Rock n Roll Songs (2013)
15. Brough Superior (2012)
14. Flirting With the Cult of Celebrity (2012)
13. Red Ukulele (2011)
12. A Cappella Dada (2010)
11. Boo To A Goose (2010)
10. Mad As a Box of Frogs (2009)
9. That Difficult Eleventh Album (2008)
8. Animal Vegetable Minimal (2008)
7. The Audience (1979-1984) (2008)
6. Chicken in a Basket (2007)
5. Unsolicited Material (2007)
4. Tin Foil Holidays (2007)
3. Hungry Ghost Blues (2005)
2. Every Second Counts (2004)
1. New American Century (2003)
Visit https://surrealism.co.uk/sputnik for download details and links to Spotify, itunes and Amazon etc…..!
“If music was a box of chocolates, this would be the quality selection of hard and soft centres. Sputnik has converted this reviewer into a fan.” (Ron D Bowes – folking.org)
