Paul Burch

All Music Guide:

Paul Burch was born and raised in rural Maryland and Virginia and enjoyed the music scene of 1970s Washington, D.C., his family taking him to see such big names as Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, and John Prine. An occasional member of Lambchop, the Nashville-based singer/songwriter made his solo debut in 1998 with Pan-American Flash; Wire to Wire followed later that same year, and Blue Notes was released in mid-2000. The following year, Last of My Kind, inspired by Tony Early's novel Jim, the Boy, arrived. In 2006, he released East to West, an album recorded in British Grove Studios in London and in Nashville and featuring Mark Knopfler and Ralph Stanley. In 2009 Burch and the WPA Ballclub (Jim Gray, Fats Kaplin, Dennis Crouch, Jen Gunderman, and Marty Lynds) released Still Your Man, an all-new collection of songs that were recorded in a converted warehouse on the outskirts of Nashville's "Music Row".

Wikipedia:

Paul Burch moved to Nashville in the early '90s where he formed his group, the WPA Ballclub. Burch performed nightly marathon shows at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, one of Nashville's most famous honky tonks, making of fans Marianne Faithfull and Chet Atkins. Burch's shows and the Lower Broadway scene garnered national attention and a feature in Billboard by Billboard and Rolling Stone critic Chet Flippo.

In 1996, Burch released his first album, Pan-American Flash on the independent Checkered Past label. This album was voted the fifth best country album of the 1990s by Amazon.com. Wire to Wire, released in 1997, featured Ranger Doug of Riders in the Sky and a city nomination for best band and best independent record.

In 2000, Burch moved to Merge Records where he released two albums, Blue Notes and Last of My Kind, a companion to Tony Earley's New York Times best-seller Jim the Boy.

2003's Fool For Love, was Burch's first record for Bloodshot Records, this was followed up by East to West in 2006. East to West was recorded in London and featured guest appearances with Mark Knopfler, Tim O'Brien, and a duet and video with Ralph Stanley. Burch formed his own record label, WPA Sounds, and released Still Your Man in 2009 and a Record Club limited release in 2010. In 2011, PB & WPA Ballclub released Words of Love: Songs of Buddy Holly, based on Holly's live arrangements. In 2012, Burch released a new album with the Chicago's Waco BrothersGreat Chicago Fire. The Chicago Tribune said of their album, "If the Rolling Stones were still making great records, this would be it."

Burch's songs have appeared on several film and television soundtracks including The Appalachians, The Rookie, and A History of Violence.