Arthur Bull

Arthur Bull has been active on the improvised music scene in Canada since the mid-1970s, during the early days of the Music Gallery in Toronto. In 1980’s he was a member of the Bill Smith Ensemble, participating in numerous multimedia collaborations, and toured with Smith in the music/performance duo Duck Soup. After moving to Nova Scotia in the early 1990’s,  he primarily worked with fellow guitarist Daniel Heïkalo, touring, recording and appearing in major festivals.  He is currently a member of Monicker, a trio with trombonist Scott Thomson and drummer Roger Turner. Over the  years, Arthur Bull has collaborated with many other leading Canadian and international improvisers, and has appeared on more than 25 CDs in solo, duo and group settings.  He has toured extensively, including tours of Europe, Mideast, Australia/NZ and Mexico.  Arthur is also a long-time blues musician, and has performed both as a solo act, and in the groups Les Surruralist(e)s (with Éric Normand) and the Spokes (with Bob Vespaziani). Arthur Bull is a published poet, with five poetry books to his name, and works as an activist for small-scale fisheries, locally and internationally. He lives on Digby Neck in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Website: http://www.arthbull.ca

Blog: https://arthurbull.wordpress.com

Selected Recordings: http://www.arthbull.ca/recordings.html

Video: http://www.arthbull.ca/media.html

Photos: http://www.arthbull.ca/music.html 

Selected Publications: http://www.arthbull.ca/poetry.html