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{{Short description|British poet and performer}}

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'''Murray Lachlan Young''' (born 14 March 1969) is a British poet, stand-up performer, broadcaster, playwright, screenwriter and children’s author. He came to prominence during the Brit Pop era of the mid 1990’s, when he became the only poet to sign a contract worth £1m.
'''Murray Lachlan Young''' (born 14 March 1969) is a British poet, stand-up performer, broadcaster, playwright and screenwriter, and he is also a children's author who has worked extensively in schools.<ref name="Murray Lachlan Young - Harwich & Manningtree Standard">{{cite web|url=
https://www.harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk/news/24483440.interview-funnelwick-limbs-murray-lachlan-young/|title=Murray Lachlan Young: Interview with Funnelwick Limb's Murray Lachlan Young|archive-url=
https://web.archive.org/web/20240914183025/https://www.harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk/news/24483440.interview-funnelwick-limbs-murray-lachlan-young/|archive-date=14 September 2024 }}</ref> He came to prominence during the [[Britpop]] era of the mid-1990s, when he became the only poet to sign a recording contract worth £1m.<ref name="Murray Lachlan Young - 2017, Lasalle College of the Arts">{{cite web|url=https://www.lasalle.edu.sg/events/evening-murray-lachlan-young/|title=An Evening with Murray Lachlan Young: Thursday 9th November 2017; Lasalle College of the Arts (University of the Arts, Singapore)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423084520/https://www.lasalle.edu.sg/events/evening-murray-lachlan-young|archive-date=23 April 2024 }}</ref>


== Personal life ==
His work echoes the great rhymers Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll and Gilbert and Sullivan, along with more alternative influences such as Grandmaster Flash.
Young graduated from [[University of Salford]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/comedy-news/murray-lachlan-young-tour-manchester-11851600|title=Murray Lachlan Young on giving two fingers to the zeitgeist|date=7 September 2016|work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|access-date=22 October 2024}}</ref> In 1998, he married singer [[Zoë (British singer)|Zoë Pollock]]; they have two children.<ref name="BBC, 2006" />


== Performances ==
His satirical commentaries can read like RD Laing in their philosophical intensity, whilst their subjects range from the vanities of celebrity and middle-class angst, to highlighting the absurdities of modern life.


Live solo shows include:
Currently the poet in residence on BBC 6 Music radio station and touring the UK with his solo stand-up performance show, a retrospective of his work “How freakin’ Zeitgeist are you?” will be published on April 20, 2017.
*UK solo headline tours (2014 & 2016)
*Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts (1996–present, except 2015)
*MTV Music Awards, US (1997)
*T in the Park Festival (1998 & 2001)
*Port Elliot Festival (2005–present)
*Latitude Festival (2006, ’13 & ’15)
*Goodlife Festival (2013, ’14 & ’15)
*Brighton Festival (2014)
*The Wilderness Festival (2014)
*6 Music Festival (2014–present)
*Festival No 6 (2015–present)
*Poet in residence at The Union Club, Soho, London (1997–present)
*Poet in residence at The Arts Club, Mayfair, London (2014–16)


==Books==
Young was born in the [[United States]] to a Scottish father and an English mother.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://news.scotsman.com/edinburghfestivalfringe/1m-poet-makes-reluctant-return.2438470.jp| title=£1m poet makes reluctant return to the limelight| author=Mike Wade| publisher=The Scotsman| date=2003-06-25}}</ref> He was living and working in west [[Cornwall]] but he left to live in London.


*''Vice & Verse'' (1997)
Young had a small role as a gallows poet in the film ''[[Plunkett and MacLeane]]'' (1999). He also played the brother of Louis XIV in the 2000 film ''[[Vatel (film)|Vatel]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/bespokenword_murray_lachlan_young.shtml| title=Bespoken Word : Murray Lachlan Young| publisher=BBC}}</ref> He played the part of 'Annoying Party Guest' in the 2002 film ''[[About a Boy (film)|About a Boy]]''. Further published works have been promised by the author, and those interested in seeing this come to fruition are directed to https://unbound.co.uk/books/murraylachlanyoung
*''Casual Sex and Other Verse'' (1997)
*''How Freakin' Zeitgeist Are You?'' (2017)
*''The Nine Dead Williams'' (2014)
*''The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps'' (2018) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Scotland Street Press {{!}} Bookstore {{!}} Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps |url=https://www.scotlandstreetpress.com/product/mystery-of-the-raddlesham-mumps |access-date=2022-06-07 |website=www.scotlandstreetpress.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Stage, film, dance and audio recordings==
Young is now a regular poet on [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''[[Saturday Live (radio series)|Saturday Live]]'' as well as being the resident poet on [[BBC 6 Music]]. He has also performed several times at the Glastonbury festival and continues to tour nationally as well as residencies at The Union Club, Soho and The Arts Club in Dover St.


;Stage
There has been growing demand for Mr Young to be named as Britain's next 'Poet Laureate' and there is a Facebook page dedicated to this cause (Murray Lachlan Young Poet Laureate), although The Palace has yet to approve this position for him.
*''A Captive Audience'' (1992)
*''The Fabulous Twister Brothers'' (1993)
*''Modern Cautionary Tales for Children'' (2005)
*''The Incomers'' (2013)
*''Rehab'' (2016)


;Film
== Personal life ==
Features:
Murray Lachlan Young was born the youngest of two boys in Washington DC, to a Scottish father and an English mother.
*''Under Milk Wood'' (co-written, 2015)
*''God’s Work'' (in development)
*''The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps''
*''Summerset'' (writing)


Shorts:
He was brought up in [[Sevenoaks]] in Kent, where he attended [[The Wilderness School for Boys]], graduating from [[Salford University]] with a degree in Media Performance.
*''Desideratum'' (1992)
*''Little Sucker Thumb'' (adapted, 1993)
*''Plunkett and McClean'' (Gallows poem, 1997)
*''Annie McClue'' (2011)
*''The Story of Martin'' (animation, in production)
*''Lycra Dad'' (in production)


;Dance
In 1998 he married singer [[Zoë (British singer)|Zoë Pollock]] and after moving to a smallholding near [[St Leonards-on-Sea]], they had their first son Lore in 2000, followed by second son Flint McKenzie in 2004.<ref name="BBC, 2006" /> The family moved to [[St Levan]], Cornwall later in 2004, but separated in 2009.{{cn}}
*''Enjoy Your Stay'' (2010)
*''Taste'' (2015)


;Audio recordings
In 2014 he married singer songwriter Elizabeth Cavendish and sets up home in [[Dalston]], London, separating in 2016.{{cn}}
*''Live at Ronnie Scotts'' (1995)
*''The Lost Album'' (1995)
*''Simply Everyone’s Taking Cocaine'' (1997)
*''Vice & Verse'' (1997)
*''Casual Sex'' (1998)
*''Murray Lachlan Young - Live'' (2011)
*''The Alien Balladeer'' (2013)


== Broadcasting ==
Murray currently lives in London.<ref name="BBC, 2006" />
;Radio
*Poet in residence, The Breakfast Show, LBC (1996)
*Poet in residence, BBC 6 Music (2011–present day) <ref name="Independent">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/radio-review-the-alien-balladeer-the-naked-truth-about-poetry-and-cheap-food-8468273.html|title=Radio review: The Alien Balladeer - The naked truth about poetry and cheap food|date=27 January 2013|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=23 October 2024}}</ref>
*Poet in residence, Saturday Live, BBC Radio 4 (2006–14) <ref name="Independent"/>
*Regular contributor to Loose Ends, BBC Radio 4 (1995–present day)
*Regular contributor to Kaleidescope, BBC Radio 4 (1995)
*Regular contributor to The Arts Show, BBC Radio 2 (2014–present day)
*Regular contributor to BBC Radio 5 Live, including special commissions for Test Match Special, Cheltenham Gold Cup and City v United (2012–15)
*Scotland meet Murray Lachlan Young, BBC Radio 4 (2013)
*Alien Balladeer, BBC Radio 4 series (2014)
*The Symphony of Medinah, Narrator, BBC Radio 5 Live (2014)
*Cern, BBC World Service (2015)


;Television
*''Murray Lachlan Young'', MTV USA, series (1996)
*''Vice Versa'', BBC 2 television special (1997)
*Regular contributor, ''The Wright Stuff'', Channel (2014–present)
*Contributor, ''Newsnight'', BBC 2, (2014)


==Hartnoll & Young==
== Performance ==
In 2021, Murray Lachlan Young teamed up with [[Orbital (band)|Orbital's]] Paul Hartnoll for a lockdown inspired album called ''The Virus Diaries'' under the name Hartnoll & Young.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xsnoize.com/orbitals-paul-hartnoll-and-controversial-poet-and-performance-artist-murray-lachlan-young-announce-lockdown-inspired-album-the-virus-diaries/|title=Orbital's PAUL HARTNOLL and controversial poet and performance artist MURRAY LACHLAN YOUNG announce lockdown inspired album 'The Virus Diaries' &#124; XS Noize &#124; Online Music Magazine|website=www.xsnoize.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orbitalofficial.com/2021/05/27/hartnoll-young-the-virus-diaries-album/|title=Hartnoll & Young - The Virus Diaries - OUT NOW - News|date=May 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.murraylachlanyoung.co.uk/|title=Murray Lachlan Young|website=www.murraylachlanyoung.co.uk}}</ref> In June 2021, the pair released a single from the album called "Garden Centre (Push the Trolley)"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000xbsk|title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Chris Hawkins, Manchester International Festival: Festival Square|website=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xsnoize.com/orbitals-paul-hartnoll-poet-murray-lachlan-young-release-new-single-garden-centre/|title=Orbital’s Paul Hartnoll & Poet Murray Lachlan Young release new single ‘Garden Centre’ &#124; XS Noize &#124; Online Music Magazine|website=www.xsnoize.com}}</ref> as a follow-up to "I Need a Haircut".

Since Murray’s early shows supporting such acts as [[Julian Cope]], [[The Pretenders]] and [[Dita von Teese]] on the music and cabaret circuit in London, live stand-up poetry has been a key part of his career.

Tom Hodgkinson, Editor of the Idler Magazine, writes “Murray is both an actor and a wit, a poet who can perform and a performer who can write poetry, rolled into one.”

Notable live solo shows include

UK solo headline tours (2014 & 2016)


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.murraylachlanyoung.co.uk/ Murray Lachlan Young]
* [http://www.murraylachlanyoung.co.uk/ Official website]
* [https://www.15questions.net/interview/fifteen-questions-literature-interview-murray-lachlan-young/page-1/ Fifteen Questions Literature Interview with Murray Lachlan Young]
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Murray Lachlan Young
Murray Lachlan Young, Glastonbury Festival, 2019
Murray Lachlan Young, Glastonbury Festival, 2019
Born (1969-03-14) 14 March 1969 (age 55)
United States
OccupationPoet
NationalityBritish
Website
www.murraylachlanyoung.co.uk

Murray Lachlan Young (born 14 March 1969) is a British poet, stand-up performer, broadcaster, playwright and screenwriter, and he is also a children's author who has worked extensively in schools.[1] He came to prominence during the Britpop era of the mid-1990s, when he became the only poet to sign a recording contract worth £1m.[2]

Personal life

[edit]

Young graduated from University of Salford.[3] In 1998, he married singer Zoë Pollock; they have two children.[4]

Performances

[edit]

Live solo shows include:

  • UK solo headline tours (2014 & 2016)
  • Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts (1996–present, except 2015)
  • MTV Music Awards, US (1997)
  • T in the Park Festival (1998 & 2001)
  • Port Elliot Festival (2005–present)
  • Latitude Festival (2006, ’13 & ’15)
  • Goodlife Festival (2013, ’14 & ’15)
  • Brighton Festival (2014)
  • The Wilderness Festival (2014)
  • 6 Music Festival (2014–present)
  • Festival No 6 (2015–present)
  • Poet in residence at The Union Club, Soho, London (1997–present)
  • Poet in residence at The Arts Club, Mayfair, London (2014–16)

Books

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  • Vice & Verse (1997)
  • Casual Sex and Other Verse (1997)
  • How Freakin' Zeitgeist Are You? (2017)
  • The Nine Dead Williams (2014)
  • The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps (2018) [5]

Stage, film, dance and audio recordings

[edit]
Stage
  • A Captive Audience (1992)
  • The Fabulous Twister Brothers (1993)
  • Modern Cautionary Tales for Children (2005)
  • The Incomers (2013)
  • Rehab (2016)
Film

Features:

  • Under Milk Wood (co-written, 2015)
  • God’s Work (in development)
  • The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps
  • Summerset (writing)

Shorts:

  • Desideratum (1992)
  • Little Sucker Thumb (adapted, 1993)
  • Plunkett and McClean (Gallows poem, 1997)
  • Annie McClue (2011)
  • The Story of Martin (animation, in production)
  • Lycra Dad (in production)
Dance
  • Enjoy Your Stay (2010)
  • Taste (2015)
Audio recordings
  • Live at Ronnie Scotts (1995)
  • The Lost Album (1995)
  • Simply Everyone’s Taking Cocaine (1997)
  • Vice & Verse (1997)
  • Casual Sex (1998)
  • Murray Lachlan Young - Live (2011)
  • The Alien Balladeer (2013)

Broadcasting

[edit]
Radio
  • Poet in residence, The Breakfast Show, LBC (1996)
  • Poet in residence, BBC 6 Music (2011–present day) [6]
  • Poet in residence, Saturday Live, BBC Radio 4 (2006–14) [6]
  • Regular contributor to Loose Ends, BBC Radio 4 (1995–present day)
  • Regular contributor to Kaleidescope, BBC Radio 4 (1995)
  • Regular contributor to The Arts Show, BBC Radio 2 (2014–present day)
  • Regular contributor to BBC Radio 5 Live, including special commissions for Test Match Special, Cheltenham Gold Cup and City v United (2012–15)
  • Scotland meet Murray Lachlan Young, BBC Radio 4 (2013)
  • Alien Balladeer, BBC Radio 4 series (2014)
  • The Symphony of Medinah, Narrator, BBC Radio 5 Live (2014)
  • Cern, BBC World Service (2015)
Television
  • Murray Lachlan Young, MTV USA, series (1996)
  • Vice Versa, BBC 2 television special (1997)
  • Regular contributor, The Wright Stuff, Channel (2014–present)
  • Contributor, Newsnight, BBC 2, (2014)

Hartnoll & Young

[edit]

In 2021, Murray Lachlan Young teamed up with Orbital's Paul Hartnoll for a lockdown inspired album called The Virus Diaries under the name Hartnoll & Young.[7][8][9] In June 2021, the pair released a single from the album called "Garden Centre (Push the Trolley)"[10][11] as a follow-up to "I Need a Haircut".

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Murray Lachlan Young: Interview with Funnelwick Limb's Murray Lachlan Young". Archived from the original on 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ "An Evening with Murray Lachlan Young: Thursday 9th November 2017; Lasalle College of the Arts (University of the Arts, Singapore)". Archived from the original on 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Murray Lachlan Young on giving two fingers to the zeitgeist". Manchester Evening News. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Life after million pound poetry". BBC News Online. 2006-01-13.
  5. ^ "Scotland Street Press | Bookstore | Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps". www.scotlandstreetpress.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  6. ^ a b "Radio review: The Alien Balladeer - The naked truth about poetry and cheap food". The Independent. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Orbital's PAUL HARTNOLL and controversial poet and performance artist MURRAY LACHLAN YOUNG announce lockdown inspired album 'The Virus Diaries' | XS Noize | Online Music Magazine". www.xsnoize.com.
  8. ^ "Hartnoll & Young - The Virus Diaries - OUT NOW - News". May 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "Murray Lachlan Young". www.murraylachlanyoung.co.uk.
  10. ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music - Chris Hawkins, Manchester International Festival: Festival Square". BBC.
  11. ^ "Orbital's Paul Hartnoll & Poet Murray Lachlan Young release new single 'Garden Centre' | XS Noize | Online Music Magazine". www.xsnoize.com.
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