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Skills

  • Contemporary Music
  • Irish Translation
  • Music

Services

  • Freelance Writer

    $35/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    African Caribbean and Irish issues, mental health, contemporary music, including rock, pop, folk, country and jazz.

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About

Author and journalist with more than 30 years' experience in print, audio and television media. Also writes press releases for publicity companies.

David Burke began writing about music as a staffer on local newspapers in his native Ireland, before decamping to London in 1990. He spent six years working in print, audio and television as part of the World Entertainment News Network. His features have appeared in the UK's red tops and international publications such as Esquire (Japan) and Pop Rocky (Germany). David is a regular contributor to R2, Vintage Rock and Classic Pop magazines, and author of four books – Crisis in the Community: The African Caribbean Experience of Mental Health (Chipmunka),Heart of Darkness: Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska (Cherry Red), A Sense of Wonder: Van Morrison's Ireland (Jawbone) and Singing Out: A Folk Narrative of Maddy Prior, June Tabor and Linda Thompson (Soundcheck).

Work Terms

Flexible working hours. Prefers payment through bank transfer. Contact via email.