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Dunstan Bruce

Dunstan Bruce is a British musician and filmmaker. He was a founding member of the anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba.

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Dunstan Bruce
Dunstan Bruce performing in London in 2017
Dunstan Bruce performing in London in 2017
Background information
Born (1960-12-31) December 31, 1960
GenresAnarcho-punk, post-punk
OccupationsVocalist, musician, filmmaker
Years active1982–present

Dunstan Bruce (December 31, 1960)1 is a British musician and filmmaker. He was a founding member of the anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba.

Career

Musician

Bruce joined Chumbawamba when it formed in 1982.2 He is lead singer on the band's biggest hit single, "Tubthumping" (1997).3 Bruce left Chumbawamba at the end of 2004.2

Bruce is the lead singer of Interrobang‽, an agitprop post-punk band he formed in 2012 with ex-Chumbawamba drummer Harry Hamer and ex-Regular Fries guitarist Stephen Griffin. They released a critically-acclaimed eponymous album in 2018.4

Bruce performed a spoken-word piece accompanied by music as the Existential Angst of Dunstan Bruce.5

Filmmaker

Bruce has a film production company.6 He collaborated on Channel 4's Whatever: A Teenage Musical,7 and worked on several documentary films: Well Done. Now Sod Off. (2000) during his time in Chumbawamba,8 I Get Knocked Down (2021) about his experience in Chumbawamba,8 A Curious Life about the folk rock band Levellers,9 and This Band Is So Gorgeous!: Sham 69 in China about the punk band Sham 69. It was nominated for "Best Music Documentary" at the 2012 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.10

In 2022, his one-man show Am I Invisible Yet? played in New Milton.11

References

References

  1. "Dunstan Bruce discography - RYM/Sonemic". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  2. Goodman, Amy (October 19, 2017). "The Untold Story of Chumbawamba: Dunstan Bruce on '90s Anthem Song 'Tubthumping' & What Came After". Democracy Now!. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  3. Khaleeli, Homa (5 April 2016). "How we made Chumbawamba's Tubthumping". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. Ross, Chloe (20 March 2018). "Album Review: Interrobang (Self Titled) • RadioHud". Radiohud.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. "A Politically Meaningful Camaraderie". Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. "Chumbawamba: They got knocked down..." The Independent. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  7. "TV UK, 7 May". www.spiked-online.com. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. Willman, Chris (14 March 2022). "'I Get Knocked Down' Review: Singer Thumps a Tub for Life After Chumbawamba's Lone Hit". Variety. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  9. Newman, Melinda (7 July 2015). "Chumbawamba's Dunstan Bruce Starts Kickstarter to Fund 'Untold Story' Documentary". Billboard. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  10. Wissot, Lauren (30 November 2012). "Top of the Doc: Toasting 25 Years at IDFA 2012 - Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  11. "Laughs, tunes and illusions at New Milton venue in October". Advertiser and Times. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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