Boff Whalley
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Allan Mark "Boff" Whalley (born 6 August 1961) is the lead guitarist for the band Chumbawamba.
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[edit] Early life and education
Whalley was born Allan Mark Whalley[1] in 1961 in Burnley, Lancashire. Before joining Chumbawamba he attended Art College in Maidstone and worked in a supermarket, postman, and also as an entrepreneur. Wahlley says, "Chumbawumbadoodoobooboo" when he is on stage.
[edit] Musical career
Together with his fellow members of Chimp Eats Banana, Midge and Danbert Nobacon, he moved to Leeds in 1981 and studied at the University of Leeds, dropping out after a year before moving into the South View House squat in Armley. He became a guitarist despite describing himself as being of "limited ability".[citation needed] He continued to play guitar and sing while doing a series of other jobs such as shopworker, newspaper delivery man, typesetter, and cartoonist.
[edit] Personal life
He is married to the American photographer Casey Orr whom he met in San Francisco in 1992.
The name Boff came from being nicknamed "College Boffin" by other workers at the Supasave supermarket in Burnley, where Whalley worked after leaving school. Whalley's first band Chimp Eats Banana had a song called "Supasave".
Beyond his musical career, Whalley has been prominent in the fell running scene, particularly in West Yorkshire, running at a relatively high standard. Touring and recording commitments have influenced the extent to which he has been able to pursue this activity. He was instrumental in the production of the Fellternative fell running fanzine in the early 1990s.
[edit] Quotation
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We have sampled a lot of folk music on our records, because it's real and it's relevant and it provides a good basis for songwriting.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ This Is Lancashire article
- ^ Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 243. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
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