Music Bio

ARTHUR BULL - MUSICIAN

Arthur Bull (born 1950)

Arthur Bull is a guitarist who has been active on the improvised music scene in Canada since the mid-1970s. He is currently a member of Les Surruralistes (with Éric Normand), The Spokes (with Bob Vespaziani) and Monicker (with Roger Turner and Scott Thomson). In the past he was a member of the New Monday Orchestra, the Bill Smith Ensemble, Duck Soup and several other groups. Arthur has released more than 25 CDs, including collaborations with Daniel Heïkalo, Bob Vespaziani, Hank Bull and John Heward. He has performed in concert with many notable Canadian and international artists, including Roscoe Mitchell, John Tchicai, Peter Kowald, John Russell, Joe McPhee, Derek Bailey, Paul Rutherford, Fred Anderson, Phil Minton, John Butcher, Sandy Ewen, Michael Snow, Paul Dutton, bp nichol, Lori Freedman, John Oswald, Tena Palmer, Fabrizio Spera, Mike Cooper, Jean Derome and many others. He is also a blues performer and songwriter. As a writer he has published ten poetry collections. Arthur Bull lives in Lake Midway, Nova Scotia, Canada.