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About Murray Lachlan Young

Murray Lachlan Young was born in Washington DC in 1969 to Scottish and English parents and was brought up in Sevenoaks in Kent. His poetry career began in the underground poetry/cabaret nights of mid-nineties London. Word of his unique style of writing and performing soon spread and he was signed by record company Almo Sounds and given a series on MTV USA.Murray then toured with various bands including Julian Cope and the Pretenders and performed on the main stage at T in the Park and Glastonbury festivals. In 1996 he was signed by EMI in a recording deal that saw him dubbed for a while the Million Pound Poet. He took a break between 1998 and 2003 to recover from this ordeal and moved to West Cornwall where he lived until 2013.He returned to writing and performing and is now best known as an across network performer on BBC radio. He has appeared regularly on BBC Radio 4s Saturday Live Radio 5 Live and Test Match Special. Since 2011 Murray has been resident poet at BBC Radio 6 Music. Murray has two sons and now lives in London.