Attila the Stockbroker

Attila the Stockbroker
Attila the Stockbroker performing at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Background information
Born
John Baine

(1957-10-21) 21 October 1957
GenresPunk rock, punk poetry, folk punk, early music
OccupationsSinger, songwriter, poet
InstrumentsVocals, mandola, violin, viola, mandocello, recorder, crumhorn, rackett, cornamuse, shawm, rauschpfeife, bombard
Years activeLate 1970s–present
LabelsCherry Red, Probe Plus, Roundhead Records, Zorch Productions
Websiteattilathestockbroker.com

John Baine (born 21 October 1957), better known by his stage name Attila the Stockbroker, is an English punk poet, multi instrumentalist musician and songwriter. He performs solo and as the leader of the band Barnstormer 1649, who combine early music and punk. He has performed over 4000 concerts, published ten books of poems, an autobiography (which itself has 38 poems in it) and in 2021 his Collected Works spanning 40 years. He has released over forty recordings (albums and singles).