![]() Finding that she had a good singing voice Lynch dropped the bass & concentrated on vocals which she shared with Dave Ryan. When that band broke up she joined God Bless You, initially as a bassist. ![]() Playing bass guitar – 'seemed the easiest' – the band became an excuse to get drunk a lot. Īfter leaving school she played her first shows as Rita & The Piss Artists, an all-girl punk band. She attended Catholic school and was taught to play guitar by nuns. Rita Lynch was born in South London in 1961. In 2009, Bristol/Bath entertainment magazine Venue described Lynch as 'the personification of ferocious conviction' and named her performance at the Fleece on 13 August as Bristol's third-best gig of the year. She is also known for her time as backing singer and guitarist with cult Bristol band The Blue Aeroplanes. Her live performances currently feature a three-piece line-up with Mike Youe and John Langley ( Blue Aeroplanes, Witness, The Mekons, Strangelove, Saturation Point) on drums. She retains a devoted following today and continues to record and perform. Her sound has been described as PJ Harvey meets At the Drive-In with a dose of the usual dark ambience that accompanies many Bristol releases. Her music has been used in a Channel 4 drama, Rosebud, and in British horror movie Vampire Diary. ![]() Rita Lynch is an English singer-songwriter who achieved a profile in the UK in the early 1990s and was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary, filmed as part of the Out series.
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