George Burt started out as a folkie with the noted songwriters Andy Shanks and Jim Russell. He has played double bass and guitar in many folk and ceilidh bands. He has left the High Society Jazz Band in 2002 after playing with them for ten years, and has toured England and France. He has collaborated with Tom Bancroft and Bill Wells in the improvisation power-trio Bill, George and Tom's Suburban Adventure. His main group is the band he co-leads with Raymond MacDonald. Together, they have produced seven commercially available CDs, four of these with the great Lol Coxhill, and one with Keith Tippett. These CDs also included contributions from Future Pilot AKA, Daniel Padden and the utterly unique Aileen Campbell. He played in the Scottish premiere of Barry Guy's Witch Gong Game II/10 and, as a founder member of the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra, has worked with Walter Prati, Evan Parker, Keith Rowe and Fred Frith.
What they say to George:
"Why haven't you done a solo cd?"- Susan Alcorn
"You're a hooligan..."- Lindsay Cooper
"When are you going to do a solo record?" – Barry Guy
"...briefly amusing...ultimately hook-worthy..." – The Herald
"You should do a solo record" – Bill Wells
"Where are we going now?" – Lol Coxhill
