Culture That Made Me: Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers picks his touchstone influences 

In advance of his Cork gig with Glen Matlock, the SLF frontman talks Rory Gallagher, The Clash, and Lawrence of Arabia
Culture That Made Me: Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers picks his touchstone influences 

Jake Burns and Stiff Little Fingers. 

Jake Burns, 65, grew up in Belfast. In 1977, he co-founded the punk band Stiff Little Fingers. 

The classic single ‘Alternative Ulster’ appeared on their first album, Inflammable Material, a seminal record in the catalogue of Rough Trade Records. 

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