Les Barker writes strange poems & is from Manchester, England. He was an accountant before he became a professional idiot, and his poems have spawned a number of folk heroes, including Jason & the Arguments, Cosmo the Fairly Accurate Knife Thrower & others. Along the way, he formed the Mrs. Ackroyd Band, which has included guests June Tabor, Roy Bailey, Martin Allcock, Lesley Davies, Chris Harvey, Alison Younger & others.