Ervin Munir

Norfolk based Ervin Munir is a solo acoustic singer/songwriter and a member of the band Cutting the Mustard. He writes heartfelt songs about life and social injustice with an eye for the ridiculous. He performs these solo and in his band. His influences are Paul Simon, James Taylor, Neil Young and the Eagles. Ervin grew up in Camden, London. Initially his father wouldn’t let him listen to any music other than classical and Disney songs. Eventually, in the 70s, he bought a Simon and Garfunkel album and that’s when his interest in performing music began. One of his early highlights was performing “The Boxer” at a folk group hosted by Peggy Seeger in the 90s. He also started writing songs in the 70s and has only more recently started to release some of them. He released two singles (The Return and Fall Apart) and produced an album of local musicians’ original songs in 2015. More recently he co-wrote “Keep Rollin’ In” which was released in 2022 and performed by his band at ‘Lightening Studios’. As well as song writing, he performs solo at local venues and helps run the open mic “Rock the Lobster”. He is also active in the Playing for Cake charity which provides interactive singing for health and wellbeing music experiences. You can find him performing in his band or solo all over North Norfolk. His has been releasing singles regularly since October 2022 and his debut album "Broken Compass" was released in December 2023. Mostly recorded in his own studio (except "Carolynn" which was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London) this is an beautifully put together album. A second album is due for release late 2024 or early 2025. He intends to continue working with producer Aeron Z Jones on this.