Don't know if he's punk or not, but check out his punk version of Two Little Boys. And 900 of his fans provided backing vocals on his last chart single.
saw him and wild willy barrett once, opening for pere ubu it was the wrong crowd for them, there was non-stop abuse [verbal and physical] hurled at them for their entire set they played as if nothing was happening but a good time [give 'em credit]
a lotta otway love here - saw him plenty of times back in the 80's and early 90's. his biography is a riot!