Terry Edwards

Terry Edwards (born 10 August 1960)[1] is an English musician who plays trumpet, flugelhorn, saxophones, guitar and keyboards.

Not to be confused with Terry Darnell Edwards.

Terry Edwards
Edwards performing in 2010
Background information
Born (1960-08-10) 10 August 1960
Hornchurch, Essex, England
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instruments
Years active1981–present
Labels
  • Stim
  • Sartorial
Associated acts
Websiteterryedwards.co.uk

Biography

Edwards gained a degree in music from the University of East Anglia in 1982,[2] where he was also a founding member of The Higsons. He produced and played on the debut album by Yeah Jazz called Six Lane Ends. He has subsequently performed and released records both as a solo artist and with his band The Scapegoats. He has played as a session musician and as a collaborator with Derek Raymond (on the Dora Suarez album),[3] Madness, Mark Bedford, Tindersticks, Spiritualized, Siouxsie, The Creatures, Nick Cave, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Department S, Lydia Lunch, Faust, Snuff, Tom Waits, Jack, The Blockheads,[4] Hot Chip,[5] and Robyn Hitchcock.

Edwards joined Gallon Drunk in 1993, staying with the band through the recording of three albums.[6] Also in 1993 he made a guest live appearance with PJ Harvey, later in 1997, he was a guest studio musician for the band.

He collaborated with Lydia Lunch and other members of Gallon Drunk in Big Sexy Noise, and performed live with Lunch outside the band.[7][8] More recently he has performed with the David Bowie supergroup, Holy Holy.

Since around 2015, Edwards has performed with PJ Harvey and appeared on the group's 2016 album The Hope Six Demolition Project.[9][10]

Solo discography

Albums
  • New York New York (1985), Izuma – as New York New York
  • Dora Suarez (1993), Clawfist – with Derek Raymond and James Johnston
  • I Didn't Get Where I Am Today (1997), Wiiija – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
  • My Wife Doesn't Understand Me (1997), Artlos/Stim – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
  • Yesterday's Zeitgeist : Terry Edwards in Concert (1999), Sartorial
  • Terry Edwards Presents No Fish Is Too Weird For Her Aquarium Vol. II (2000), Sartorial
  • 681 at the Southbank + Plays, Salutes & Executes (2002), Sartorial
  • Memory and Madness (2003), Sartorial/Widowspeak – with Lydia Lunch
  • Terry Edwards (2005), Sartorial
Compilations
  • Plays Salutes And Executes (1993), Stim
  • Terry Edwards' Large Door (18 Tracks From The Golden Age Of Vinyl) (1998), Damaged Goods
  • Terry Edwards Presents... Queer Street – No Fish Is Too Weird For Her Aquarium Vol. III (2003), Sartorial

EPs
  • Terry Edwards Plays The Music of Jim & William Reid (1991), Stim
  • Terry Edwards Salutes The Magic of the Fall (1991), Stim
  • Terry Edwards Executes Miles Davis Numbers (1992), Stim
  • Boots Off!!, Wiija – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats

Singles
  • "Roger Wilson Said" (1983), Urchin – as New York New York
  • "I Wanna Be Like You" (1985), Beach Culture – as New York New York
  • "Well You Needn't" (1994), Rough Trade
  • "Head Up High" (1998), Flighted Miskick – Scousemartins fet. Terry Edwards
  • "Girls & Boys" (1988), Damaged Goods – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
  • "Ice Cream for Crow" (1998), Damaged Goods – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
  • "Cat People/Gasoline" (2007), Sartorial – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats, split with Department S
  • "Three Blind Mice" (2008), The Orchestra Pit – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats
  • "Boots Off !!!" (2009), Sartorial – Terry Edwards and the Scapegoats, split with Cure-Ator
  • "I'll Go Crazy" (2010), Sartorial
  • "Let's Surf"/"Old Man's Hands" (2011), Sartorial – Terry Edwards and The Dash/Terry Edwards and Darren Hayman
  • "You Won't See Me" (2011), Sartorial – split with Robyn Hitchcock

See also

References
  1. "Terry Edwards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  2. History
  3. Gill, Andy (1994) "Albums", The Independent, 6 January 1994. Retrieved 16 January 2014  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  4. "Reasons to be cheerful: Legendary brit-funkers to return for grain gig ; Who The Blockheads", Somerset Guardian, 5 April 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2014  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  5. Mugan, Chris (2012) "Hot Chip", The Independent, 24 October 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2014  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  6. Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 756
  7. Shepherd, Fiona (2012) "Review : Lydia Lunch", The Scotsman, 29 June 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2014  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  8. Longley, Martin (2003) "Culture: Review: Festival climax out to Lunch; Lydia Lunch/Blacktronica The Door, Birmingham Repertory Theatre The Custard Factory, Digbeth", Birmingham Post, 9 June 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2014  – via HighBeam (subscription required)
  9. Stein, Sammy (9 July 2015). "Terry Edwards, jazz and rock multi-instrumentalist: Something Else! Interview". Something Else!. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. "The Hope Six Demolition Project - PJ Harvey | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.