Dickon Edwards
Dickon Edwards | |
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Birth name | Richard Edwards |
Also known as | Dickon Angel |
Born | 3 September 1971 |
Origin | Bildeston, Suffolk, England |
Genres | Indie pop |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Associated acts | Fosca, Orlando, Spearmint |
Website | dickonedwards |
Dickon Edwards (born Richard Edwards; 3 September 1971), also known as Dickon Angel, is a London-based indie pop musician and diarist.[1] He was a founding member of the bands Orlando and Fosca, and briefly played guitar in the band Spearmint.[2][3]
Known for his dandy aesthetic,[4] Dickon has peroxide blonde hair and is often seen in a white, blue, or silver-grey three-piece suit, the silver-grey suit being a bequest from fellow London dandy Sebastian Horsley.[5]
He has kept a blog called The Diary at the Centre of the Earth since 8 December 1997[6] (predating the 1999 coining of the term "blog").[7] Excerpts from the blog were included in Travis Elborough and Nick Rennison's A London Year[8] and in the follow-up title A Traveller's Year.[9]
In March 2008 he released a printed collection of lyrics titled The Portable Dickon Edwards, which was released in a limited edition alongside Fosca's The Painted Side of the Rocket album.[10]
Personal life[]
Edwards is a son of the quiltmaker and author Lynne Edwards MBE,[11] and the cartoonist Brian "Bib" Edwards.[12][13] His brother was the Adam Ant[14] guitarist, Tom Edwards.[15]
References[]
- ^ Top Ten Literary Diarists The Guardian. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Dickon Edwards The Minds Construction Quarterly. Winter 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ A Spearmint Biography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Spearmint.net. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ I am Dandy has arrived! Lives of the Dandies. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Fix Up Look Sharp: Dickon Edwards Meets Turbonegro's English Gent The Quietus. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ The Diary at the Centre of the Earth Dickonedwards.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "It's the links, stupid". The Economist. April 20, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2008.
- ^ Introduction A London Year. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Contributors A Travellers Year. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Press Release for Painted Side of the Rocket. Butisitart.org. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Bildeston - Former teacher lands honour for craftwork Archived 2016-02-03 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk Free Press. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Hooper-scharf, Terry (8 February 2014). "COMIC BITS ONLINE: Tribute To Brian "Bib" Edwards by John Schiltz". Hoopercomicart.blogspot.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Diary at the Centre of the Earth » Seeing Dad". Dickonedwards.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Adam Ant cancels shows due to death of guitarist". Nme.com. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Noble, Jason. "Fundraising page launched for Suffolk-based Adam Ant guitarist Tom Edwards". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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- English bloggers
- English pop guitarists
- English male guitarists
- Living people
- 1971 births
- People from Bildeston
- British male bloggers
- 21st-century British guitarists
- 21st-century British male musicians
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