Dickon Edwards
| Dickon Edwards | |
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| Background information | |
| 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 |
| Website | Dickon Edwards |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gibson SG | |
Dickon Edwards (born Richard Edwards; 3 September 1971), also known as Dickon Angel, is a London-based indie pop musician and diarist.[1] He has been a founding member of several bands, including Orlando and Fosca, and has played guitar in the band Spearmint.[2][3]
He keeps a long-running blog called The Diary at the Centre of the Earth[4] started in 1997. Excerpts from the blog are included in Travis Elborough and Nick Rennison's A London Year[5] and in the follow-up title A Traveller's Year[6]
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.[7]
His mother is the noted quiltmaker and author Lynne Edwards MBE.[8]
Dickon is known for his dandy aesthetic.[9][10]
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 Spearmint.net. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ The Diary at the Centre of the Earth Dickonedwards.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ 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 Suffolk Free Press'. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ Fix Up Look Sharp: Dickon Edwards Meets Turbonegro's English Gent The Quietus. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ I am Dandy has arrived! Lives of the Dandies. 29 September 1013. Retrieved 1 February 2016.