Terry Woods
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Terry Woods | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Terence Woods |
| Born | 4 December 1947 Dublin, Ireland |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, bandleader |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, mandolin, cittern, guitar, banjo, concertina |
| Years active | 1963–present |
Terence Woods (born 4 December 1947) is an Irish folk musician, songwriter/singer and multi-instrumentalist.
He is known for his membership in such folk and folk-rock groups as the Pogues, Steeleye Span, Sweeney's Men, the Bucks, Dr. Strangely Strange and the short-lived Orphanage, with Phil Lynott. Woods also played with his wife Gay, billed initially as the Woods Band and later as Gay and Terry Woods.[citation needed]
Woods is most associated with the mandolin and cittern, but also plays acoustic and electric guitars, mandola, five-string banjo and concertina.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Woods was once a member of the band Steeleye Span.[1]
As a member of the Pogues, he was known for playing instruments including the mandolin and the concertina.[1][2] He wrote and sang the vocals for the first section of their song "Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six", with vocalist Shane MacGowan writing and singing the second section.[3]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]With Sweeney's Men
[edit]With Steeleye Span
[edit]With the Woods Band
[edit]As Gay & Terry Woods
[edit]- Backwoods
- The Time Is Right
- Renowned
- Tender Hooks
- In Concert (compilation of 1976 & 1978 BBC sessions)
With the Pogues
[edit]- Poguetry in Motion (EP)
- If I Should Fall From Grace With God
- Peace and Love
- Hell's Ditch
- Waiting for Herb
With the Bucks
[edit]With Ron Kavana
[edit]Other releases
[edit]- 1968 Waxie's Dargle / Old Woman In Cotton, 7" single, Sweeney's Men (Pye 7N 17459)
- 1981 Tennessee Stud / I Don't Know About Love, 7" single, Terry Woods (with Phil Lynott)
- 1989 Misty Morning Albert Bridge / Cotton Fields / Young Ned of the Hill (Dub Version), 7" and 12" single (also cassette and cd), The Pogues
- 1989 White City / Everyman Is A King 7" single (also cassette and cd), The Pogues
Filmography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Denselow, Robin (16 March 1988). "The auld triangle's triumphant jangle". The Guardian. p. 21. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Dessau, Bruce (14 March 1988). "Pogues bare teeth". The Guardian. p. 33. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (30 November 2023). "Shane MacGowan: the poet-musician of dereliction who became a mythic figure". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Gay and Terry Woods history on official Gay Woods website
- Terry Woods at AllMusic
- Terry Woods discography at Discogs
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