Terry Woods
Terry Woods | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Terence Woods |
| Born | 4 December 1947 Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | |
| 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.
Woods is most associated with the mandolin and cittern, but also plays acoustic and electric guitars, mandola, five-string banjo and concertina.
Career
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
Albums
With Sweeney's Men
With Steeleye Span
With the Woods Band
- The Woods Band
- Music From The Four Corners of Hell (without Gay Woods)
As Gay & Terry Woods
- Backwoods
- The Time Is Right
- Renowned
- Tender Hooks
- In Concert (compilation of 1976 & 1978 BBC sessions)
With the Pogues
- Poguetry in Motion (EP)
- If I Should Fall From Grace With God
- Peace and Love
- Hell's Ditch
- Waiting for Herb
With the Bucks
With Ron Kavana
Other releases
- 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
References
- ^ 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.