Ella Edmondson
| Ella Edmondson | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eleanor Rose Edmondson |
| Born |
1986 Hammersmith, London, UK |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2007—present |
| Labels | Monsoon Records |
| Associated acts | The Bad Shepherds |
Eleanor Rose "Ella" Edmondson (born 1986 Hammersmith, London, England) is an English singer-songwriter. Her primary instrument is the guitar though she can also play piano.[1]
Biography
Edmondson is the eldest of three daughters of comedians Adrian Edmondson and Jennifer Saunders. She has two younger sisters, Beatrice and Freya.[2][3] The majority of Edmondson's childhood was spent in Richmond before her family relocated to Devon.[4] She attended Exeter School[5] where she wrote songs as part of her music GCSE.[6] Edmondson became a fan of death metal because it was the only music that her father didn't like.[4] She went through a goth phase as a teenager and became a satanist. She worked as snowboarding instructor in Canada, a barmaid and a painter and decorator before deciding to focus on music full-time[2][4] after being encouraged by her father. She "got the bug" after supporting Jools Holland at the Plymouth Pavilions.[7]
She received her first guitar as a Christmas present from her father and taught herself to play by copying him.[4] Her first gig was at 16 supporting Thousand Natural Shocks in Exeter.[8] She made an appearance in an episode of her mother's sitcom Jam and Jerusalem in 2006 performing "Breathe"[9] (and says the character Tash in the series is loosely based on her).[3] In 2007, she released her first EP, Blame Amy[10] and appeared on the compilation Folk Rising.[11] Her debut album, Hold Your Horses, was released on 16 February 2009[9] on her father's Monsoon record label.[7]
In 2010 she toured as the supporting act to her father's punk inspired folk act "the bad shepherds".
References
- ↑ Interview with Judi Spiers on BBC Devon, 16 February 2009
- 1 2 Ella Edmondson, rising star
- 1 2 "'I've never been Saffy,' says Jennifer Saunders' daughter, folk singer Ella Edmondson". Daily Mail. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Relative Values: Adrian Edmondson and his daughter Ella"
- ↑ Comic's Daughter Mourns Death of Soldier Pal Killed in Afghanistan
- ↑ Ella Edmondson in Chagford (interview)
- 1 2 "Ella Edmondson: off to an absolutely fabulous start". The Telegraph. 7 March 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ Official Biography
- 1 2 CD Times Review of Hold Your Horses Archived 17 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Ella Edmondson on Ectoguide
- ↑ Folk Rising on Amazon.com
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