Rod Jones (musician)
| Rod Jones | |
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 Jones performing on 24 July 2006. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rodric Iwan Pryce Jones |
| Born | 3 December 1976 South Africa |
| Origin | Leeds, England |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupations | Musician, Guitarist, Backing Vocalist |
| Instruments | guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Associated acts | Idlewild, The Birthday Suit, The Fruit Tree Foundation, Roddy Woomble, Inara George |
| Website | www.rodjonesmusic.com |
Rodric "Rod" Iwan Pryce Jones (born 3 December 1976 in South Africa[1]) is the former guitarist and backing vocalist for indie rock band Idlewild, and lead vocalist and guitarist of The Birthday Suit. In 2010, Jones founded The Fruit Tree Foundation, alongside former Delgados guitarist and vocalist Emma Pollock, in order to raise awareness to mental health problems.
Born to in South Africa to classical musician, John Pryce-Jones,[2], Jones grew up in Leeds[3] and is an energetic live performer, and his guitar playing has been described as "gritty yet melodic."[4]
In 2000 Jones played second guitar for Graham Coxon on Coxon's first solo tour [5]
In 2006, Jones recorded an album with singer, Inara George, called George is Jones. The album was due for release in the autumn of 2006, however, the project is currently on hiatus and has yet to be released. Jones notes that a release of the album is "doubtful" due to "too many problems surrounding it."[6] Four songs can be heard, however, on the duo's MySpace.[7]
2006 also saw Jones collaborate with Idlewild bandmate Roddy Woomble, for Woomble's solo album, My Secret is My Silence.
Jones released his solo album *A Sentimental Education in early 2010. In late 2011, Jones formed a band named The Birthday Suit. They will release their debut album, The Eleventh Hour on 11 November 2011.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Solo
- A Sentimental Education (2010)
[edit] with Idlewild
- Captain (1998)
- Hope Is Important (1998)
- 100 Broken Windows (2000)
- The Remote Part (2002)
- Warnings/Promises (2005)
- Make Another World (2007)
- Post Electric Blues (2009)
[edit] with The Birthday Suit
- The Eleventh Hour (2011)
[edit] with The Fruit Tree Foundation
- First Edition (2011)
[edit] with George is Jones
- George is Jones (unreleased) (2006)
[edit] with Roddy Woomble
- My Secret is My Silence (2006)
[edit] with Under One Sky
- Under One Sky (2009)
[edit] External links
[edit] Interviews
- Interview with Jones about depression
- Stereokill Interview: January 2009
- Stereokill Interview: September 2009
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/overseas/results?event=B&recordType=OVERSEAS&route=&recordCount=-1&forenames=Rodric+Iwan&_includeForenamesVariants=on&surname=Jones&_includeSurnameVariants=on&fromYear=&toYear=®ion=&mothersMaidenName=&_useMothersMaidenNameAsSurname=on&sortOrder=RK%3Atrue&_performExactSearch=on
- ^ http://www.northernballettheatre.co.uk/johnprycejones.html
- ^ http://www.leedsmusicscene.net/article/1628/
- ^ http://www.indierockresource.com/livereviews/idlewild7_23_03.htm
- ^ http://www.vblurpage.com/gigography/graham/2000/0710_garage.htm
- ^ http://stereokill.net/2009/01/25/interview-rod-jones/
- ^ http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=80925526
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