Ella Edmondson
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Eleanor Rose Edmondson |
| Born | 22 January 1986 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Monsoon |
Eleanor Rose "Ella" Edmondson (born 22 January 1986 in Hammersmith, London)[citation needed] is an English singer-songwriter. Her primary instrument is the guitar although she can also play the piano.[1]
Early life
Edmondson is the eldest of three daughters of comedians Adrian Edmondson and Jennifer Saunders. She has two younger sisters, Beatrice and Freya.[2] The majority of Edmondson's childhood was spent in Richmond before her family relocated to Devon.[3] She attended Exeter School[4] where she wrote songs as part of her music GCSE.[5]
Career
Edmondson became a fan of death metal because it was the only music that her father didn't like.[3] She went through a goth phase as a teenager and became a satanist. She worked as a snowboarding instructor in Canada, a barmaid and a painter and decorator before deciding to focus on music full-time[2][3] after being encouraged by her father. She "got the bug" after supporting Jools Holland at the Plymouth Pavilions.[6]
She received her first guitar as a Christmas present from her father and taught herself to play by copying him.[3] Her first gig was at 16 supporting Thousand Natural Shocks in Exeter.[7] She made an appearance in an episode of her mother's sitcom Jam and Jerusalem in 2006 performing "Breathe".[8] In 2007, she released her first EP, Blame Amy,[9] and appeared on the compilation Folk Rising.[10] Her debut album, Hold Your Horses, was released on 16 February 2009[8] on her father's Monsoon record label.[6]
In 2010 she toured as the supporting act to her father's punk-inspired folk act The Bad Shepherds.
Personal life
Edmondson married Dan Furlong on 30 September 2010 and together they have three children.[citation needed] On 27 August 2012, she gave birth to a boy, Fred,[11] and in February 2014 to their second son, Albert Rafferty.[12] She gave birth to her third child and first daughter, Ivy, in August 2016.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Interview with Judi Spiers on BBC Devon, 16 February 2009.
- ^ a b Sexton, Paul (8 February 2009). "Ella Edmondson, rising star". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d Scott, Caroline (9 November 2008). "Relative Values: Adrian Edmondson and his daughter Ella". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Comic's Daughter Mourns Death of Soldier Pal Killed in Afghanistan". Wandsworth Guardian. 9 December 2007. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ Ella Edmondson in Chagford (interview)[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b McCormick, Neil (7 March 2009). "Ella Edmondson: off to an absolutely fabulous start". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Official biography". Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
- ^ a b CD Times Review of Hold Your Horses Archived 17 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ella Edmondson on Ectoguide
- ^ Folk Rising on Amazon.com
- ^ "Ella Rose Edmondson (ellaedmondson) on Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Twitter / ellaedmondson: Well I'm now a mother of two". Twitter.com. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
External links
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Richmond, London
- People from Exeter
- People educated at Exeter School
- English female guitarists
- English singer-songwriters
- English female singer-songwriters
- English folk musicians
- English folk singers
- Musicians from Devon
- 21st-century English singers
- 21st-century English women singers
- 21st-century guitarists