Instruments Vocals, guitar Role Actor Name Dicky Moore | Website www.dickymoore.co.uk Years active 1995–present Children Kevin Moore | |
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Born 1 October 1978Essex, England ( 1978-10-01 ) Associated acts BearcraftScritti PolittiFrank SidebottomDream Themes Died September 7, 2015, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States Spouse Jane Powell (m. 1988–2015), Pat Dempsey (m. 1948–1954) Books Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: But Don't Have Sex Or Take the Car Movies Miss Annie Rooney, Blonde Venus, Out of the Past, Sergeant York, Oliver Twist Similar People Jane Powell, Matthew Beard, George McFarland, Jean Darling, Hal Roach | ||
Dicky Moore (born October 1978, Rochford, Essex, England) is an English, London based, singer-songwriter, who performs under the pseudonym Bearcraft and plays guitar with Scritti Politti.
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Early life
Moore formed the band Scintillate in 1994. Scintillate enjoyed local success in their hometown Southend, winning the 1997 battle of the bands competition, "It's a Rockout". They disbanded in 2005.
Scritti Politti
Moore joined Scritti Politti on guitar in 2004 after meeting Green Gartside in a Hackney pub opposite where he lived. Moore toured worldwide with Scritti Politti on their 2006 tour of North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. He also played at the Mercury Prize awards in 2006 where Scritti Politti were nominated for the album, White Bread, Black Beer.
Frank Sidebottom
From 2006, Moore played guitar for the London branch of Frank Sidebottom's Oh Blimey Big Band, alongside Scritti Politti bandmate Rhodri Marsden. Moore and Co were due to perform with Sidebottom four days after his death in June 2010.
Style
Moore's first solo release was the 2007 "It's About Time" EP which was described as upbeat, layered, complex, and lush. Since changing his stage-name to Bearcraft, Moore's output has largely been of the Electronic style. Red Hot Velvet described his debut album Yestreen as being of the genre synth folk.
Bearcraft
In April 2009, Moore announced he would be releasing music and performing with the name "Bearcraft", explaining that this signalled a shift in his style. Following the announcement a Myspace page was set up, containing new songs, all of which were synth-based. Bearcraft’s debut album, Yestreen, was released on 16 August 2010 through Hottwerk Records, and had positive reviews in the music press.