Genres Folk punk Labels Monsoon Music Active from 2008 Record label Monsoon Music | Years active 2008–2016 Associated acts The Idiot Bastard Band Genre Folk punk | |
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Website www.thebadshepherds.com Past members Adrian Edmondson
Troy Donockley
Tim Harries
Terl Bryant
Andy Dinan
Carol Dawson
Eimear Bradley
Keith Angel
Mark Woolley
Martin Allcock
Brad Lang Albums Yan, Tyan, Tethera, Methera!, Mud, Blood & Beer, By Hook or by Crook Members Ade Edmondson, Troy Donockley Similar Ella Edmondson, Bad News, Iona, Jennifer Saunders, Mandalaband Profiles | ||
Ade edmondson and the bad shepherds i fought the law middlewich fab folk and boat festival 2014
The Bad Shepherds were an English folk band, formed by the comedian Adrian Edmondson in 2008. They played folk punk songs with traditional folk instruments. The band primarily consisted of Edmondson (vocals, mandolins, mandola) and Troy Donockley (uilleann pipes, cittern, whistles, vocals).
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Folked up punk teenage kicks by ade edmondson the bad shepherds
History
After "accidentally" buying a mandolin, Edmondson taught himself to play a few chords and he began to play a few punk songs on it. After playing for two days with Donockley, a virtuoso uilleann pipes player and multi-instrumentalist, they had arranged eight songs. After some initial experimentation, they enlisted Dinan, winner of the All-Ireland Fiddle Championship, and the band was formed. Essentially a folk band, the band's repertoire is taken from punk and new wave hits from 1978 to 1985. They re-interpret songs, inserting traditional reels and jigs.
After touring the United Kingdom during 2008, the Bad Shepherds released their debut album, Yan, Tyan, Tethera, Methera! (which translates from an ancient Cumbrian dialect as One, Two, Three, Four!) in May 2009. The band released their second album, By Hook or By Crook, with former Steeleye Span member Tim Harries playing double bass, in 2010. The Bad Shepherds also headlined the first Looe Music Festival in 2011.
At the start of 2013, after a year long hiatus the band announced they were getting back together to release a new album and undertake a 24-date UK tour, along with a six-date tour of Australia. Both of which were entitled Mud, Blood and Beer. The album was released on 19 August 2013, and included both cover versions of punk and new wave tracks, plus their own material.
Adrian Edmondson announced the band's end on his Facebook page on October 31, 2016.
Awards
The Bad Shepherds were nominated for the Best Live Act award at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
In 2012, the band won the Spiral Earth Award for best live act. The organisation celebrates a wide range of music, however their roots are mainly focused in the folk music genre.
Final line-up
Former
Songs
Anarchy in the UKBy Hook or by Crook · 2010
Down in the Tube Station at MidnightYan - Tyan - Tethera - Methera! · 2009
Making Plans for NigelBy Hook or by Crook · 2010