Dickon Edwards

Dickon Edwards (born Richard Edwards; 3 September 1971), also known as Dickon Angel, is a London-based indie pop musician and diarist.[1] He was a founding member of the bands Orlando and Fosca, and briefly played guitar in the band Spearmint.[2][3]

Dickon Edwards
Birth nameRichard Edwards
Also known asDickon Angel
Born (1971-09-03) 3 September 1971
OriginBildeston, Suffolk, England
GenresIndie pop
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Associated actsFosca
Websitedickonedwards.com

Known for his dandy aesthetic,[4] Dickon has peroxide blonde hair and is often seen in a white, blue, or silver-grey three-piece suit, the silver-grey suit being a bequest from fellow London dandy Sebastian Horsley.[5]

He has kept a blog called The Diary at the Centre of the Earth since 8 December 1997[6] (predating the 1999 coining of the term "blog").[7] Excerpts from the blog were included in Travis Elborough and Nick Rennison's A London Year[8] and in the follow-up title A Traveller's Year.[9]

In March 2008 he released a printed collection of lyrics titled The Portable Dickon Edwards, which was released in a limited edition alongside Fosca's The Painted Side of the Rocket album.[10]

Personal life

Edwards is a son of the quiltmaker and author Lynne Edwards MBE,[11] and the cartoonist Brian "Bib" Edwards.[12][13] His brother was the Adam Ant[14] guitarist, Tom Edwards.[15]

References
  1. Top Ten Literary Diarists The Guardian. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. Dickon Edwards The Minds Construction Quarterly. Winter 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. A Spearmint Biography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Spearmint.net. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. I am Dandy has arrived! Lives of the Dandies. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. Fix Up Look Sharp: Dickon Edwards Meets Turbonegro's English Gent The Quietus. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  6. The Diary at the Centre of the Earth Dickonedwards.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  7. "It's the links, stupid". The Economist. April 20, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2008.
  8. Introduction A London Year. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  9. Contributors A Travellers Year. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  10. Press Release for Painted Side of the Rocket. Butisitart.org. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  11. Bildeston - Former teacher lands honour for craftwork Archived 2016-02-03 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk Free Press. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  12. Hooper-scharf, Terry (8 February 2014). "COMIC BITS ONLINE: Tribute To Brian "Bib" Edwards by John Schiltz". Hoopercomicart.blogspot.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  13. "Diary at the Centre of the Earth ยป Seeing Dad". Dickonedwards.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  14. "Adam Ant cancels shows due to death of guitarist". Nme.com. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  15. Noble, Jason. "Fundraising page launched for Suffolk-based Adam Ant guitarist Tom Edwards". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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