Born in Dublin, Ed started playing acoustic blues and slide guitar while still at school. His repertoire at the time drew mainly from the Delta blues of Sun House, Robert Johnson and Skip James. At age 16 he formed the band Blueshouse. They played alongside all the visiting bluesmen at that time such as Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup, Fred McDowell, ‘Champion’ Jack Dupree, Johnny Shines and Juke Boy Bonner.
He played with Granny’s Intentions in London for a period in the early 70s and then with Terry and Gay Woods as guitarist with The Woods Band. He toured Europe and recorded one album The Woods Band. Ed replaced Gary Moore in Skid Row before joining Bees Make Honey and cutting an album with them, produced by Nick Lowe.
He played with Granny’s Intentions in London for a period in the early 70s and then with Terry and Gay Woods as guitarist with The Woods Band. He toured Europe and recorded one album The Woods Band. Ed replaced Gary Moore in Skid Row before joining Bees Make Honey and cutting an album with them, produced by Nick Lowe.
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:35
Size: 102.1 MB
Styles: Delta blues
Year: 2016
Art: Front
[3:05] 1. Vampire
[5:00] 2. Sweatshop
[3:36] 3. I Need A Holiday
[3:36] 4. It's For You
[2:52] 5. Harlem Nocturne
[3:11] 6. Queen Bee
[4:27] 7. Above The Ridge
[3:36] 8. Nogoum Al-Leil
[4:12] 9. Can't Be Satisfied
[4:09] 10. Zombie On The Rocks
[4:19] 11. More Than Two Steps
[2:26] 12. Island Bridge
Ed Deane’s resonant Wireless Set brims with guitar-laden numbers that attest to a long music career with origins in the 1960s. Influences from the decades after the 60s – and before – are evident in the guitarist’s first studio album since the jazzy, blues-infused, all-instrumental Slideshow (2006) (He also released the ‘live’ 7 track EP – suitably titled ‘7’ – in 2010).
Wireless Set is a seriously eclectic affair with a rockier vibe than its predecessor and an equal mix of instrumentals and songs. Vampire, the opening track, recalls Nick Lowe in his 1970s pomp (Deane toured with Lowe’s band in the late 1990s) and features Deane’s mature vocals. The chord sequences in Sweatshop, meanwhile, have a 60s feel, although the song’s work-exploitation theme is timeless. I Need a Holiday is a breezy take on the Dan Penn/Chuck Prophet number (which Dan sent to Ed after they’d toured together), while Deane cites blues legend Robert Johnson and Fransciso Tarrega (the Classical Spanish composer who died in 1909) as inspirations for the instrumental It’s For You. It’s obvious that Deane draws from an eclectic array of musical schools, and this also shines through in numbers such as the bluesy Harlem Nocturne (a stomping treatment of Earl Bostic’s hit), Taj Mahal’s Queen Bee and Muddy Waters’ Can’t Be Satisfied. Meanwhile, Island Bridge, the closing track, is described by Deane as “the nearest I’ve managed to get to playing with a string orchestra”.
Featured Musicians: Noel Bridgeman, John Quearney, Fran Byrne, Eamon Murray, Trevor Knight, James Delaney, Charlie Hart, Les Morgan, Phil Scragg, Frank Mead, Tommy Moore, Ritchie Buckley, Rory Boyle, Garvan Gallagher, Sean O’Reilly, Kevin Malone.
Wireless Set is a seriously eclectic affair with a rockier vibe than its predecessor and an equal mix of instrumentals and songs. Vampire, the opening track, recalls Nick Lowe in his 1970s pomp (Deane toured with Lowe’s band in the late 1990s) and features Deane’s mature vocals. The chord sequences in Sweatshop, meanwhile, have a 60s feel, although the song’s work-exploitation theme is timeless. I Need a Holiday is a breezy take on the Dan Penn/Chuck Prophet number (which Dan sent to Ed after they’d toured together), while Deane cites blues legend Robert Johnson and Fransciso Tarrega (the Classical Spanish composer who died in 1909) as inspirations for the instrumental It’s For You. It’s obvious that Deane draws from an eclectic array of musical schools, and this also shines through in numbers such as the bluesy Harlem Nocturne (a stomping treatment of Earl Bostic’s hit), Taj Mahal’s Queen Bee and Muddy Waters’ Can’t Be Satisfied. Meanwhile, Island Bridge, the closing track, is described by Deane as “the nearest I’ve managed to get to playing with a string orchestra”.
Featured Musicians: Noel Bridgeman, John Quearney, Fran Byrne, Eamon Murray, Trevor Knight, James Delaney, Charlie Hart, Les Morgan, Phil Scragg, Frank Mead, Tommy Moore, Ritchie Buckley, Rory Boyle, Garvan Gallagher, Sean O’Reilly, Kevin Malone.
Wireless Set
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:18
Size: 78.5 MB
Styles: Delta blues
Year: 2010
Art: Front
[4:30] 1. You Don't Own Me
[3:57] 2. Teeny Weeny Bit
[5:09] 3. Since I Fell For You
[2:49] 4. Viberooney
[4:01] 5. Blues Ain't Nothin
[4:38] 6. Well Runs Dry
[9:12] 7. Lap Steel Jam
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