For the Emmerdale character, see Terry Woods (Emmerdale).

Terence Woods (born 4 December 1947) is an Irish folk musician, songwriter/singer and multi-instrumentalist.

He is known for his membership in such folk and folk-rock groups as the Pogues, Steeleye Span, Sweeney's Men, the Bucks, Dr. Strangely Strange and the short-lived Orphanage, with Phil Lynott. Woods also played with his wife Gay, billed initially as the Woods Band and later as Gay and Terry Woods.[citation needed]

Woods is most associated with the mandolin and cittern, but also plays acoustic and electric guitars, mandola, five-string banjo and concertina.[citation needed]

Career

Woods was once a member of the band Steeleye Span.[1]

As a member of the Pogues, he was known for playing instruments including the mandolin and the concertina.[1][2] He wrote and sang the vocals for the first section of their song "Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six", with vocalist Shane MacGowan writing and singing the second section.[3]

Discography

Albums

With Sweeney's Men

With Steeleye Span

With the Woods Band

As Gay & Terry Woods

  • Backwoods
  • The Time Is Right
  • Renowned
  • Tender Hooks
  • In Concert (compilation of 1976 & 1978 BBC sessions)

With the Pogues

With the Bucks

With Ron Kavana

Other releases

  • 1968 Waxie's Dargle / Old Woman In Cotton, 7" single, Sweeney's Men (Pye 7N 17459)
  • 1981 Tennessee Stud / I Don't Know About Love, 7" single, Terry Woods (with Phil Lynott)
  • 1989 Misty Morning Albert Bridge / Cotton Fields / Young Ned of the Hill (Dub Version), 7" and 12" single (also cassette and cd), The Pogues
  • 1989 White City / Everyman Is A King 7" single (also cassette and cd), The Pogues

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b Denselow, Robin (16 March 1988). "The auld triangle's triumphant jangle". The Guardian. p. 21. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ Dessau, Bruce (14 March 1988). "Pogues bare teeth". The Guardian. p. 33. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  3. ^ Petridis, Alexis (30 November 2023). "Shane MacGowan: the poet-musician of dereliction who became a mythic figure". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Woods
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