Edward II
April 30th, 2009 by sparky
Edward II will perform live at The Big Chill 2009.
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Edward II - Biography
After a 10-year absence, demand for legendary folk roots act Edward II’s return has been so huge they will reform for selected dates through ‘09. The reunification marks the tenth anniversary of their final ‘sell out’ gig at De Montfort Hall, Leicester on 19th November 1999.
The group began its early life as ‘Edward The Second and the Red Hot Polkas’ after forming in Cheltenham in 1984. They signed to Cooking Vinyl and released two albums (Polkasteady and 2 Step to Heaven). They then moved to the Pure Bliss Label with Pete Lawrence (Cooking Vinyl, Big Chill) and released the highly acclaimed album ‘Wicked Men’ in 1991.
After a short spell signed to the ‘Internal Affairs’ label (part of the Zomba Group) the group set up their own label and released 3 more albums (Zest - 1996, This Way Up - 1997 and Live at Cropredy - 1998). This period proved to be the most fruitful and the band toured the world whilst notching some 200+ shows per year. The group split in 1999 as the various members decided to pursue their own projects.
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Edward II will perform live at The Big Chill 2009.
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