Dickon Edwards

Dickon Edwards
Birth nameRichard Edwards[1]
Also known asDickon Angel
Born (1971-09-03) 3 September 1971 (age 53)
OriginBildeston, Suffolk, England
GenresIndie pop
Occupation(s)Musician, Writer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Websitedickonedwards.com

Dickon Edwards (born Richard Edwards;[1] 3 September 1971), also known as Dickon Angel, is a London-based indie pop musician and diarist.[2] He was a founding member of the bands Orlando and Fosca, and briefly played guitar in the band Spearmint.[3][4]

He has kept a blog called The Diary at the Centre of the Earth since 8 December 1997[5] (predating the 1999 coining of the term "blog"[6] - he terms it an "online diary"). Excerpts from the blog were included in Travis Elborough and Nick Rennison's A London Year[7] and in the follow-up title A Traveller's Year.[8]

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.[9]

In 2021, Edwards completed a PhD on Ronald Firbank and the Legacy of Camp Modernism at Birkbeck College, University of London.[10]

Personal life

Known for his dandy aesthetic,[11] 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.[12] Edwards is a son of the quiltmaker and author Lynne Edwards MBE,[13] and the cartoonist Brian "Bib" Edwards.[14][15] His brother was the Adam Ant[16] guitarist, Tom Edwards.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b Edwards, Richard (8 December 1997). "Diary at the Centre of the Earth". Dickon Edwards. Retrieved 26 March 2024. My name is Richard Edwards. My friends and family call me Dickon, but these days I tend to proffer myself to strangers as Richard, in an attempt to be helpful.
  2. ^ Top Ten Literary Diarists The Guardian. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ^ Dickon Edwards The Minds Construction Quarterly. Winter 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. ^ A Spearmint Biography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Spearmint.net. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ^ The Diary at the Centre of the Earth Dickonedwards.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  6. ^ "It's the links, stupid". The Economist. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  7. ^ Introduction A London Year. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  8. ^ Contributors A Travellers Year. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  9. ^ Press Release for Painted Side of the Rocket. Butisitart.org. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  10. ^ Dickon Edwards PhD Thesis final version. BIROn - Birkbeck Institutional Research Online. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  11. ^ I am Dandy has arrived! Lives of the Dandies. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  12. ^ Fix Up Look Sharp: Dickon Edwards Meets Turbonegro's English Gent The Quietus. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Hooper-scharf, Terry (8 February 2014). "COMIC BITS ONLINE: Tribute To Brian "Bib" Edwards by John Schiltz". Hoopercomicart.blogspot.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Diary at the Centre of the Earth » Seeing Dad". Dickonedwards.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Adam Ant cancels shows due to death of guitarist". Nme.com. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  17. ^ Noble, Jason. "Fundraising page launched for Suffolk-based Adam Ant guitarist Tom Edwards". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 3 August 2020.