Terry Woods

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

Terry Woods
Terry Woods at the Milk Club in Moscow, Russia on 29 August 2010, with The Pogues
Background information
Birth name	Terence Woods
Born	(1947-12-04) 4 December 1947 (age 77) Dublin, Ireland
Genres	Folk folk rock Celtic rock Celtic punk
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, bandleader
Instrument(s)	Vocals, mandolin, cittern, guitar, banjo, concertina
Years active	1963–present

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

• Sweeney's Men
• The Tracks of Sweeney
• Andy Irvine/70th Birthday Concert at Vicar St 2012

With Steeleye Span

• Hark! The Village Wait

With the Woods Band

• The Woods Band
• Music From The Four Corners of Hell (without Gay Woods)

As Gay & Terry Woods

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

With the Pogues

• Poguetry in Motion (EP)
• If I Should Fall From Grace With God
• Peace and Love
• Hell's Ditch
• Waiting for Herb

With the Bucks

• Dancin' To The Ceili Band

With Ron Kavana

• Home Fire

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

• Andy Irvine/70th Birthday Concert at Vicar St 2012 (2014), DVD

References

1. 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.

External links

• Gay and Terry Woods history on official Gay Woods website
• Terry Woods at AllMusic
• Terry Woods discography at Discogs