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Ed Hope & Friends
Folk / Acoustic / Electro

"I'm Ed Hope. These are my friends; not all of them"


United Kingdom

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Last Login:  10/8/2008
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   Ed Hope & Friends: General Info
Member Since8/22/2006
Band MembersEdward Hope
guitar, vocals

Johan Wilhelm Collett
dobro, steel, guitar, vocals

Phill France
drums, vocals

Alex Miles
piano, organ, production, vocals

Lynsey McCrea
double bass, vocals

Luke Barham
bass, vocals, harmonica

Genevieve
vocals

Sam Irving
cello

Jon Gomez
tour manager
InfluencesEnglish words and Scandinavian music.
Type of LabelNone



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   About Ed Hope & Friends

I'm Ed Hope, a singer / songwriter of 7 years... I play with 7 or so of my friends; they know instruments both obscure & familar.

Together we play simple toe-tapping acoustic folk, much like a merry Catholic family jamming on a bank holiday. The songs are stories about such things as boats, barn dances, woodlands, Christmas, all written from a simple perspective, with the aim to charm you into a little nostalgia, even if you've never been to a jig.

Last summer saw our first tour, 16 shows, 7 of which were sell outs, ending with the final night at Hackney Empire.

We are currently booking up a 30 show tour for Summer 2008, which will coincide with our first (full band) EP release.

Tour 2008 Videos

'My Woo & Me' - Cafe Irie

'Move On' - Bishop's Stortford




Venues

I've had the pleasure of performing at:

Hydro Connect Festival, ShalFest, Hackney Empire, Hope & Anchor, West One Four, Beaconsfield Gallery, The Standard, Shepherds Bush Empire, The Buffalo Bar, Bishop's Stortford Music Festival, Half Moon (Bishop's Stortford), The Marquee (Hertford), The Horn (St Albans), The Orange Tree (Nottingham), The Social (Nottingham), Rescue Rooms (Nottingham), Junktion 7 (Nottingham), Bar None (Nottingham), Demo (Nottingham), The Maze (Nottingham), Army & Navy (Chelmsford), Cramphorn Theatre (Chelmsford), High Barn (Dunmow), The Junction (Cambridge), CB2 (Cambridge), Man On The Moon (Cambridge), Boat Race (Cambridge), Cellar Bar 8 (Cambridge), Kings College (Cambridge), Blue Bar (Porthtowan), Cafe Irie (Newquay), Brighton Pier, Lincoln Arms (Dorking).


Below is a poster from our previous tour:

The Summer Tour 2007



Website

A little animated website to capture more than myspace can show www.edhope.co.uk. It has new tracks, pictures and is pretty on the eyes.

Bon Voyage Jacques Cousteau

~ Short Film by Danny Corey; featuring 'In The Woods' by Ed Hope



Please Add Me

If you enjoy the music, have seen me live, etc. And you say a nice 'hello'.
Please do not add me if you want me to join your minions, or if you are going to bulletin me everytime you see a spider on your wall.

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Ed Hope & Friends's Friends Comments
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David Ferguson





Sep 21 2008 10:04 PM

congratulations on your 10,000 plays, heres to your 100,000 plays

ferg
David Ferguson





Sep 12 2008 9:46 PM

Hey mate you need to put an audio version of move on up on your music player.
How are things down your way?
Graeme Macdonald





Sep 1 2008 12:54 AM

Hey guys good seeing you at connect. the weather was a bit rubbish, but did you notice that Sigur Ros came out played and the the rain vanished. they were amazing!!!

hope u got home alright, come back up soon.

cheers
Graeme Squirrel either or
Morgana





Aug 31 2008 9:03 AM

Thanks for the add...
Greetings from Cosenza (Italy)
Louff.





Aug 27 2008 8:51 PM

hey;
howre you guys?
saw you playing in york a few months back (:
thought you were mint!
the CD's pretty good (Y)

xx
Lorl Wanxx





Aug 10 2008 11:27 PM

[ Ed Hope & Friends ] **

hello again! i just passed by to say hi!
i hope everything it ok there!
i really miss england!
take care!


love from Mexicooo!!!
Lorl Wanxx





Aug 3 2008 6:12 PM

heey Ed!! I went to brighton and I saw you near the beach playing ......I fell in love with your music!! I just adore it


take care


remember you have a fan in mexico!!
MOZZY GREEN





Jul 29 2008 11:07 PM

Ed I heard your Album and its pretty amazing! I want a copy! Hope the tour was great.

x
Stephanie





Jul 27 2008 7:58 PM

have documented everything, just as much as you did! I'm not sure I want to see your footage... ah ah! was great to get to see you perform again! love the CD!
Sanguina





Jul 26 2008 1:42 PM

You guys were brill last night! So glad I got your CD and hope to see you soon!
Sanguina





Jul 24 2008 7:39 AM

Looking forward to seeing you on Friday! Weren't you originally supposed to be in Camden? Islington is even easier! I will be there!
Stephanie





Jul 23 2008 9:23 PM

hey! might be able to come on the 25th! would be cool to see you again! Take care! x
Simon





Jul 17 2008 12:20 PM

Hey!
Was in York at the weekend, it was nearing the end of the shopping when my wife and kids popped into Clair's accessories as i was waiting outside i could hear some music and thought to myself that sounds pretty good, so i walked over to where you guys were busking listened to you for around 30 mins you were great.
I left York that day thinking i need to check myspace to see if you were on and to my delight you are (nice one)
What a testiment to you that your out during the day playing the music you love to the people who are going about their everyday lives whilst embarking on a tour.
Thanks for the great music and for playing that day.

Simon
David Ferguson





Jul 15 2008 12:27 AM

hi hows the tour going?
what time roughly you getting to edinburgh?? did you get the message re. rooms?
sorry again have tried today but still no luck!!
CHARLIE





Jul 13 2008 6:56 PM

Hey guys, how's it all going? The Dann and I are contemplating coming down to Cafe Irie baby.. Enjoy the north! ;-) x
Stagecoach





Jul 10 2008 12:42 PM

Hope it's going well boys! Will be down to the Bullet Bar.

Luka x
Stephanie





Jul 9 2008 11:39 AM

thanks for adding me! Brenda and I had a brilliant time! :) <3 ur music! Looking forward to your next gig! Yeah!
Sanguina





Jul 9 2008 11:25 AM

You were BRILLIANT last night, look forward to seeing you in York this weekend!
THE ORIGINAL SONGWRITERS





Jul 9 2008 8:56 AM

great songs, great musicians, great performance, thanx guys, and good luck, Pam & The TOS Team,
The Little Num Num Club





Jul 8 2008 7:28 AM

Looking forward to this!

Spread the word!
Trevor





Jul 7 2008 4:20 PM

Hi Ed, top set on Saturday at Shalfest, you and you friends sounded great, I only came in to shelter from the rain - amazing what you stumble across. Is your music available for download anywhere?
Cheers
Stortford Music Festival





Apr 27 2008 11:05 AM

STORTFORD MUSIC FESTIVAL IS ALMOST HERE!

this coming weekend (3rd & 4th May) Stortford Music Festival returns;
bigger and better than ever before.

Stortford Music Festival Promo


just under 50 diverse acts will be performing rock, indie, pop, folk, funk, jazz, blues, acoustic and all sorts inbetween.

playing this year are: Sub Pop Sunday (winners of XFM unsigned), REVERE (playing Glastonbury festival this year), Caimbo (included in this month’s Q magazine’s 'Tracks to Download'), The Raid (tipped in The Mirror as a band to watch in 2008), Mozzy Green (currently featuring as part of a West End theatre production), AloneMe (about to release highly anticipated debut album), NoID (winners of many awards), local favourites such as Happnin' Boy & Mike Rasmussen, The Strangerhood, Ed Hope & Friends, The Spores plus many, MANY more.

there's 2 main stages, a beer tent, plenty of craft and food stalls, an arts marquee and more to check out.

tell all your friends and come join us this weekend!

for more info visit our website www. stortfordmusicfestival. org. uk
Fynan





Mar 12 2008 3:12 PM

hey ed how are you?
im playing the showcase at the half moon on the 27th if you fancy coming down and drinking beer and stuff
cheers
fynan
Shamu.





Feb 3 2008 7:56 PM

good stuff, well things my way ... im good cant wait to get back to Cornwall this year! me and my girlfriend, thats who i was with at the little show, we have formed a band last year in august, so well check us out... www.myspace.com/angelasapplemusic
David Ferguson





Jan 9 2008 12:37 AM

hey ed these new versions of the tracks sound much better. Does this signal the end of the autodisko?
Be good and happy new year
Stagecoach





Jan 8 2008 11:06 AM

Yay! songs finally finished. Sounds so good. Looking forward to hearing your new songs too, Miles says they're sounding good x
Stagecoach





Dec 12 2007 1:57 PM

Nice one Ed, glad you enjoyed it. Hope you're good

Luke x
David Ferguson





Nov 24 2007 1:09 AM

So..... whats happeningin the world of Hope (apart from a girlband off Xfactor naming themselves after you!!)??
David Ferguson





Sep 9 2007 12:48 AM

Hiya mate
thanks for sending that cd its well to put bluntly FUCKING WELL GOOD!!!
i put it straight on my ipod and not stopped listening yet

take care and come play in Edinburgh!!!

Fergie :)
nikita





Aug 31 2007 11:48 AM

yer. i thort ur music was fab gona bi ur album... r u gona tore again soon? nikita xxx
maddie





Aug 31 2007 11:41 AM

omg ye i went on it i love it duno if u member me but i watched ur band down in cornwall porth towwen thought u were wikid howz it goin xxxxx
♥[not skinny enough to be a model]♥





Aug 29 2007 6:14 PM

yep ive seen u in brighton and got ur cd & u signed it lol & u your and 'friends' r really good i hope u get far in the music world coz u really deserve it :)p.s we played your cd in the car all the way home lol which waz 180 miles lol :]xx
NaTaShA! :)





Aug 29 2007 3:35 PM

why thankyou yeah i saw you in newque you are sooo good i sed to my boyfriend we'll be seeing you lot on t.v soon
x
Kezzabeth;





Aug 26 2007 9:16 PM

Haha, too right it is! :]

I saw you guys in Nottingham, was pretty impressed. (: Lovee your musicc (: and Whoa, definitely sounds like a busy week ;O. Worth it I bet? (: I'll look out for the photos and blog ;D

As for me.. I don't do much with myself nowadays :P Mainly enjoying the last bit of the summer holidays before sixth form, with parties and suchlike ;]. Hehe.

Kerry (: xx
Biggy





Aug 26 2007 3:24 PM

hey, thanks for adding me! i've been to brighton one week ago and i saw you playing on the beach! you may remember one blonde girl was asking you for a signature... she was one of my friends and we both bought a cd :)
i really like your music and your songs! i'm just starting to write my own songs and i really like to meet other musicians... do you have a prospect of a record contract? and when did you start to write your songs?
cheers,
Biggy
Bisounours





Aug 26 2007 11:51 AM

Yeah, i saw you outside M&S, you're awesome. I was going to come back with some cash to buy your CD, but it looked like it was going to rain, & when i came back, you'd packed up :(

It was quite surprising to see musicians playing in Nottingham that aren't scary tramps or native americans (don't ask).

xx nice job, keep it up.
Louehhh