Eleanor Rose "Ella" Edmondson (born 22 January 1986) is an English singer-songwriter. Her primary instrument is the guitar although she can also play the piano.Interview with Judi Spiers on BBC Devon, 16 February 2009.

Early life

Eleanor Rose Edmondson was born on 22 January 1986 in

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. She is the eldest of three daughters of comedians

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and

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. She has two younger sisters, Beatrice and Freya. The majority of Edmondson's childhood was spent in

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before her family relocated to

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. She attended Exeter School where she wrote songs as part of her music

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Career

Edmondson became a fan of

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because it was the only music that her father did not like. She went through a

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phase as a teenager and became a

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. She worked as a

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instructor in Canada, a barmaid and a painter and decorator before deciding to focus on music full-time after being encouraged by her father. She "got the bug" after supporting

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at the

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. She received her first guitar as a Christmas present from her father and taught herself to play by copying him. Her first gig was at 16 supporting Thousand Natural Shocks in Exeter. She made an appearance in an episode of her mother's sitcom '' Jam and Jerusalem'' in 2006 performing "Breathe".CD Times Review of Hold Your Horses
In 2007, she released her first EP, ''Blame Amy'', and appeared on the compilation ''Folk Rising''. Her debut album, ''Hold Your Horses'', was released on 16 February 2009, on her father's Monsoon record label. In 2010, she toured as the supporting act to her father's punk-inspired folk act

The Bad Shepherds The Bad Shepherds were an English folk music, folk band, formed by the comedian Ade Edmondson, Adrian Edmondson in 2008. They played folk punk songs with traditional folk instruments. The band primarily consisted of Edmondson (vocals, mandolin ...

Personal life

Edmondson married Dan Furlong on 30 September 2010 and together they have three children. Their daughter Ivy was born in August 2016.

References

External links

Official Site
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