Stephen Gilchrist is an
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musician from
London
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, England, who also teaches drums and guitar across London. He is best known as the
drummer
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in
Blur guitarist
Graham Coxon
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's live band,
and also appears on Coxon's live albums, ''
Burnt to Bitz: At the Astoria'' and ''
Live at the Zodiac'', and on the single "
Bloody Annoying / What Ya Gonna Do Now?".
Gilchrist supplied the drums for the Graham Coxon and
Jimmy Pursey
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Early ...
's single supporting the England national football team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The song was a re-working of the
Sham 69
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hit "Hurry Up Harry", and was released as "Sham 69 and The Special Assembly". "Hurry Up England" entered the
UK Singles Chart
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at #10. In 2013 he joined
Art Brut
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, replacing founding member Mikey Breyer.
He has toured and recorded with
Charlotte Hatherley
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,
Cardiacs
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and Cathy Davey. He formerly wrote and recorded under the name Stuffy with his band
Stuffy/the fuses. Stuffy/the fuses' second album, ''Angels Are Ace'', was recorded by
Steve Albini
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. He also releases music under the name Stephen EvEns.
Gilchrist endorses
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cymbal
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s,
Mapex Drums
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and
Vic Firth
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Biography
Vic Firt ...
sticks.
Gilchrist is the grandson of the conductor
Kathleen Riddick.
Related bands
Other bands and musicians Gilchrist has played with include:
*Doo The Moog
*
Art Brut
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*Hero Fisher
*
The Godfathers
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Career
The Godfathers were formed by Peter and Chris Coyne (vocals and bass, respectively) after the demise of The Sid Presley Experienc ...
*Local Girls
*
Pop-A-Cat-A-Petal
*
Jennifer Gentle
Jennifer Gentle is an Italian psychedelic rock band.
The band's name derives from a verse of the song "Lucifer Sam" by Syd Barrett.
History
Jennifer Gentle was formed by Marco Fasolo and Alessio Gastaldello in early 2000, after the breakup of ...
*
Magoo
*Conor Deasey (ex-Thrills)
*
Republica
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T ...
*
Beachbuggy
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*
Queenadreena
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*
Chris T-T
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*Glam Chops
*Fuck Off Piss Off
*
Keith John Adams
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*Quint (with Sally Young of
Ut)
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, ''Warped Reality'', 25 June 2006, retrieved 2010-11-05
*
The Scaramanga Six
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*
Sarandon
*
Vic Reeves
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&
Bob Mortimer
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*Pierre Guimard
*
The Lightning Seeds
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*Alan Tyler & Sean Reed (ex-Rockin' Birds)
*
The Damned
References
External links
Stephen Gilchriston
MyspaceBiography at Mapex DrumsDiscogs.com
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English drummers
British male drummers
Musicians from London
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