1. Ed Harcourt's music is influenced by Tom Waits, Nick Cave, and Jeff Buckley, among others.
21 Facts About Ed Harcourt
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Ed Harcourt was born Edward Henry Richard Ed Harcourt-Smith on 14 August 1977, in Wimbledon, London, England.
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Ed Harcourt declined the offer to study music, citing "the idea of having to analyze, dissect and everything [of one piece of music] would completely destroy any enjoyment".
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In 2000, Ed Harcourt recorded his debut mini-album Maplewood EP straight to a 4-track recorder at Wootton Manor.
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Ed Harcourt was part of the ensemble that performed the William Blake inspired Songs of Innocence.
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Ed Harcourt later described the release as "the bete noire of the albums".
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Ed Harcourt recorded several tracks with the French jazz trumpeter Erik Truffaz for the album Arkhangelsk, released in early 2007.
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Ed Harcourt performed live with Truffaz's group to promote the album.
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In October 2007, Harcourt released the compilation album Until Tomorrow Then: The Best of Ed Harcourt, collecting material from the first seven years of his recording career.
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In 2009, Ed Harcourt signed with Dovecote Records in the United States to release The Beautiful Lie stateside, as well as his new EP Russian Roulette which appeared in May of that year.
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Also in 2009, Harcourt composed the original music for the soundtrack to the Donnie Darko sequel S Darko.
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Ed Harcourt performed with Patti Smith and her band as well as Marianne Faithfull during the 2005 Meltdown Festival and her 2014 tour.
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Ed Harcourt opened for The Gutter Twins on their European tour in 2008, as well as joining the group on stage to play guitar on some songs, most notably on their appearance on Later.
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In December 2013 Ed Harcourt made a guest appearance with Laura Jansen at Bush Hall, London to sing "A Call to Arms".
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On 26 June 2015, The Libertines were the surprise special guests on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival 2015, with Ed Harcourt joining them on stage to play piano.
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Ed Harcourt joined the band on stage during the Reading and Leeds Festivals Headline slots in August 2015.
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On 22 October 2017, Ed Harcourt played the whole Sgt.
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In 2013 Ed Harcourt worked with Sophie Ellis-Bextor on her fifth studio album Wanderlust, which Ed Harcourt co-wrote and produced.
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Ed Harcourt has written for and performed with Marianne Faithful on her Give My Love to London project in 2014.
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In 2015, Ed Harcourt provided vocals for the track "Villain" from the album 8:58, a project by Paul Hartnoll.
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Ed Harcourt is married to the singer and musician Gita Harcourt-Smith, nee Langley, singer and songwriter in The Langley Sisters.