Terry Woods

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

Terence "Terry" Woods (born 4 December 1947, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish folk musician, noted for playing the mandolin and cittern, but also plays acoustic and electric guitar, mandola, 5 string banjo and concertina. He is also a singer and songwriter. He is known for his membership in such folk and folk-rock groups as The Pogues, Steeleye Span, Sweeney's Men, The Bucks and, briefly, Dr. Strangely Strange and Dublin rock band Orphanage, with Phil Lynott, as well as in a duo/band with his then wife, Gay, billed initially as The Woods Band and later as Gay and Terry Woods. Woods has toured with The Pogues on their reunion concerts. Terry is married to Marian Skeffington and they have two daughters.

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Terry Woods at the Milk Club, Moscow, 29 August 2010, with the Pogues (photo: Zuzana Pernicová)

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Marian Skeffington

Discography

Albums

• 1968 Sweeney's Men, Sweeney's Men
• 1969 The Tracks of Sweeney, Sweeney's Men
• 1970 Hark! The Village Wait, Steeleye Span
• 1971 The Woods Band, The Woods Band
• 1975 Backwoods, Gay And Terry Woods
• 1976 The Time Is Right, Gay And Terry Woods
• 1976 Renowned, Gay And Terry Woods
• 1978 Tender Hooks, Gay And Terry Woods
• 1986 Poguetry in Motion (EP), The Pogues
• 1988 If I Should Fall From Grace With God, The Pogues
• 1989 Peace And Love, The Pogues
• 1990 Hell's Ditch, The Pogues
• 1991 Home Fire, Ron Kavana
• 1993 Waiting for Herb, The Pogues
• 1994 Dancin' To The Ceili Band, The Bucks
• 1995 In Concert (compilation of 1976 & 1978 BBC sessions), Gay And Terry Woods
• 2007 Music From The Four Corners of Hell, The Woods Band (without Gay)
• 2014 Andy Irvine/70th Birthday Concert at Vicar St 2012

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

External links

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