Adrian Edmondson: Bad Shepherd Gone Punk
"I did genuinely think Johnny Rotten was mesmerising and brilliant. It's a regret of mine to know he would hate me. I'm exactly what he hates. I'm a middle-class wanker playing at it"
Adrian Edmondson is a UK comedian, actor, director, writer and musician. He is probably best known for his comedic roles as Vyvyan Basterd in The Young Ones (1982–1984), and Eddie Hitler in Bottom (1991–1995), which he also wrote together with co-star Rik Mayall, his long-time comedy partner.
Edmondson has directed pop videos for Fiesta (1988) by The Pogues, Prime Mover (1987) by Zodiac Mindwarp, Like The Weather (1988) by 10,000 Maniacs, Please Help The Cause Against Loneliness (1988) by Sandie Shaw, and Hourglass by Squeeze (1987).
Edmondson is a long time fan of the eccentric Sixties group, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Edmondson performed vocals with them as part of their 2006 reformation and countrywide tour, and contributed vocals and writing for their 2007 album Pour l'Amour des Chiens.
In 2008, Edmonson went punk, so to speak, a formed a traditional Celtic band called the Bad Shepherds to do covers of his favorite punk songs.
Together with Maartin Allc0ck, Andy Dinan, and Troy Donockley, Edmondson founded the band The Bad Shepherds and last summer the Shepherds played to wildly enthusiastic audiences on the UK festival circuit. Maartin Allc0ck has played with Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull, Troy Donockley renowned for his work with Iona, Maddy Prior and Midge Ure.
Adrian Emondson - Anarchy in the UK
This first video is a solo performance of Adrian doing a scat vocal along with trumpet fills in a hilarious swing version of
Anarchy in the UK.
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Adrian Edmondson & the Bad Shepherds- God Save the Queen
This video is from the Bad Shepherd's performance at the Dent Folk Festival in the UK.
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Adrian Edmonson & the Bad Shepherds- I Fought the Law
The final video was produced by the brilliant animation artist, Crazy Girl.
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