Edie Brickell
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Edie Brickell
In the late 1980s Brickell was the lead singer with the (now renamed) folk-rock group Edie Brickell and New Bohemians, whose 1988 debut album Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars was a critical and commercial success. The band's follow-up album, Ghost of a Dog (1990), fared less well. As a solo artist, Brickell released Picture Perfect Morning (1994) and Volcano (2003). In 2006 she reunited with some of the original members of The New Bohemians and they released the Stranger Things album.
Brickell had a role as a folk singer in the 1989 film Born on the Fourth of July. Her version of Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" is featured on the film's soundtrack. Many computer users know her from the "Good Times" video which was included as part of the multimedia samples on the Windows 95 installation CD-ROM.
Brickell married songwriter Paul Simon in 1992. They have three children.
Edie Brickell Albums
All Mp3 downloads except Volcano
Latest Project - The Heavy Circles
Harper Simon and Edie Brickell - Mp3 Album
The Heavy Circles
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 05/31/2012)
"... breezy pop with a mischievous, sometimes haunting edge."-USA Today
Harper Simon and Edie Brickell have written and collaborated casually during their many years of friendship. Yet in the last two years that collaboration has become more formalized thanks to a series of recording sessions in New York City with several friends including Sean Lennon and Yuka Honda (Cibo Matto). Naming themselves The Heavy Circles, the duo's self-titled debut recording is out now.
Many years ago Simon had an idea to invite Brickell to join him in the studio with several of his friends. Placing her in a different recording environment, might, he thought, be inspiring creatively and result in magic. With this in mind, Simon arranged a session-many friends and colleagues joined in. The list was lengthy: Lennon, Honda, Martha Wainwright, drummer Matt Johnson (Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Buckley), string arranger Joan Wasser (Rufus Wainwright), Inara George (the Bird and the Bee), Money Mark, Miho Hatori (Cibo Matto), Elysian Fields' Jennifer Charles and Orin Bloedow, and Theremin player Pamelia Kurstin.
The Heavy Circles shine a new light on Brickell's vocals and lyrics-stylishly different from her critically acclaimed time with her solo projects and the New Bohemians. For Simon, this group spotlights his blossoming song writing talents and natural ability to produce. The album is co-produced by Harper Simon and Bryce Goggin.
[via TheHeavyCircles.com]
Release Date: 02/12/2008
Edie Brickell Links
- EdieBrickell.com
Official Edie Brickell site.- NewBohemians.com
Official band site featuring news, reviews, merchandise, and schedule.- Woyaho.com
The Edie Brickell & New Bohemians Fan Site- TheHeavyCircles.com
Edie Brickell Forms New Band with Paul Simon's Son
Edie Brickell Videos
Edie Brickell Filmography
- "Cold Case" (1 episode, 2004)
- The Sleepover (2004) TV episode (performer: "Circle") - "Smallville" (1 episode, 2004)
... aka Smallville Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
... aka Smallville: Superman the Early Years (UK: promotional title)
- Legacy (2004) TV episode (performer: "Once In A Blue Moon") - Born on the Fourth of July (1989) (performer: "A Hard Rain's a Gonna Fall")
- "Doogie Howser, M.D." (1 episode, 1989)
- Frisky Business (1989) TV episode ("What I Am" (uncredited)) - How I Got Into College (1989) (writer: "Love Like We Do")
- Loverboy (1989) (writer: "What I Am")
- "Saturday Night" .... Musical Guest (2 episodes, 1990-1994)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night Live (USA: new title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
- Dana Carvey/Edie Brickell & Paul Simon (1994) TV episode .... Musical Guest
- Tom Hanks/Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (1990) TV episode .... Musical Guest - Born on the Fourth of July (1989) .... Folk Singer - Syracuse, NY
- "Canada A.M." .... Themselves (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Canada A.M. Weekend (Canada: English title: weekend title)
- Episode dated 12 July 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Themselves - "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2003-2006)
- Episode dated 13 October 2006 (2006) TV episode (as Edie Brickell & New Bohemians) .... Herself
- Episode dated 15 October 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Herself - "2004 Jammys: The Theatre at Madison Square Garden" (2004) TV mini-series .... Herself
- "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Herself (1 episode, 2004)
... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
... aka Letterman (Australia)
... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
- Episode dated 24 February 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself - Willie Nelson: The Big Six-0 (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Herself (1 episode, 1991)
- Episode dated 1 February 1991 (1991) TV episode .... Herself - "Saturday Night" .... Herself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1988)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night Live (USA: new title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
- Matthew Modine/Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (1988) TV episode .... Herself - Musical Guest
[via IMDb.com]
Edie Brickell in the News
- A talk with Steve Martin, reveling in yet another career
- Martin also is working on an album of banjo tunes written with Edie Brickell that they plan to record. ("She is really at the top of her game," Martin says of Brickell. "I'd send her a song, and she'd have lyrics for it the next day.
- A Starbucks... Where The Starbuck Used To Be
- Musicians Josh Ritter, Edie Brickell, and Punch Brothers each give stellar performances. Raconteur Sarah Vowell and comedian Eugene Mirman give questionable life advice, while novelist Haley Tanner pays homage to a favorite writer.
- The Beatles Began Recording The 'White Album'
- In 1992, singer Paul Simon married singer Edie Brickell. In 1995, Robert Dewey Hoskins was arrested for scaling the fence around Madonna's Hollywood Hills mansion. He was later convicted of stalking her. In 1996, John Tesh made his last appearance as ...
- Q&A: Steve Martin tackles Staten Island, Shakespeare
- Martin also is putting together an album with singer-songwriter Edie Brickell. He has written 13 banjo tunes, emailed them to her, and she has emailed him back with lyrics. ?She was on a creative roll, let me tell you,? he says.
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Share your stories, sightings, thoughts, rants, raves...
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KittySmith
Apr 11, 2012 @ 11:08 pm | delete
- Edie Brickell has been one of my top 10 artists for a long time. I love her for being different than everybody else.
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JoeCinocca
Sep 12, 2011 @ 7:23 pm | delete
- Such a unique talent. I wish they would have had more than 1 solid album. She married paul Simon and kinda went into obscurity. Thanks for the lens. Brings back great memories!
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Margo_Arrowsmith
May 30, 2011 @ 5:19 am | delete
- Very nice
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Yourshowman
Dec 8, 2010 @ 8:34 am | delete
- Nice to Know About Edie.
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C-Joy May 3, 2009 @ 10:10 am | delete
- I have often wondered what she did after her first hit, but never took the time to find out. She has such an unusual voice, I'm glad to know she's still active in the music biz. Thanks for sharing!
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CleanerLife
Mar 31, 2009 @ 12:25 am | delete
- I've been a fan since "Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars" came out. I think it was one of the first CDs I bought.
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drifter0658
Mar 30, 2009 @ 9:13 pm | delete
- Nice! I've always had a thing for Edie's voice, both as a singer and songwriter. But the singing voice has always calmed me. She could sing nothing but mashed potatoes for 3:42 and I'd be subdued.
Thanks!
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