David Ford

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Eastbourne (UK) based folk artist and former frontman of the Indie group Easyworld. He writes using a blend of Folk rock, Ballads and American Nostalgia.

Starting his career in the early 00's with the trio Easyworld, Ford found cult success with the group, releasing 2 albums and a slew of singles with the project. Upon its dissolvement in 2004 he was eager to keep his creativity aflame, performing a number of solo gigs where he'd debut a number of songs that would appear on his 2005 debut album 'I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused', from which the fan favourite 'State Of The Union' would be released as his first single. Following a sold out tour the follow up folk ballad 'I Don't Care What You Call Me' would be released in February 2006. After a successful run supporting musicians in the US his debut was re-released by Columbia records.

The sophomore album 'Songs For The Road' in August 2007 and was released in the US the following year, with the Smiths' cover "There Is A Light" as a bonus track. It included the singles 'Go To Hell', 'Decimate' and 'I'm Alright Now'. In 2009 an EP of the same name was released, featuring live versions of songs from the album.

His third studio album 'Let The Hard Times Roll' was released in February 2010 and included the single 'Panic'. In 2011 the autobiography 'I Choose This' was released. It documented his time in the music industry to that point, including the trials & tribulations of the music industry and near misses to stardom.

Between 2011-2012 a number of EP's were released to showcase what was to come from his fourth album. This included 'Austerity Measures' which featured live favourite 'The Ballad Of Miss Lily' for the first time.

In 2013 David Ford released his most successful album to date 'Charge'. The first of his back catalogue to be released on vinyl, 'Charge' was produced by James Brown and debuted at number 30 in the UK Independent chart. It was released on CD in the US with 4 bonus tracks that were recorded at Ford's Piano Bar. The album featured the singles 'Perfect Soul' & 'Pour A Little Poison', as well as the previously released songs 'The Ballad Of Miss Lily', 'Every Time' and more.

In 2014 Ford was awarded "Best Original Song" at the Victoires de la Musique awards for the track '20 ans', a French version of his song 'I'm Alright Now'. The same year he released the mini-album 'The Arrangement'.

In 2017 'The Union EP' was released as a precursor for his next record and features the song 'Why Won't You Answer Your Telephone?'.

2018 saw the release of his 5th album 'Animal Spirits' via the label One Horse. A collection of demos titled 'Animal Spirits: Pencil Sketches' would debut on his Bandcamp in 2021.

Throughout 2020 Ford recorded new songs that reflected time spent in lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. He would also regularly post free music to his bandcamp page, including the albums 'One Man Live' - a collection of songs recorded from his 2019 UK tour, 'The Lockdown Archive Episode 3: Songs For The Road' - a collection of recordings that chart the evolution of the tracks that make up the album 'Songs For The Road' and the compilation 'The Ones That Got Away', showcasing b-sides and rarities from throughout his career that never made it to albums. There was also the EP 'How Did It Ever Come To This?' - a re-recording of Easyworld favourites.

In 2022 Ford took the songs he'd written throughout the pandemic and released them as 'May You Live In Interesting Times'. Some of the tracks had previously been made available for free via Bandcamp.
That same year due to the success of the single 'Just Like You' and the live track 'Strangers Who Knew Each Other's Names', Ford released a duet record with Annie Dressner titled '48 Hours With David Ford And Annie Dressner' and featured the single 'Warning Sign'.
In September 2022 the album 'Love And Death' was released and included the single 'When We Were Young'.
In 2023 Ford announced the side-project Perry!. This act focused more on instrumental cinematic post rock styles.

Since the early days of his solo output, David Ford has hosted an event titled 'Milk & Cookies'. This is a fundraising event where he performs songs for donations, as well as sets up auctions for memorabilia and has been a popular outing for fans. Some of his performances have been released on limited edition CD and have also found their way onto YouTube.