Charlie Cawood

Charlie Cawood
Cawood with Knifeworld at Tramlines 2015
Cawood with Knifeworld at Tramlines 2015
Background information
Birth nameCharles Dennis Cawood
Born (1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 36)
Barking, London, England
OriginIlford, London, England
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • music journalist
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • bass guitar
  • sitar
  • shamisen
  • pipa
  • zhongruan
  • daruan
  • oud
  • bağlama saz
  • bouzouki
  • hammered dulcimer
  • zither
  • liuqin
  • cuatro
  • lyre
  • harp
  • cümbüş[1]
Years active2005–present
LabelsBad Elephant Music
Member of
Formerly ofAchilla
Websitecharliecawood.com

Charles Dennis Cawood (born 19 March 1988) is an English multi-instrumental musician, composer and music journalist, known for his cross-disciplinary musical skills as well as his work with a wide variety of projects and artists.

An active member of Kyros, Lost Crowns, Knifeworld, Mediaeval Baebes, My Tricksy Spirit, Join the Din and Tonochrome (as well as a regular collaborator with The Anchoress), Cawood has worked in art rock,[citation needed] pop,[citation needed] folk[citation needed] and early music[citation needed] as well as Indian,[citation needed] Chinese[citation needed] and Balinese music[citation needed] and a variety of other forms. He has also released two solo albums of ensemble instrumental music.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Instruments". Charlie Cawood. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ Unsworth, Cathi (30 May 2024). "Four Gigs for Cardiacs' Tim Smith Announced". The Quietus. Retrieved 22 August 2024.