James Wood

Warnings : - For the English Trance producer, see James Wood (3). - For the classical conductor, see James Wood (4). - For the Jessie Rose Trip member, see James Wood (6). James Wood was born in Sheffield, UK in the 1958. He is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, keyboard player and sound engineer living in Nantes, France. He founded the band "The 45s"while at university in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. The band subsequently moved to London playing most of the well known pubs and clubs. Their first single, 'Couldn't believe a word', was quite successful in England. But the band split in 1983. During a trip in Brittany the young James Wood decided to settle in the Nantes area. He was a member of the band "Les Bouskidou" for several years and later created the band "Jaywood". He has toured around Europe with several bands. His current band is called "Teegarden b". they have released 1 album entitled Primrose Sky. Alan Simon has regularly invited him on his multi-artists albums, and James Wood had a great influence on the 'Excalibur' trilogy, writing most of the English adaptations and co-writing music with Alan Simon. Leo Seeger