Ed Sheeran

From the first really big impact on my listening tastes, (although prior to the Beatles, I did like quite a bit of ABBA’s stuff) to a recent find.

The last couple of month’s have seen me scouring the internet for Ed Sheeran (www.edsheeran.com), I am a bit of a Johnny come lately on Ed but everywhere you look he is tipped as an up and coming artist and one of the next big things. His first single comes (the A Team) out in June and his UK tour is selling out fast.

I am not going to try and categorise his music as he blends many styles but he is a singer/songwriter and he has a great vocal and lyrical style. I particularly like the tracks ‘I don’t need you’ and ‘The A Team’ as well as his version of ‘Wayfaring Stranger’. He has used the Internet, (You Tube, streaming performances and fan word of mouth/forum chat) in promotion of his career to date. A Google search should also lead you to a number of collaborations and freestyling Ed has done which give you an appreciation of his diversity.

It doesn’t hurt that he is a fellow ginger too – check him out.