Fyfe Ewing
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Fyfe Alexander Ewing is best known as the original drummer and founding member of rock band Therapy?
.
, Ewing met Andy Cairns
and subsequently formed Therapy?
with Cairns on guitar and Michael McKeegan
on bass. Ewing and Cairns would share lead vocal duties. In his near seven year spell with the million selling outfit, Ewing recorded three full-length albums, two mini-albums and numerous EP's (as well as featuring heavily on two compilation albums following his departure) before leaving the band in January 1996. The official Therapy? press release stated:
to Brighton
, England. He played for a short time in a band called "Divers", along with Rory Myers (guitar/vocals) and Jon Hardy (bass). In 1998, Ewing drummed on and produced the three track EP "Little Less Nothing," released on Track Records. Although the single received favourable reviews in the press, gaining 'Single of the Week' in Kerrang!
magazine, Ewing left the band shortly afterwards. In 2006, Jon Hardy confirmed that Fyfe was still occasionally jamming with the band but that it was just for fun, and not anything official.
drums website as playing in a band called "The Score", although apart from this endorsement, nothing has been heard about the band. Perhaps "The Score" is a reference to Ewing's soundtrack work and is not an actual band, more an endorsement of Ewing as a solo artist. Or perhaps not.
In 2007, Ewing placed a classified advert to the online musicians marketplace, Musolist, offering his services as a recording and/or touring drummer.
In 2008, Ewing travelled to Belfast to play drums on singer/songwriter Robyn G. Shiels new material. The EP "The Great Depression" was released on No Dancing Records in July 2010 http://www.oxygen.ie/robyn_shiels_the_great_depression_review.PAGE4247.html.
In September 2011, Ginger of The Wildhearts
confirmed that Ewing had agreed to drum on 10 tracks for his forthcoming triple album, expected in February 2012.
television on July 29, 1998. In 2002, Ewing provided the score music for the UK short independent film "Cry" by horror director Steven Sheil. He followed this up with another short film, the documentary "Love Takes" by Jeanie Finlay. Although all these films lasted only 10 minutes each, Fyfe managed to showcase his drum n' bass talents in each.
More recently, Ewing, along with Steve Nolan, has written and performed bespoke music for the soundtrack of the IFC feature documentary movie "Goth Cruise
", again directed by Jeanie Finlay. The movie premiered on IFC
(USA), November 27, 2008. The movie's website states:
, Fyfe Ewing used a Sonor
drum kit, Zildjian cymbals and Pearl Drums
hardware. The following were his gig requirements:
Therapy?
Therapy? is an alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist–vocalist Andy Cairns from Ballyclare and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing from Larne, Northern Ireland. The band initially recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar...
.
Therapy?
In 1989, while playing drums in a punk covers band at a charity gig in JordanstownJordanstown
Jordanstown is the name of a townland and electoral ward in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is within the urban area called Newtownabbey and the wider Newtownabbey Borough....
, Ewing met Andy Cairns
Andy Cairns
Andrew James Cairns , is a founding member, singer, guitarist and songwriter for Therapy?, a hard rock band from Northern Ireland.- Therapy? :...
and subsequently formed Therapy?
Therapy?
Therapy? is an alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist–vocalist Andy Cairns from Ballyclare and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing from Larne, Northern Ireland. The band initially recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar...
with Cairns on guitar and Michael McKeegan
Michael McKeegan
Michael Robert McKeegan is best known as the bassist with the rock band, Therapy?.-Evil Priest:...
on bass. Ewing and Cairns would share lead vocal duties. In his near seven year spell with the million selling outfit, Ewing recorded three full-length albums, two mini-albums and numerous EP's (as well as featuring heavily on two compilation albums following his departure) before leaving the band in January 1996. The official Therapy? press release stated:
- Therapy? have parted company with drummer Fyfe Ewing. The split is totally amicable, Ewing being unable to cope with the rigors of touring. With Therapy? about to embark on a 5 month US tour to coincide with the release of "Infernal LoveInfernal LoveInfernal Love was the third major label album by the band Therapy?. It was released on June 12, 1995 on A&M Records. The album was recorded at Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire from January to March 1995....
" in AmericaUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, a parting of ways was mutually agreed".
Divers
Ewing had meanwhile moved from BelfastBelfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
to Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, England. He played for a short time in a band called "Divers", along with Rory Myers (guitar/vocals) and Jon Hardy (bass). In 1998, Ewing drummed on and produced the three track EP "Little Less Nothing," released on Track Records. Although the single received favourable reviews in the press, gaining 'Single of the Week' in Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
magazine, Ewing left the band shortly afterwards. In 2006, Jon Hardy confirmed that Fyfe was still occasionally jamming with the band but that it was just for fun, and not anything official.
Other
For quite a few years, Ewing has been listed on the SonorSONOR
Sonor is a German percussion manufacturer. Founded in 1875 as a percussion manufacturer, Sonor drum sets and hardware are historically known for being constructed in a very durable, and therefore, unusually heavy manner...
drums website as playing in a band called "The Score", although apart from this endorsement, nothing has been heard about the band. Perhaps "The Score" is a reference to Ewing's soundtrack work and is not an actual band, more an endorsement of Ewing as a solo artist. Or perhaps not.
In 2007, Ewing placed a classified advert to the online musicians marketplace, Musolist, offering his services as a recording and/or touring drummer.
In 2008, Ewing travelled to Belfast to play drums on singer/songwriter Robyn G. Shiels new material. The EP "The Great Depression" was released on No Dancing Records in July 2010 http://www.oxygen.ie/robyn_shiels_the_great_depression_review.PAGE4247.html.
In September 2011, Ginger of The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...
confirmed that Ewing had agreed to drum on 10 tracks for his forthcoming triple album, expected in February 2012.
Movie Soundtracks
In 1998, Ewing and co-writer Steve Nolan (formally of Northern Irish band "In Dust") provided the score music for the Northern Irish short independent film "Charming Celia," by director David Starkey, a comedy drama that was first broadcast on RTERTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
television on July 29, 1998. In 2002, Ewing provided the score music for the UK short independent film "Cry" by horror director Steven Sheil. He followed this up with another short film, the documentary "Love Takes" by Jeanie Finlay. Although all these films lasted only 10 minutes each, Fyfe managed to showcase his drum n' bass talents in each.
More recently, Ewing, along with Steve Nolan, has written and performed bespoke music for the soundtrack of the IFC feature documentary movie "Goth Cruise
Goth Cruise
Goth Cruise is a 2009 British documentary television film directed by Jeanie Finlay.The film follows 150 American and British goths as they travel around the Caribbean in the 4th annual Goth Cruise. The documentary explores the enduring goth subculture, its allure, and what it really means to be...
", again directed by Jeanie Finlay. The movie premiered on IFC
Independent Film Channel
The Independent Film Channel is an American cable TV network that airs independent film and related programming. IFC programming includes commercially interrupted feature-length films, original documentaries, shorts, animated series, original series, acquired series, and content exclusively for...
(USA), November 27, 2008. The movie's website states:
- Bespoke music written and performed by Fyfe Ewing and Steve Nolan is suitably brooding".
Therapy? Albums
- BabyteethBabyteethBabyteeth was the first album by the Northern Irish band Therapy?, released on July 15, 1991, on Wiiija Records. Tracks 1 and 3 were recorded in January 1990, with the remaining tracks recorded later that year, all at Homestead Studio in Randalstown, Northern Ireland...
(1991) - Pleasure DeathPleasure DeathPleasure Death was the second album by the band Therapy?. It was released on January 27, 1992 on Wiiija Records. The album was recorded in 1991 at Southern Studios, London. It reached number 1 in the UK Indie Charts....
(1992) - NurseNurse (album)Nurse was the first major label album released by the band Therapy?. It was released on November 2, 1992 on A&M Records. The album was mainly recorded at Loco Studio in Caerleon, Wales, apart from "Gone" which was recorded in Annamoe, Ireland. It marked a departure from the noise punk style of the...
(1992) - TroublegumTroublegumTroublegum was the second major label album by the band Therapy? It was released on February 7, 1994 on A&M Records. The album was recorded in 1993 at Chipping Norton Studio in Oxford, as well as Rak Studios and Church Studios, both in London. It had a melodically dark, metal-like sound. The album...
(1994) - Infernal LoveInfernal LoveInfernal Love was the third major label album by the band Therapy?. It was released on June 12, 1995 on A&M Records. The album was recorded at Real World Studios in Box, Wiltshire from January to March 1995....
(1995) - So Much For the Ten Year Plan: A Retrospective 1990-2000So Much for the Ten Year PlanSo Much for the Ten Year Plan: A Retrospective 1990-2000 was a compilation album by the band Therapy?, and the second to be released by Ark 21 Records. It was released on October 2, 2000 and allowed the band to fulfill some outstanding obligations to Universal Records...
(2000) - Music Through A Cheap Transistor: The BBC SessionsMusic Through a Cheap TransistorMusic Through A Cheap Transistor is an album by the band Therapy?. It was one of the first releases in Universal Records 2007 series of BBC sessions...
(2007)
Therapy? Singles
- Meat Abstract (1990)
- TeethgrinderTeethgrinderTeethgrinder was a single released by the band Therapy?, taken from their Nurse album. It was released on October 19, 1992 through A&M Records. The single reached number 30 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 19 in the Irish Singles Chart....
(1992) - Shortsharpshock EP (1993)
- Face the StrangeFace the StrangeFace the Strange was an EP released by the band Therapy? on May 31, 1993 through A&M Records. Its lead track is Turn, which reached number 18 in the UK Singles Chart, and reached number 5 in the Irish Singles Chart....
EP (1993) - Opal MantraOpal MantraOpal Mantra was a single released by the band Therapy? on August 16, 1993 through A&M Records. It reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart, and reached number 6 in the Irish Singles Chart....
(1993) - NowhereNowhere (song)"Nowhere" is a song by Therapy? and a single released on January 17, 1994 on A&M Records. A remix CD was released a week later on January 24, 1994. The song is featured on the Troublegum album...
(1994) - Trigger InsideTrigger Inside"Trigger Inside" is a song by the band Therapy? and a single released on February 28, 1994 on A&M Records. It is featured on the Troublegum album...
(1994) - Die LaughingDie LaughingDie Laughing is the fourth stand-up comedy album by Doug Stanhope. Released in 2002 by Stand Up! Records.-Track listing:#"Stillborn Liver"- 2:05#"DUI/MADD"- 6:33#"Drugs Are for Kids"- 3:52#"Second Hand Bullshit"- 1:41#"Hair in My Food"- 3:16...
(1994) - Isolation (1994)
- Femtex (1994)
- StoriesStories (therapy? song)"Stories" is a song by Therapy? and a single released on May 22, 1995 on A&M Records. The song is featured on the Infernal Love album. The single reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 15 in the Irish Singles Chart....
(1995) - LooseLoose (Therapy? song)"Loose" is a song by Therapy? and a single released on July 17, 1995 on A&M Records. The song is featured on the Infernal Love album. The single reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 23 on the Irish Singles Chart...
(1995) - DianeDiane (therapy? song)"Diane" was originally recorded by US band Hüsker Dü for their Metal Circus EP in 1983. The song was written by drummer Grant Hart, and concerns the murder of West St. Paul waitress Diane Edwards by Joseph Ture in 1980....
(1995) - Stories (re-release) (1996)
- Bad Mother (1996)
Other Therapy? releases
- Thirty Seconds Of Silence (1989) - Demo tape
- Meat Abstract (1989) - Demo tape
- Caucasian PsychosisCaucasian PsychosisCaucasian Psychosis is a US compilation album of Babyteeth and Pleasure Death by the rock band Therapy?. It was released on April 13, 1992 on Quarterstick Records...
(1992) - a US compilation of the first two mini-albums - Have a Merry Fucking Christmas (1992) - a 7" given away at Dublin and Belfast gigs
- Born In A CrashBorn In A CrashBorn in a Crash is a European compilation mini-album release by the band Therapy?. It was released on August 25, 1993 on A&M Records. All tracks were previously released in the UK on different EP's...
(1993) - a European only mini-album - Hats Off to the Insane EPHats Off to the Insane EPHats Off To The Insane, was a UK, US and Japanese compilation mini-album release by the band Therapy?. It was released on September 7, 1993 on A&M Records.All tracks were previously released in Europe on different EPs...
(1993) - a US and Japan only mini-album - Live In Japan (Fan Club Edition) (1994) - a fan-club only cassette recorded live in TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
in October 1993 - Official Fan Club 1996 (1996) - a fan-club only CD recorded live in ArnhemArnhemArnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
in July 1995 - ScopophobiaScopophobia (dvd)"Scopophobia" is a DVD release by Therapy? on Eagle Vision, a subsidiary of Eagle Rock Entertainment on October 27, 2003. The bulk of the DVD is a full length 19 track concert recorded live at the Mandela Hall, Belfast on June 6, 2003....
(2003) - a DVD release featuring promo video clips - Gold (2007) - a DVD release featuring promo video clips
Drum Kit
In Therapy?Therapy?
Therapy? is an alternative metal band from Northern Ireland. The band was formed in 1989 by guitarist–vocalist Andy Cairns from Ballyclare and drummer-vocalist Fyfe Ewing from Larne, Northern Ireland. The band initially recorded their first demo with Cairns filling in on bass guitar...
, Fyfe Ewing used a Sonor
SONOR
Sonor is a German percussion manufacturer. Founded in 1875 as a percussion manufacturer, Sonor drum sets and hardware are historically known for being constructed in a very durable, and therefore, unusually heavy manner...
drum kit, Zildjian cymbals and Pearl Drums
Pearl Drums
Founded in 1952, the is a multinational corporation based in Japan with a wide range of products, predominately percussion instruments.-History:Pearl was founded by Katsumi Yanagisawa, who began manufacturing music stands in Sumida, Tokyo on April 2, 1946...
hardware. The following were his gig requirements:
- 1 Pearl rack system
- 6 Boom cymbal arms for rack
- 1 Tom arm for rack
- 1 Straight arm for a drum pad
- 2 Pearl snare stands
- 1 Drum stool with back support
- 1 Hi-hit stand
- 1 Bass drum pedal
- 1 14” timbale (with 14” Remo Ambassador batter head)
- 1 14x6” Snare drum (metal based only, not wooden) (with 14” Remo falam coated head)
- 1 13” Rack tom (with 13” Remo pinstripe head)
- 1 16” Floor tom (with 16” Remo pinstripe head)
- 1 18” Floor tom (with 18” Remo pinstripe head)
- 1 24” Bass drum (with 24” Remo pinstripe head)
- 1 Large drum carpet
- 1 Stage weight (for bass drum)
- 1 Fan
- 1 8 ft wide x 8 ft deep x 2 ft high drum riser
- 1 Zildjian set of 14” Newbeat hi-hats (or Quickbeat)
- 1 Zildjian 19” custom medium crash
- 1 Zildjian 19” rock crash
- 1 Zildjian 22” crash/ride
- 1 Zildjian 22” power ride
- 1 Zildjian 22” china boy low”