Bill Ryder-Jones

Bill Ryder-Jones
Ryder-Jones at Islington Assembly Hall in 2006
Background information
Birth name	William Edward Ryder-Jones
Born	(1983-08-10) 10 August 1983 (age 41) Warrington, Cheshire, England
Origin	West Kirby, Merseyside, England
Genres	Folk folk rock minimal alternative rock indie rock
Occupations	Musician, singer-songwriter, composer, record producer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, drums, violin, trumpet, ukulele, glockenspiel, harmonium
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Domino, Double Six
Formerly of	The Coral
Website	http://billryderjones.co.uk

William Edward Ryder-Jones (born 10 August 1983) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, music producer and composer from West Kirby, Merseyside. He co-founded the band The Coral, together with James Skelly, Lee Southall, Paul Duffy, and Ian Skelly, playing as their lead guitarist from 1996 until 2008. He has since pursued a solo career, writing both his own albums and film scores, as well as producing records for other artists and appearing as a session musician.

Ryder-Jones' debut album, If..., an instrumental concept album featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, serving as an imaginary film score for the Italo Calvino novel, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler..., was released in 2011.^[1] His second album, A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart was released in 2013, again to positive reviews. His third, West Kirby County Primary, was released in November 2015. Both are departures from the orchestral nature of If..., the former featuring a more traditional collection of minimal folk songs, and the latter being a heavier, more alternative folk rock album.