Ed Hicks is a London based banjo player with fifteen years of experience performing, recording and teaching with the 5-string banjo.
Ed’s has played on gold selling and mercury nominated albums, composed award winning music for the Southpark series, toured the Uk and Europe extensively, played on The Voice three times and has taught hundreds of people the 5-string banjo.
Ed is a versatile musician and plays clawhammer and bluegrass banjo as well as plectrum jazz on the four string. Ed also plays guitar, mandolin, ukulele, fiddle and sings.
Music highlights:
Playing live to 60,000 people at Rock Am Ring Germany with Rea Garvey.
Playing on Mercury nominated and a Gold Records.
Playing “Always look on the Bright side of Life” with Eric Idle at Hammersmith Apollo.
BBC's banjo player to remember Earl Scruggs after his death in 2012.
Composing the award winning Southpark trailer for seasons 19 and 20.
Playing Love Cats live with Rob Smith from the Cure.
