John Wesley Harding is a folk/pop singer-songwriter who has called his style of music "folk noir" and "gangsta folk".

He was born Wesley Harding Stace on 22_October 1965 in Hastings, East Sussex, England.

His middle name comes from John Wesley who preached one of his last sermons in the town where he was born.

His education included: St.Andrews, Pangbourne, Berkshire; Milbourne Lodge, Claygate, Surrey; The King's School, Canterbury, Kent; Jesus College, Cambridge. He left Cambridge before earning his Ph.d. in Humanities.

He has been dogged by comparisons to Elvis Costello which probably was fueled, in part, by two members of his early band (Pete and Bruce Thomas) having been members of The Attractions.

His influences include: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Ray Davies, Phil Ochs...

Discography

  • It Happened One Night (live)
  • God Made Me Do It (EP)
  • Here Comes The Groom
  • The Name Above The Title
  • Why We Fight
  • Pett Levels (EP)
  • John Wesley Harding's New Deal
  • Dynablob (studio outtakes, fan club release)
  • Dynablob 2 (live recordings, fan club release)
  • Awake
  • Trad Arr Jones (a tribute to Nic Jones
  • The Confessions of St. Ace
  • Dynablob 3 (live, fan club release)
  • The Man with No Shadow (unreleased)
  • Dynablob 4 (studio, new material, fan club release)
  • Garden of Eden (EP)
  • Adam's Apple (upcoming release)

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