# Filthy Pedro

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**Filthy Pedro** is an [antifolk](/source/Antifolk) musician based in London. Born Simon Parry in Anglesey, Wales, he moved to London in the late 1990s. Parry had grown interested in antifolk after hearing [Beck](/source/Beck)'s *[Stereopathetic Soulmanure](/source/Stereopathetic_Soulmanure)* album (1994). However, it was only after a trip to New York's Sidewalk Cafe (where [Beck](/source/Beck) had first come to prominence) in 2001 that he thought a similar movement should be created in London.

Similar to [Lach](/source/Lach_(musician)), the New York-based musician/promoter who first started booking 'antifolk' shows at various venues in New York City after finding himself unwelcome at more traditional venues, Parry founded a similar movement in London in 2002, taking the stagename Filthy Pedro. He created the antifolk.co.uk website and soon after started a seasonal gig in London -- 'The Antifolk UK Fest' -- where unusual and like-minded songwriters could perform outside of the generic indie/rock scene. The 'antifolk movement' and its unorthodox practices (often booking people on its shows with a low level of musical competence), started to attract some press attention in 2006, with Filthy Pedro a key interviewee.

The movement has been championed by *Nude Magazine*, [*Time Out*](/source/Time_Out_(magazine)) London and [Everett True](/source/Everett_True) of [*Plan B*](/source/Plan_B_(magazine)) Magazine and *[The Village Voice](/source/The_Village_Voice)*. Filthy Pedro has appeared on Channel 4's [Transmission](/source/Transmission_(TV_series)) programme (which borrowed the idea from his song 'Rock N Roll Points' as an interview technique), was recommended by [Lauren Laverne](/source/Lauren_Laverne) in the [NME](/source/NME) and in 2007 performed live on [Marc Riley](/source/Marc_Riley)'s BBC6 radio show following the launch of his first single.

Filthy Pedro often performs with a band, The Carthaginians, which is composed of Thee Intolerable Kidd (Nathaniel Kidd), Claudius T. Skull (Tim Tomlinson), Cigarface (Jack Medley), Penny O, Krakatoa Kate, and Disco Stu (Stuart Saunderson of [David Cronenberg's Wife](/source/David_Cronenberg's_Wife)). Many songs humorously combine themes of (usually ancient) history with more modern examples of heavy drinking, drugs and sex: "Man, I'm Old", "History Lover" and "Talking About Caesar".

## Singles

- "Rock N Roll Points" (Blang Records, 2007)
- "Gilgamesh" (Blang Records, 2010)
- "Get Your Beak On" (Blang Records, 2010)

## Albums

- *Filthy Pedro and the Carthaginians* (Blang Records, 2010)

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.filthypedro.com/)
- [AntiFolk UK - The Homepage of the British Antifolk movement](http://www.antifolk.co.uk/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070902044127/http://www.antifolk.co.uk/) 2007-09-02 at the Wayback Machine
- [Morning Star article on AntiFolk & Filthy Pedro](http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index2.php/free/culture/arts/chancers_or_troubadours) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070311010736/http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index2.php/free/culture/arts/chancers_or_troubadours) 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- [Time Out London feature on AntiFolk & Filthy Pedro](http://www.timeout.com/london/features/1971.html)
- [Everett True on Antifolk / Image of Filthy Pedro](https://web.archive.org/web/20080110180859/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2007/08/hugs_and_kisses_5.php)

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