Jem Finer
Jeremy Max "Jem" Finer (born 20 July 1955) is an English musician, artist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Pogues.
Life and career
Finer was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England. He took a joint degree in computing and sociology at Keele University. After college he travelled around Europe and spent some time working on a barge in France. He settled in London, where he met Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, and James Fearnley with whom he founded The Pogues. He has worked in a variety of fields, including photography, film, experimental and popular music and installation.
Primarily a banjoist, he also plays other instruments, including mandola, saxophone, hurdy-gurdy and the guitar. Apart from Shane MacGowan (with whom he co-wrote several songs, including "Fairytale of New York"), Finer was the most prolific composer for the band.
He appeared on all the band's albums until their breakup in 1996; he was one of only three original members. During that time he also appeared on MacGowan's solo album The Snake and The Levellers' self-titled release; he continued working as a musician and composer after leaving The Pogues.
Podcasts:
Jem Finer
ALBUMS
- Haunted Weather: Music, Silence and Memory released: 2004
Haunted Weather: Music, Silence and Memory
Released 2004- Jukebox Capriccio
- [untitled]
- L.A.S.I.K.
- Resistance to Change Parts 2 & 3
- The Missing Voice
- Flight Path Trace
- J' Adore la Boucle # 1 / Berlin 1936
- Three Active Serves
- Start Up + No Wave
- Filament 2-5
- Sferics
- Line 3
- Eyelash Turned Inwards
- First Told
- The Only Geezer an American Shot Was Anton Weber
- Aden, Yemen 4am
- Lune
- The Door Practice: Summer Solstice
