# Terl Bryant

Terl Bryant is an English drummer, percussionist and musician who has produced a number of his own works and is credited for touring and recording with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, Iona (band) and Peter Murphy (musician) amongst others.

## Biography

Originally from Northamptonshire, UK, Terl Bryant left school at sixteen to play drums with Bedford based rock band 'Stranger' who went on to become known as Tobruk (band). During his early career he also worked with American singer/songwriter Chris Gaffney (musician) and for CCM rock singer and filmmaker Steve Taylor and Sheila Walsh (singer) with whom he toured the USA and Europe. In 1986 Bryant auditioned and joined Peter Murphy's Hundred Men. Bryant is credited on 3 of Peter Murphy's albums and played on the hit song Cuts You Up. During the 1990s, Bryant worked with the influential folk-themed progressive band Iona with whom he recorded 4 studio albums and 1 double 'live' album. In the early 1990's Bryant also recorded and toured with Roddy Frame, Maddy Prior, Steeleye Span and Barbara Dickson.
In 1999, Terl Bryant joined former Led Zeppelin bass guitarist and multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones as part of his trio along side Chapman stick player Nick Beggs. Between 1999-2002 they did two world tours, including one with King Crimson. Terl Bryant played drums on JPJ's 2001 album The Thunderthief. During the following years Bryant went on to work with Faith Hill, Louise Redknapp, Matt Redman, Right Said Fred and did regular session work for UK producer Steve Levine. Between 2010 and 2015, he was a regular member of Sadie and the Hotheads, fronted by the Downton Abbey actress and singer-songwriter Elizabeth McGovern. Bryant recorded 3 albums with McGovern and the band opened for Sting (musician) at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2013 and toured with Mike and the Mechanics in 2014. Later the same year Bryant performed with Adrian Edmondson and The Bad Shepherds and toured Australia. From 2015-2021 Bryant recorded album tracks for Joanne Hogg, Matt Steady, The Stefano Ianne Project, Paul Etterlin, Roland Buhlmann and regularly toured and recorded with British singer/songwriter and worship leader Graham Kendrick. More recently during 2023-2024 Bryant has been touring with ex Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre.
Terl Bryant's solo works include the albums Kaleidoscope (2013) and Seven Times (2023). He is also known as an educator, storyteller and performer going out under the name "Voice of Drums". In the mid-1990s, Bryant formed "Psalm Drummers", a network gathering of drummers linked to the Christian faith and wrote and produced four albums. The first of which was Psalm (Terl Bryant album) (1995) and three more being Psalm Drummers (Emerge, 2004), Drums of Hope (One Voice, 2006) and Rhythms of Fire (One Voice, 2007). Terl Bryant also wrote a book entitled A Heart to Drum (Survivor Books, 2006).
Terl Bryant's career has spanned more than four decades, with more than 1,000 recording sessions and over 50 world tours working with many artists, including John Paul Jones, Matt Redman, Roddy Frame, Barbara Dickson, Faith Hill, Iona (band), Maddy Prior, Louise Redknapp, Right Said Fred, Lulu, Peter Gabriel, Eden's Bridge, Patti Boulaye, Jim Kerr, Arthur Brown, Adrian Edmondson, Noel Richards, Barry Gibb, Chuck D, Elizabeth McGovern, Leslie Garrett, Dave Bilbrough, Stuart Townend, Joanne Hogg, Michelle Collins, Robin Mark, Rick Wakeman, Moya Brennan, Paul Etterlin, 6 Day Riot, Bryn Terfel, Steve Levine, Cameron Craig, Helen Shapiro, Martin Smith, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Chinese Arts Space, Cameron Craig, Jonathan Allen, Martin Barre, Steeleye Span, 911, Sonia (singer), Michelle Collins, Matt Maher and Bryn Haworth.

## Discography

Solo
* Psalm (1995)
* Beauty... as far as the eye can see (1997) (marketed as Terl Bryant's Psalm: Beauty... as far as the Eye can see)
* Timbrel (1999)
* 'Psalm Drummers (album/DVD) (2004)
* Rhythms of Fire (2007)
* Drums of Hope (album/DVD) (2008)
* More Gas (compilation) (2010)
* Ultimate Drums (loops and samples production tools) (2013)
* Kaleidoscope (Bandcamp 2013)
* Undercurrents (EP) (Bandcamp 2017)
* Never Never (Bandcamp 2020)
* Hidden In Green (Bandcamp 2021)
* Pollination (Bandcamp 2023)
* Seven Times (CD album) (Bandcamp 2023)
With others
* Common Bond – Heaven Is Calling (1984)
* Darrell Mansfield – Revelation (1985)
* Steve Taylor – Limelight (1986)
* Terry Scott Taylor - Knowledge & Innocence (1986)
* Iona – Iona, The Book of Kells, Beyond These Shores, Treasures, Journey into The Morn and Heaven's Bright Sun (1989–1998)
* Maddy Prior – Lionhearts, Arthur the King, Ravenchild (1997–1999)
* Michelle Collins – Sunburn (1997)
* Roddy Frame – North Star (1998)
* Louise Redknapp – Woman in Me (1998)
* "Grief Never Grows Old" – Tsunami relief song with Brian Wilson, Steve Winwood, Sir Cliff Richard, Russell Watson, George Michael, Andy Gibb, Gary Moore, Davey Spillane
* Barbara Dickson – Nothing's Gonna Change My World (2003)
* Eden's Bridge – Celtic Series and Isle of Tides (2005), The Winter Sings (2010)
* Jules Bryant – Drops of Glittering Hope (produced by Terl Bryant, 2004)
* Peter Murphy – Love Hysteria, Deep, Holy Smoke (1986–1991)
* John Paul Jones – The Thunderthief (2001)
* 6 Day Riot – Maybe (2006)
* Stefano Ianne – Piano Car (2010)
* Graham Kendrick – Acoustic Gospels (2010)
* Stuart Townend – The Journey (2011)
* Dani – Open Spaces (2011)
* Honeyz – Wonder No. 8
* Right Said Fred - Raining in England (2011), Mojive (2018)
* Elizabeth McGovern (Sadie and the Hotheads) How Not to Lose Things (2012), Still Waiting (2014), Little Drummer Boy (2014), The Truth (2019)
* Leslie Garrett – A North Country Lass
* Stefano Ianne, Mario Marzi – Duga-3 (2018)
* Graham Kendrick - Keep The Banner Flying High (2019)
* Joanne Hogg - The Map Project 1 (2019)
* Arthur Brown (musician) - House of the Rising Sun (2020)
* Stefano Ianne, Mario Marzi - Les Belles Habitudes (2021)
* Muntjac Jubilee (2021)
* Matt Weeks - Murmurs (2022)
* Terry Scott Taylor - This Beautiful Mystery (2022)
* Matt Steady - Presence (2023)
* Wendell Kimbrough - You Belong (2023)
* Baltic Jazz - Revisioned (2023)
* Muntjac - Liminal (2024)
* Barbara Dickson - My Own Adventure (2024)
* Barbara Dickson - Live in Concert (2024)

## Books

* A Heart to Drum (2006) - ISBN 1-84291-335-2