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Ed Le Brocq, previously known as Emma, Ed or Eddie Ayres (/ ɛər z /), (born 1967) is a musician, music teacher, radio presenter and writer.He is notable for his work on the Australian ABC Classic radio station, as well as for his numerous charitable efforts and memoirs about his transition as a transgender man.
- Musician, broadcaster, teacher
- 1967 (age 55–56), Dover, England
- Carol "Charlie" Le Brocq (married 2022–present)
- ABC Classic presenter
Eddie Ayres has a lifetime of musical experience but much of it was as Emma Ayres, and much of it was overshadowed by depression. In this book extract he explains how his path to salvation was ...
Oct 5, 2017 · It took a year teaching cello to kids in war-torn Kabul for Eddie Ayres to accept the truth: he was ready to transition from a woman to a man. ... Posted Thu 5 Oct 2017 at 11:46pm Thursday 5 Oct ...
Le Brocq was born Emma Ayres. He styled himself Eddie Ayres after his transition but more recently, and as author of his 2021 book Whole Notes, was known as Ed Ayres. His full name is Eadric, taken from Eadric the Wild, a resistance fighter in Shropshire after the Norman Conquest in 1066. He changed his name to Ed Le Brocq when he married in 2022.
Sep 10, 2016 · Growing up in a happy single parent family in England, Eddie says he realised he was attracted to women when he was around 14-years-old. “I got to lesbian and just stopped,” he explained. In the 16 years that followed on from that day in Pakistan, Ayres’ life underwent major changes. He lived in Sydney with his girlfriend and worked at ...
Sep 6, 2016 · A former ABC radio host and musician realised he was a transgender man years ago – but it took a stint working as a teacher in Afghanistan to impel Emma Ayres to become Eddie Ayres. Danielle ...
Nov 6, 2018 · Eddie Ayres is a storyteller. From presenting on ABC Classic FM to making music as an orchestral player – and teaching music in the war zones of Afghanistan – the string player has travelled the world to share his passion for stories. In 2014 and 2017 respectively, Eddie wrote Cadence – a musical memoir that charted his bicycle journey ...
