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- For the Tennessee
Titans player, see Nick Harper
(American football)
- For the My Family character, see Nick Harper (My Family)
Nick Harper performing at the De Montfort Hall Summer
Sundae
Nick Harper (born June 22, 1965) is an English
singer-songwriter/guitarist
who has developed a cult following.
He is the son of legendary English folk musician Roy
Harper.
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Contents
- 1 Live
work
- 2 Work
with other artists
- 3 Discography
- 3.1 Studio
Albums
- 3.2 Live
albums
- 3.3 Singles,
EPs
- 3.4 DVDs
- 4 External
links
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Live work
Nick frequently plays solo acoustic tours of the UK and Europe. His 'Plan
9 from Harperspace' tour took place in May and June 2007.
In addition, each summer he covers the European festival
circuit. In 2003,
he was awarded a Herald Fringe Angel award for performance excellence
at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe,
where he has played many residencies in recent years. He performed at
the 2004 Cropredy
Festival and Leicester's
Summer
Sundae. He played sets at the Glastonbury
and Beautiful Days festivals
in summer 2005,
after touring Thailand
in January to raise money for Indian
Ocean tsunami relief.
In summer 2006, he again played a multitude of festivals,
including the Moseley Folk Festival, Jersey Live, Beautiful Days and Clonakilty's
second annual Guitar Festival, along with appearances at festivals in
France and Catalonia. In autumn 2006, he performed at the International
Guitar Festival of Great Britain for the third consecutive year.
Summer 2007 will bring another round of festivals, so far
including Bournemouth Live, Larmer Tree, Song 07 and Eastern Haze.
Work with other artists
Nick's first recordings and major live exposure were with his
father Roy
Harper. He still works and tours with Roy occasionally.
Nick was a touring member of British pop/rock band Squeeze
from 1996-7 and played on one track on their 1998 Domino
album. Glenn Tilbrook of the band
produced Nick's Smithereens and Harperspace
albums, which were released on Glenn's Quixotic label. The pair often
work together, with Nick most recently appearing on Glenn's 2004 solo
album Transatlantic Ping-Pong.
Nick has written and played with Brighton-based
political indie group The Levellers. He
recently guested on the band's Top 40 UK single Make U Happy
- he co-wrote, played and sang on b-side Not in my Name.
Discography
Studio Albums
- 1995 - Seed
(Sangraal)
- 1998 - Smithereens
(Quixotic)
- 2000 - Harperspace
(Quixotic)
- 2004 - Blood Songs
(Sangraal)
- 2006 - Treasure Island
(Sangraal)
- 2007 - Miracles for Beginners
(Sangraal)
Live albums
- 2002 - Double Life
(Quixotic - Double album)
Singles, EPs
- 1994 - Light at the End of
the Kennel (Sangraal EP)
- 1999 - Instrumental
(Sangraal EP)
DVDs
- 2007 - Love is Music
(Sangraal)
External links
