Nick Harper
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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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[edit] Live work
Nick frequently plays solo acoustic tours of the UK and Europe. His 'Plan 9 from Harperspace' tour begins on 2nd May 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.
[edit] 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. 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.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio Albums
- 1995 - Seed (Sangraal)
- 1998 - Smithereens (Quixotic)
- 2000 - Harperspace (Quixotic)
- 2004 - Blood Songs (Sangraal)
- 2006 - Treasure Island (Sangraal)
- 2007 - [Scheduled album release in late spring, date/title to be confirmed]
[edit] Live albums
- 2002 - Double Life (Live Double album - Quixotic)
[edit] Singles, EPs
[edit] DVDs
- 2007 - Love is Music [scheduled release date 30th April 2007]
