List of Cornish musicians
This is a select list of Cornish musicians or other musicians resident in Cornwall.
Composers and classical musicians
See also Organists of Truro Cathedral
- Malcolm Arnold, composer (by adoption)
- William Beale, composer and singer
- Philip Cannon, composer
- Cornelius Cardew, composer
- Ralph Dunstan, composer and musicologist
- Wendy Eathorne, singer
- Joseph Antonio Emidy, violinist and composer
- Alfred John Ellory leading British flautist who played on the Beatles song The Fool on the Hill.
- Janet Elston[1]
- Giles Farnaby, composer (alleged)
- Graham Fitkin, composer
- David Hockings, principal percussionst of the BBC SO; Head of percussion at the Royal College of Music.
- Derek Holman, composer, conductor and choirmaster
- Charles Benjamin Incledon, singer
- Richard Jose, singer[2]
- Edgar S. Kessell MBE (1910–1981), choirmaster, founder of the Holman Climax Male Voice Choir, Treverva Male Voice Choir and Mabe Ladies Choir
- George Lloyd, composer
- Benjamin Luxon, singer
- Moura Lympany, pianist
- Thomas Merritt, composer
- Alan Opie, singer
- Kenneth Pelmear, composer of Hail to the Homeland
- Dudley Savage, organist
- Edmund Sedding, architect and musician, resident at Penzance
- George Thalben-Ball, organist
- Michael Tippett, composer
- Thomas Tomkins, composer
- Henry C Tonkin, organist
- John Treleaven, singer
- Stephen Varcoe, singer
- Sir David Willcocks, choral conductor, organist, and composer, born at Newquay
Popular musicians
- Tori Amos, American singer-songwriter: has her home and studio near Bude
- Hilary Coleman, of Dalla and Cumpas
- Kevin Downing, drummer for 1990s indie band The Family Cat
- The Hon. Louis Eliot, singer-songwriter
- Fisherman's Friends, a capella group[3]
- Mick Fleetwood, drummer in Fleetwood Mac
- Bruce Foxton, bass player in The Jam
- Jon Fugler, electronic musician
- Al Hodge, rock musician and songwriter
- Richard D. James (a.k.a. "Aphex Twin"), electronic music artist
- Andy Mackay, musician and founder member of Roxy Music
- Ralph McTell, singer-songwriter
- Tim McVay, guitarist for 1990s indie band The Family Cat
- James Morrison, singer-songwriter
- Alex Parks, singer-songwriter
- Sir Tim Rice, lyricist
- Andrew Ridgeley, guitarist and singer in WHAM!
- Roger Taylor, drummer in Queen
- Luke Vibert, electronic music artist
- Keren Woodward, singer-songwriter and composer Bananarama
- Brenda Wootton, bard and singer
- Damian Rodd, Drummer/Bassist/Composer/Producer
- Tom Middleton, electronic musician
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