Les Holroyd

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Les Holroyd

Background information
Birth name	Richard Leslie Holroyd
Born	(1948-03-12) 12 March 1948
Origin	Oldham, Lancashire, England
Genres	rock classic rock progressive rock
Occupations	musician
Instruments	bass guitar
Years active	1960's–present
Labels	Harvest, Polydor
Associated acts	Barclay James Harvest

Les Holroyd (born Richard Leslie Holroyd, 12 March 1948, Oldham, Lancashire, England), is an English bass guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, formerly with the British progressive rock band Barclay James Harvest.

Biography

Les Holroyd is a founder member of BJH and played with the band throughout its life.

Following the split of the original band, he now tours with his own version of BJH, known as Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd. Initially, the band featured BJH drummer Mel Pritchard. They released an album called Revolution Days, and later a live recording with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

Les Holroyd has collaborated with Alan Simon, notably in the 2009 rock opera Anne de Bretagne, in which he played King Henry VII of England.

References

External links

Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd
Pedley, Dean (February 2007). "Les Holroyd – Barclay James Harvest Interview". HardRockHouse.Com. Retrieved 11 August 2008.

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John Lees Craig Fletcher Kevin Whitehead Jez Smith Les Holroyd Colin Browne Steve Butler Michael Byron-Hehir Louie Palmer Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme Jeff Leach Mike Bramwell Mel Pritchard Ian Wilson Chris Jago Roy Martin Paul Walsham

Studio albums	Barclay James Harvest (1970) Once Again (1971) Everyone Is Everybody Else (1974) Time Honoured Ghosts (1975) Gone to Earth (1977) Eyes of the Universe (1979) Ring of Changes (1983) Face to Face (1987)

Authority control	VIAF: 84964231 ISNI: 0000 0000 7829 0715 GND: 135491754

Persondata
Name	Holroyd, Les
Alternative names
Short description	English bass guitarist, vocalist and songwriter
Date of birth	12 March 1948
Place of birth	Oldham, Lancashire, England
Date of death
Place of death

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