Roy Harper is tagged as: folk, singer-songwriter, folk rock, rock, singer songwriter
Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941) is an English rock / folk singer-songwriter / guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s. As a musician, Harper is known for his distinctive fingerstyle playing and lengthy, complex compositions. His influence has been acknowledged by many musicians including Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin. Harper inspired the title of the Led Zeppelin song “Hats Off to (Roy) Harper”. In 1985 he collaborated with Jimmy Page on the album, ‘Whatever Happened To Jugula. He also sang guest lead vocals on Pink Floyd’s song “Have a Cigar”.
Roy Harper’s first record, released in the latter half of the 1960’s, was remarkable for the way that a matrix of complex and crystalline guitar compositions animated and framed intense, mischievous, intelligent, personal and poetic lyrics. His most recent release of new songs, at the start of this century, arranged thoughtful, honest, mischievous and insightful words in startling constructions of extraordinary guitar music. Between these two records - one on heavy vinyl the other on digital cd - lies a body of work that has expanded the possibilities of the acoustic guitar (he is one of the most thrilling players Britain has produced). For four dec...
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