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Nick Harper
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Described by Mojo magazine as ‘one of the finest guitarists of his generation, whose soaring vocal range and propensity for epic song place him somewhere between Rufus Wainright and Jeff Buckley’, Nick Harper – the son of legendary UK singer-songwriter Roy Harper – grew up surrounded by the likes of Keith Moon, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and Dave Gilmour. That unique musical heritage has underpinned Harper’s stellar recording and touring career.
From the 1995 release of his debut album Seed, which saw Harper described by The Independent as ‘hugely talented’, he has consistently earned huge critical acclaim for his albums and tours, including several Glastonbury performances. And as The Herald urged: ‘If you’ve never seen Harper live, you’re missing out on one of the musical phenomenons of our age.’
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Accomplished guitarist, songwriter and acoustic performer, Nick got his professional start on the mid-'80s album Whatever Happened to Jugula, a collaboration of his father, Roy Harper, and Jimmy Page. From that time on, Nick toured and recorded regularly with his dad. His own debut as a leader came in 1994 with the EP Light at the End of the Kennel. His first full-length, Seed, followed a year later. Singer, composer, and former Squeeze frontman Glenn Tilbrook heard Harper perform and was impressed enough to sign him to the new label Quixotic Records. After touring around the U.K., North America, and Japan, Harper recorded the first of his albums for Quixotic; the 1998 release, Smithereens, was followed by another tour. His third album Harperspace, came out in 2000. After 11 studio albums, 3 live CDs, 2 EPs and a rockumentary style DVD 'Love is Music', Nick's work is still as fresh and vital as that of his first solo release in 1994 but as evidenced by his highly personal 2020 album Phantastes, he still has time to sing about the most important things in his world - family, friends, love and life.
