Roy Harper

Roy Harper (born June 12, 1941), is a British singer-songwriter who specialises in uncompromising introspective lyrics and folk influenced compositions.

The Eighties

In 1980, Harper sang backing vocals on the Kate Bush song "Breathing". The Work of Heart album released in 1982 marked the formation of his own record label with Mark Thompson, entitled Public Records. Throughout 1984, Harper toured the United Kingdom with Jimmy Page, performing a predominantly acoustic set at folk festivals under various guises such as The MacGregors, and Themselves. They released an album called Whatever Happened to Jugula? under Harper's name but co-credited to Jimmy Page. Tony Franklin (band member), the bass player in Harper's group would later join Page in The Firm.

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1980 - Kate Bush - 1982 - Public Records - 1984 - United Kingdom - Jimmy Page - Whatever Happened to Jugula? - Tony Franklin (band member) - The Firm

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Since 1986, Harper has had a relatively low public profile, although 1990's Once was a tour-de-force, again featuring David Gilmour and Kate Bush.

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1986 - 1990 - Once - David Gilmour - Kate Bush

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