Roy Harper

Artist:  Roy Harper
Born:  June 12, 1941.  Rusholme, Manchester, England
Genre:  Folk, Folk Baroque, Folk Rock, Indie Folk, Progressive Folk, British Folk, British Folk Rock, Blues Rock
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Poet, Writer, Actor, Producer
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Roy Harper is an English Folk Rock Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist.  He is known for his distinctive Fingerstyle playing.  His influence has been acknowledged by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Pete Townshend, Kate Bus, Pink Floyd and Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull who said Roy Harper was his primary influence as an Acoustic Guitarist and Songwriter.  In 2005, he was awarded the Mojo Hero Award, and in 2013 a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Title:  Folkjokeopus  (2019)
Genre:  Folk, Folk Baroque, Folk Rock, Indie Folk, Progressive Folk, British Folk, British Folk Rock, Blues Rock
Label:  Science Friction
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Sgt. Sunshine  (2:59)
 2.  She's The One  (6:57)
 3.  In The Time Of Water  (2:12)
 4.  Composer Of Life  (2:30)
 5.  One For All  (8:14)
 6.  Exercising Some Control  (2:52)
 7.  McGoohan's Blues  (18:02)
 8.  Manana  (4:20)

Personnel:

Roy Harper:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Jane Scrivener:  Additional Vocals
Russ:  Bass
Nicky Hopins:  Piano
Clem Cattini:  Drums, Percussion

Folkjokeopus is the third studio album by Roy Harper, originally released in 1969 by Liberty Records, remastered and reissued on April 19, 2019 by Science Friction.