Roy Harper

Roy Harper

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If the fame of musicians were to be measured by their influence on their contemporaries and future generations, then Roy Harper would be one of the most prominent songwriters, composers and performers. As fate would have it, this Englishman, orphaned by his mother in 1941, is celebrated only by his peers and fans of folk music, which he helped to develop with major albums such as Stormcock (1971), Lifemask (1973), HQ (1975) and Bullinamingvase (1977), featuring Paul and Linda McCartney. A guest on Led Zeppelin ("Hats Off to (Roy) Harper") and Pink Floyd albums, and cited as a benchmark of modern folk, Roy Harper continued to record regularly. The albums Work of Heart (1982), Whatever Happened to Jugula? (1985) with Jimmy Page and Death or Glory? (1992) bear witness to his renewed inspiration. Stimulated by the creation of his own Science Friction label, Roy Harper reissued his discography, recording The Dream Society (1998) and The Green Man (2000). After a decade of silence, in 2013 he released an album that lived up to his reputation, Man & Myth.

Top tracks

01
Hors d'Oeuvres (2006 Remastered version)
Roy Harper
Stormcock (2006 Remastered version)
08:35
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
10
Francesca
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
01:22
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
04
Me and My Woman (2006 Remastered version)
Roy Harper
Stormcock (2006 Remastered version)
13:04
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
09
Tom Tiddler's Ground
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
06:49
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
02
The Same Old Rock (2006 Remastered version)
Roy Harper
Stormcock (2006 Remastered version)
12:26
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
08
Manana (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
04:19
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
07
McGoohan's Blues (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
18:02
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
05
One for All (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
08:14
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
12
Forever (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Sophisticated Beggar (Remastered)
03:30
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
03
In the Time of Water (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
02:12
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
08
East of the Sun
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
03:04
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
03
One Man Rock and Roll Band (2006 Remastered version)
Roy Harper
Stormcock (2006 Remastered version)
07:22
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
06
Exercising Some Control (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
02:52
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
02
She's the One (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
06:57
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
06
Blackpool
Roy Harper
Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
05:13
Composers: Roy Harper
01
Sgt. Sunshine (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
02:59
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
03
Sophisticated Beggar
Roy Harper
Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
05:07
Composers: Roy Harper
02
I Hate the White Man
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
08:04
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
04
How Does It Feel
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
06:27
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
01
China Girl
Roy Harper
Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
03:37
Composers: Roy Harper
07
Davey
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
01:32
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
06
One of Those Days in England (Parts 2-10)
Roy Harper
Bullinamingvase (Remastered)
19:27
Composers: Roy Harper
11
Song of the Ages
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
03:54
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
01
Don't You Grieve
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
05:44
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
03
Fisherman's Luck
Roy Harper
A Slice of Southern Music
02:52
01
One of Those Days in England
Roy Harper
Bullinamingvase (Remastered)
03:26
Composers: Roy Harper
01
The Enemy
Roy Harper
Man and Myth
07:34
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
06
Another Day
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
02:58
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper

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  • Discography
Albums
I'm Not Gone Yet
(P) 2020 Spring Fed Records
27-07-2020
I'm Not Gone Yet
01
I'm Ready
Roy Harper
I'm Not Gone Yet
00:04
Composers: Roy Harper
02
The Year Clayton Delaney Died
Roy Harper
I'm Not Gone Yet
02:30
Composers: Tom T. Hall
03
99 Year Blues
Roy Harper
I'm Not Gone Yet
02:57
Composers: Jimmie Rodgers - R. Hall
04
The Wreck of the Number 9
Roy Harper
I'm Not Gone Yet
02:49
Composers: Carson Robison
05
Sailing Along the Highway
Roy Harper
I'm Not Gone Yet
02:36
Composers: Beecher Kirby
06
The Killing of Tom Slaughter
Roy Harper
I'm Not Gone Yet
03:20
Composers: Clayton McMichen
07
Roll Along Kentucky Moon
Roy Harper
I'm Not Gone Yet
03:15
Composers: William Heagney
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Man and Myth
Science Friction
20-09-2013
Man and Myth
01
The Enemy
Roy Harper
Man and Myth
07:34
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
02
Time Is Temporary
Roy Harper
Man and Myth
04:56
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
03
January Man
Roy Harper
Man and Myth
04:31
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
04
The Stranger
Roy Harper
Man and Myth
05:26
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
05
Cloud Cuckooland
Roy Harper
Man and Myth
05:43
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
06
Heaven Is Here
Roy Harper
Man and Myth
15:24
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
07
The Exile
Roy Harper
Man and Myth
07:55
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Traditional
Live In Concert at Metropolis Studios, London
â„— 2012 Metropolis Group Limited, under exclusive licence to Union Square Music Limited, a BMG Company
01-01-2012
Live In Concert at Metropolis Studios, London
01
One Man Rock And Roll Band (Live At Metropolis Studios, London/2011)
Roy Harper
Live In Concert at Metropolis Studios, London
08:48
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
02
Twelve Hours Of Sunset (Live At Metropolis Studios, London/2011)
Roy Harper
Live In Concert at Metropolis Studios, London
05:25
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
03
Don't You Grieve (Live At Metropolis Studios, London/2011)
Roy Harper
Live In Concert at Metropolis Studios, London
03:12
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
04
Another Day (Live At Metropolis Studios, London/2011)
Roy Harper
Live In Concert at Metropolis Studios, London
04:37
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
05
Pinch Of Salt (Live At Metropolis Studios, London/2011)
Roy Harper
Live In Concert at Metropolis Studios, London
04:12
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
06
Highway Blues (Live At Metropolis Studios, London/2011)
Roy Harper
Live In Concert at Metropolis Studios, London
07:54
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
07
Commune (Live At Metropolis Studios, London/2011)
Roy Harper
Live In Concert at Metropolis Studios, London
06:21
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
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Bullinamingvase (Remastered)
1977 Science Friction
01-01-1977
Bullinamingvase (Remastered)
01
One of Those Days in England
Roy Harper
Bullinamingvase (Remastered)
03:26
Composers: Roy Harper
02
These Last Days
Roy Harper
Bullinamingvase (Remastered)
04:25
Composers: Roy Harper
03
Cherishing the Lonesome
Roy Harper
Bullinamingvase (Remastered)
05:54
Composers: Roy Harper
04
Naked Flame
Roy Harper
Bullinamingvase (Remastered)
05:06
Composers: Roy Harper
05
Watford Gap
Roy Harper
Bullinamingvase (Remastered)
03:23
Composers: Roy Harper
06
One of Those Days in England (Parts 2-10)
Roy Harper
Bullinamingvase (Remastered)
19:27
Composers: Roy Harper
Lifemask (Remastered)
1973 Science Friction
01-09-1973
Lifemask (Remastered)
01
Highway Blues
Roy Harper
Lifemask (Remastered)
06:31
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
02
All Ireland
Roy Harper
Lifemask (Remastered)
02:52
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
03
Little Lady
Roy Harper
Lifemask (Remastered)
04:22
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
04
Bank of the Dead
Roy Harper
Lifemask (Remastered)
03:11
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
05
South Africa
Roy Harper
Lifemask (Remastered)
04:02
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
06
The Lord's Prayer
Roy Harper
Lifemask (Remastered)
22:57
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
Stormcock (2006 Remastered version)
â„— 1971 Science Friction
01-01-1971
Stormcock (2006 Remastered version)
01
Hors d'Oeuvres (2006 Remastered version)
Roy Harper
Stormcock (2006 Remastered version)
08:35
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
02
The Same Old Rock (2006 Remastered version)
Roy Harper
Stormcock (2006 Remastered version)
12:26
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
03
One Man Rock and Roll Band (2006 Remastered version)
Roy Harper
Stormcock (2006 Remastered version)
07:22
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
04
Me and My Woman (2006 Remastered version)
Roy Harper
Stormcock (2006 Remastered version)
13:04
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
1970 Science Friction
01-01-1970
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
01
Don't You Grieve
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
05:44
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
02
I Hate the White Man
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
08:04
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
03
Feeling All the Saturday
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
01:56
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
04
How Does It Feel
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
06:27
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
05
Goodbye
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
05:47
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
06
Another Day
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
02:58
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
07
Davey
Roy Harper
Flat Baroque and Berserk (Remastered)
01:32
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
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Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
Science Friction
01-01-1969
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
01
Sgt. Sunshine (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
02:59
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
02
She's the One (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
06:57
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
03
In the Time of Water (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
02:12
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
04
Composer of Life (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
02:29
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
05
One for All (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
08:14
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
06
Exercising Some Control (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
02:52
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
07
McGoohan's Blues (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Folkjokeopus (Remastered)
18:02
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
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Sophisticated Beggar (Remastered)
Science Friction
01-01-1967
Sophisticated Beggar (Remastered)
01
China Girl (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Sophisticated Beggar (Remastered)
03:35
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
02
Goldfish (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Sophisticated Beggar (Remastered)
02:47
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
03
Sophisticated Beggar (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Sophisticated Beggar (Remastered)
05:07
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
04
My Friend (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Sophisticated Beggar (Remastered)
04:09
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
05
Big Fat Silver Aeroplane (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Sophisticated Beggar (Remastered)
03:41
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
06
Blackpool (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Sophisticated Beggar (Remastered)
05:09
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
07
Legend (Remastered)
Roy Harper
Sophisticated Beggar (Remastered)
03:45
Writer: Roy Harper / Composers: Roy Harper
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Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
â„— 1970 Cherry Red Records Ltd
01-01-1967
Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
01
China Girl
Roy Harper
Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
03:37
Composers: Roy Harper
02
Goldfish
Roy Harper
Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
02:49
Composers: Roy Harper
03
Sophisticated Beggar
Roy Harper
Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
05:07
Composers: Roy Harper
04
My Friend
Roy Harper
Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
04:09
Composers: Roy Harper
05
Big Fat Silver Aeroplane
Roy Harper
Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
03:42
Composers: Roy Harper
06
Blackpool
Roy Harper
Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
05:13
Composers: Roy Harper
07
Legend
Roy Harper
Return Of The Sophisticated Beggar
03:49
Composers: Roy Harper
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Featured in
To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales
(P) 1996 Magna Carta
17-07-2007
To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales
01
A Tull Tale
Magellan
To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales
02:32
Composers: Trent Gardner
02
Aqualung
Magellan
To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales
08:09
Composers: Ian Anderson
03
Up The 'Pool
Roy Harper
To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales
03:01
Composers: Ian Anderson
04
Nothing Is Easy
John Wetton
To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales
04:17
Composers: Ian Anderson
05
Mother Goose
Lief Sorbye
To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales
04:23
Composers: Ian Anderson
06
Minstrel in the Gallery
Robert Berry
To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales
05:22
Composers: Ian Anderson
07
One Brown Mouse
Echolyn
To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales
03:15
Composers: Ian Anderson
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Flies Like a Bird
25-01-2012
Flies Like a Bird
01
Beautiful One
Spirogyra
Flies Like a Bird
03:26
02
Flies Like a Bird
Christine Harwood
Flies Like a Bird
02:52
03
Sophisticated Beggar
Roy Harper
Flies Like a Bird
05:09
04
Who Is the Hero
Kevin Lamb
Flies Like a Bird
03:24
05
Spring Clog Dance
Dando Shaft
Flies Like a Bird
02:55
06
Wings of Steel
Spirogyra
Flies Like a Bird
04:38
07
Legend
Roy Harper
Flies Like a Bird
03:49
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Les Cousins: The Soundtrack Of Soho's Legendary Folk & Blues Club
â„— 2024 Various Parties
19-01-2024
Les Cousins: The Soundtrack Of Soho's Legendary Folk & Blues Club
01
Halfway
Duffy Power
Les Cousins: The Soundtrack Of Soho's Legendary Folk & Blues Club
02:16
02
New Lonesome Day
Ian A. Anderson
Les Cousins: The Soundtrack Of Soho's Legendary Folk & Blues Club
03:01
03
Freight Train Blues
Derroll Adams
Les Cousins: The Soundtrack Of Soho's Legendary Folk & Blues Club
03:50
Composers: Derroll Adams
04
Travel On (Live, Edinburgh Festival, 1969)
Nadia Cattouse
Les Cousins: The Soundtrack Of Soho's Legendary Folk & Blues Club
02:08
Composers: Sydney Carter
05
Old Man At The Mill
Plainsong
Les Cousins: The Soundtrack Of Soho's Legendary Folk & Blues Club
02:34
Composers: Andy Roberts - Dave Richards - Iain Matthews
06
Two Fiftyeen String Guitars For Nice People
Ron Geesin
Les Cousins: The Soundtrack Of Soho's Legendary Folk & Blues Club
02:32
Composers: Ron Geesin
07
Leaf Without A Tree
Sam Mitchell
Les Cousins: The Soundtrack Of Soho's Legendary Folk & Blues Club
04:59
Composers: Sam Mitchell
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The Magic Forest: More Pastoral Psychedelia & Funky Folk 1968-1975
â„— 2025 Various Parties
24-01-2025
The Magic Forest: More Pastoral Psychedelia & Funky Folk 1968-1975
01
Magic Forest
Fat Mattress
The Magic Forest: More Pastoral Psychedelia & Funky Folk 1968-1975
03:04
Writer: Jim Leverton - Neil Landon / Composers: Jim Leverton - Neil Landon
02
Dreams (2021 Remaster)
The Woods Band
The Magic Forest: More Pastoral Psychedelia & Funky Folk 1968-1975
04:14
Composers: Terry Woods
03
I Don't Know Why
Knocker Jungle
The Magic Forest: More Pastoral Psychedelia & Funky Folk 1968-1975
03:18
Composers: Anthony Coop - Keith Jones
04
Sea Shell Rock Me
Amber
The Magic Forest: More Pastoral Psychedelia & Funky Folk 1968-1975
03:12
Composers: Julian McAllister - Mac MacLeod
05
Empty Dreams / Flying Machines
Paul Brett
The Magic Forest: More Pastoral Psychedelia & Funky Folk 1968-1975
03:21
06
One Out On A Limb
Aidan Nolan
The Magic Forest: More Pastoral Psychedelia & Funky Folk 1968-1975
02:27
Composers: Aidan Nolan
07
Barn Owl Blues
Agincourt
The Magic Forest: More Pastoral Psychedelia & Funky Folk 1968-1975
03:05
Composers: John Ferdinando - Peter Howell
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The A Cappella Collection
24-09-2012
The A Cappella Collection
01
A Fifth of Beethoven
The Swingle Singers
The A Cappella Collection
03:11
Composers: Tobias Hug - Ludwig van Beethoven
02
Hide and Seek
Imogen Heap
The A Cappella Collection
05:13
Composers: Imogen Heap - Christopher Gabbitas
03
Weather Report
Bob Chilcott
The A Cappella Collection
04:34
Composers: Bob Chilcott
04
Après un rêve
Gabriel Fauré
The A Cappella Collection
03:25
Composers: Gabriel Fauré - Alexander L’Estrange
05
Slap That Bass
George Gershwin
The A Cappella Collection
03:06
Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin
06
Helplessly Hoping
Stephen Stills
The A Cappella Collection
02:33
Composers: Stephen Stills - Philip Lawson
07
Steal Away
Anonymous
The A Cappella Collection
04:12
Composers: Anonymous - David Blackwell
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