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Dec 12, 2018 · 1971 was a fantastic year for Robert Kirby. He worked with Ralph McTell, Tim Hart and Maddy Prior, produced the excellent band Spirogyra, and even tasted rock royalty when working with Elton John on his album Madman Across the Water.
Robert Bruce Kirby (16 April 1948 – 3 October 2009) was an English arranger of string sections for rock and folk music. He was best known for his work on the Nick Drake albums, Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter , but also worked with Vashti Bunyan , Elton John , Ralph McTell , Strawbs , Paul Weller and Elvis Costello .
Mar 11, 2018 · Robert Kirby’s strings add the finishing touches with a carefully crafted dark mellotron choral arrangement. It transforms the track and shows how far Robert Kirby had come as an arranger by 1971. By 1975, Robert Kirby had worked on John Cale’s album Helen Of Troy, which was released on Island Records.
One evening spent after a lengthy meal at Gabrielle Drake’s kitchen table, Robert described the Longman’s album he made in 1971 and, by now confidently refreshed, launched into one of the songs he sang on it. Out from this large man came a voice of great willowy beauty, not unlike the oboes he adored.
Oct 30, 2009 · The musical arranger, conductor, composer and multi-instrumentalist Robert Kirby was best known for the delicate, understated arrangements he created for Nick Drake on Five Leaves Left, the...
He was best known for his work on the Nick Drake albums, Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter, but also worked with Vashti Bunyan, Elton John, Ralph McTell, Strawbs, Paul Weller and Elvis Costello....
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Biography of Robert Kirby Robert Kirby is a British rock musician and talented arranger, best known for his work with musician Nick Drake. He began his musical journey while studying at Cambridge University, where he was a member of a band called "The Gentle Power of Song".
