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Clive Nolan

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Clive Nolan
Nolan at The Boerderij in Zoetermeer 2018
Nolan at The Boerderij in Zoetermeer 2018
Background information
Born (1961-06-30) 30 June 1961 (age 63)
United Kingdom
GenresProgressive rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, record producer, writer
Instrument(s)Vocals, keyboards
LabelsVerglas

Clive Nolan (born 30 June 1961)[1] is a British musician, composer and producer who has played a prominent role in the development of progressive rock. He has been the regular keyboard player in Pendragon (1986–present), Shadowland (1992–present), Strangers on a Train (1993–1994) and Arena (1995–present), as well as writing lyrics for Arena and producing or co-producing several other bands' albums.

Early life

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At the age of sixteen, Nolan became the youngest musician in England (at the time) to gain an ALCM diploma in composition from the London College of Music.[2] Holding both a BMus and MMus, he played violin, cello and viola, although his main study while at university was composition, orchestration, musical arrangement and conducting.[2]

Career

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In 1982 Nolan won the cup and two medals at the composers competition in the Cheltenham Music Festival.[2]

In 2008 Nolan's rock opera, She, was filmed for DVD in Katowice, Poland.[3] In 2010 the show was again performed in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Since then, Nolan has started the Caamora Theatre Company,[4]

Musicals

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Besides his progressive rock ventures, Nolan has written a rock opera, She, based upon the novel by Sir H Rider Haggard. In 2008, it was filmed for DVD in Katowice, Poland.[3] In 2010, the show was again performed, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Since then Nolan has started the Caamora Theatre Company,[4] and turned She into a full musical, which was performed for the first time at The Playhouse in Cheltenham in 2012.[5]

Nolan's musical Alchemy finished its run at the Jermyn Street Theatre in the West End of London in August 2014. The libretto is based on the composer's original story.[2] He created a sequel entitled King's Ransom in 2017.[6] Both musicals have now taken the first step towards becoming full theatrical-release feature films.

Writing

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Nolan wrote the lyrics for the 43-minute metal song "Crimson II" by Edge of Sanity, which came out in 2003.

In 2005, Nolan wrote a novel called Mephisto Bridge which is as yet unpublished.[7]

Awards

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  • Classic Rock Society Best Keyboard Player award won in the years: 1995, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2011.[2]
  • Honorary Visitor to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, award received in 2010 from Bolivian government for his theatre work in Santa Cruz.[2]

Discography

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With Arena

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With Pendragon

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With Shadowland

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With Caamora

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  • Clive Nolan & Agnieszka Swita – Closer – CD – 2006 [citation needed]
  • Caamora – Walk on Water (Mini-Album) – CD – 2007 [citation needed]
  • Caamora – "Embrace" (Single) – CD – 2008 [citation needed]
  • Caamora – Journey's End... An Acoustic Anthology – 2CD – 2008 [citation needed]
  • Caamora – She – 2CD / 2CD Digipak / 3LP – 2008 [citation needed]
  • Caamora – She (Live) – DVD / DVD+2CD / 2CD – 2008 [citation needed]
  • Caamora – She (The Definitive Edition) – 2CD+2DVD+2CD – 2008 [citation needed]
  • Alchemy the Musical (2013) (CD/DVD/ box set)[8]
  • King's Ransom (2017) (CD box set)[6]

With Strangers on a Train

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  • The Key – Part 1 – The Prophecy – Verglas 1990
  • The Key – Part 2 – The Labyrinth – Verglas 1993

With Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman

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  • Jabberwocky – Verglas 1999
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles – Verglas 2002
  • Dark Fables - Elflock Records 2021
  • Tales by Gaslight – compilation of first 3 albums - Elflock Records 2021

With Casino

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  • Casino – Verglas 1992

With Barrett

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  • A Rush of Adrenaline (dDVD2006)

With Neo

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  • Broadcast (DVD) – Metal Mind 2007

With Clive Nolan

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  • Skeletons in the Cupboard -Archive – Vol 1 – Verglas 2003
  • Hidden Treasure (2015)
  • Song of the Wildlands (2021)

With China Zorilla and Noel Calcaterra (story by Elizeth Schluk)

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  • Otra Vida (2011)

With Gandalf's Fist

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References

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  1. ^ "Official Pendragon website: band member info". Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Caamora Theatre Company". Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. ^ a b "'She' The Musical". www.shethemusical.com.
  4. ^ a b [1] Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Home". www.shethemusical.com.
  6. ^ a b "News". www.kingsransomthemusical.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Caamora Theatre Company". Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Alchemy the Musical". alchemythemusical.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  9. ^ GANDALF'S FIST – A Forest of Fey (2014) at ProgArchives.com
  10. ^ "Donockley, Nolan, Stevens guest with Gandalf's Fist". teamrock.com. 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Gandalf's Fist have revealed details of fifth album A Forest Of Fey, set for release in the autumn.
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