Roy Harper

Features

Roy Harper

Roy Harper is a consummate musician's musician, straight out of the British folk scene. He chats with PopMatters 20 Questions, sometimes with tear in eye, sometimes with tongue in cheek, about film, literature, and music. [17 November 2008]

Hats Off: An Interview with Roy Harper

Jimmy Page wrote a song about him. Paul and Linda McCartney sang back up for him. And now, after decades of languishing as "the longest running underground act in the world", Roy Harper is reissuing his entire catalogue to a world that may just finally be ready for him. [20 October 2008]

Reviews

Roy Harper: Flat Baroque and Berserk / Stormcock / Jugula

Though his meandering and idiosyncratic compositions have become a source of inspiration for neo-hippie folkies like Joanna Newsome, Roy Harper has been neglected in America for too long. New reissues may help right the wrong [4 December 2008]