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 60)
United Kingdom
GenresProgressive rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, record producer, writer
InstrumentsVocals, keyboard
Labels
Associated actsArena
Pendragon
Shadowland


Neo
Casino

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), (1993–1994) and Arena (1995–present), as well as writing lyrics for Arena and producing or co-producing several other bands' albums.

At the age of sixteen, Nolan became the youngest musician in England (at the time) to gain an A.L.C.M. composition diploma from the London College of Music.[2]

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

Nolan is a music graduate, holding both a B Mus and M Mus. He played violin, cello and viola, although his main study while at university was composition, orchestration, musical arrangement and conducting.[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[]

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[]

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In 2005, Nolan wrote a novel called Mephisto Bridge which is as yet unpublished.[7]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

  • 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[]

With Arena[]

Main article: Arena (band) § Discography

With Pendragon[]

Main article: Pendragon (band) § Discography

With Shadowland[]

Main article: Shadowland (band) § Discography

With Caamora[]

  • 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)[9]

With Strangers on a Train[]

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

With Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman[]

With Casino[]

  • Casino – Verglas 1992

With Barrett[]

  • A Rush of Adrenaline (dDVD2006)

With Neo[]

  • Broadcast (DVD) – Metal Mind 2007

With Clive Nolan[]

  • 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)[]

  • Otra Vida (2011)

With Gandalf's Fist[]

  • A Forest of Fey 2014[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Official Pendragon website: band member info". Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Caamora Theatre Company". Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "'She' The Musical". www.shethemusical.com.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b [1] Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Home". www.shethemusical.com.
  6. ^ "News". www.kingsransomthemusical.com.
  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. ^ "News". kingsransomthemusical.com. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  10. ^ GANDALF'S FIST – A Forest of Fey (2014) at ProgArchives.com
    - Teamrock News: Donockley, Nolan, Stevens and Mitchell guest with Gandalf’s Fist

External links[]

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