Kevin McAlea
Kevin McAlea | |
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Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Instruments | Keyboards |
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Kevin McAlea is an Irish keyboard player and song writer, known for his work with Barclay James Harvest and Kate Bush and for writing English lyrics for the song 99 Luftballons, as the UK hit "99 Red Balloons".[1] He also plays saxophone, uilleann pipes and guitar.
McAlea was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[2]
He performed with Kate Bush, on her only tour, 1979's "The Tour of Life", and again during her 2014 Hammersmith Apollo residency, "Before the Dawn". He has also worked with Bees Make Honey, Clannad, Barbara Dixon, Dr Feelgood, Enya, David Gilmour, Roy Harper, Kirsty MacColl, Seal, Poly Styrene, and Kim Wilde. He has his own band, Celtic Orbis.[3]
Discography
McAlea's career includes contributions to:
- 1979Barclay James Harvest - Eyes of the Universe :
- 1979Kate Bush - Live at Hammersmith Odeon :
- 1981Barclay James Harvest - Turn Of The Tide :
- 1987Barclay James Harvest - Face To Face :
- 1980Poly Styrene - Translucence :
- 1993Barclay James Harvest - Caught In The Light :
- 1997Barclay James Harvest - River Of Dreams :
- 2004Poly Styrene - Flower Aeroplane :
References
External links
- Kevin McAlea at the Internet Movie Database
- Kevin McAlea discography at Discogs
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