If the fame of musicians were to be measured by their influence on their
contemporaries and future generations, then Roy Harper would be one of the most
prominent songwriters, composers and performers. As fate would have it, this
Englishman, orphaned by his mother in 1941, is celebrated only by his peers and
fans of folk music, which he helped to develop with major albums such as
Stormcock (1971), Lifemask (1973), HQ (1975) and Bullinamingvase (1977),
featuring Paul and Linda McCartney. A guest on Led Zeppelin ("Hats Off to (Roy)
Harper") and Pink Floyd albums, and cited as a ben...