Clive Nolan Explained

Clive Nolan
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Birth Date:	30 June 1961
Birth Place:	United Kingdom
Instrument:	Vocals, keyboards
Genre:	Progressive rock
Occupation:	Singer, songwriter, record producer, writer
Label:	Verglas
Associated Acts:	Arena Pendragon Shadowland Caamora Strangers on a Train 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), 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

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

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

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

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In 2005, Nolan wrote a novel called Mephisto Bridge which is as yet unpublished.^[7]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

• 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 Caamora

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

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

• 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

• 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^{[9] [10]}

External links

• • • Official Caamora website
• Official She the musical website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Pendragon website: band member info. . 7 August 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080821065919/http://www.pendragon.mu/uk/files/bandmemberinfo.htm . 21 August 2008 . dead.
2. Web site: Caamora Theatre Company . 3 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120422035905/http://ctc.clivenolan.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97 . 22 April 2012 . dead.
3. Web site: 'She' The Musical . www.shethemusical.com.
4. http://ctc.clivenolan.net
5. Web site: Home . www.shethemusical.com.
6. Web site: News . www.kingsransomthemusical.com . 6 July 2018.
7. Web site: Caamora Theatre Company . 3 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120422035905/http://ctc.clivenolan.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97 . 22 April 2012 . dead.
8. Web site: Alchemy the Musical . alchemythemusical.com . 6 July 2018.
9. http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=46398 GANDALF'S FIST – A Forest of Fey (2014) at ProgArchives.com
10. Web site: Donockley, Nolan, Stevens guest with Gandalf’s Fist . 2014-08-12 . teamrock.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20140813232655/https://www.teamrock.com/news/2014-08-12/donockley-nolan-stevens-guest-with-gandalf-s-fist . 2014-08-13 . Gandalf’s Fist have revealed details of fifth album A Forest Of Fey, set for release in the autumn..