List of recorder players explained
A recorder player is a musician who plays the recorder, a woodwind musical instrument. The recorder is used as a teaching instrument and has a large amateur following. Because of its ubiquity in these regards, the number of people who can play it in some capacity is enormous.
This article consists of four alphabetical lists of people whose notability is established by reliable sources in other Wikipedia articles: first, professional recorder players notable for their playing; second, professional ensembles of recorder players; third, people who have played the recorder in notable works; and fourth, amateur players of the recorder who are otherwise notable.
List of professional recorder players
List of professional recorder ensembles
List of musicians who have used the recorder
- Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher of Procol Harum played the recorder on the track "Boredom" on their third album, "A Salty Dog".
- Emma Christian, native Manx Gaelic singer and folk artist plays the recorder in place of the more traditional tin whistle.
- Dido studied recorder at the junior department of London's Guildhall School of Music & Drama and most famously plays it on the track Thank You from her debut album No Angel
- Jimi Hendrix played soprano recorder in some of his studio recordings
- Richard Harvey (of Gryphon originally)
- Bob Homme used the recorder as part of his children's TV show, The Friendly Giant
- Keith Jarrett played recorder on his album The Survivors' Suite
- Billy Joel played the recorder on Cold Spring Harbor.
- Brian Jones (Rolling Stones) notably played the recorder in the song Ruby Tuesday
- John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) played several recorders in the studio recording of Stairway to Heaven
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk featured the recorder on several of his recordings.
- Terry Kirkman of the Association frequently played recorder on Windy, "Along Comes Mary", etc.
- Sarah Martin (of Belle and Sebastian)
- Paul McCartney (The Beatles) occasionally uses the recorder in his music (e.g. The Fool on the Hill)
- Chisato Moritaka plays the recorder solo on her song "Watarasebashi"
- Carlos Núñez Muñoz
- Steve Page of the Barenaked Ladies played the recorder on "Helicopters" on their album "Maroon (album)"
- Les Penning played recorders on Mike Oldfield's album Ommadawn, the singles "Portsmouth", "In Dulce Jubilo" and "Cuckoo Song" and also on the track "Argiers"
- Mick Ronson, glam-rock guitarist, producer and arranger played multi-tracked recorders on David Bowie's "Life on Mars?" and on Lou Reed's "Satellite of Love"
- Bon Scott played recorder during his pre-AC/DC career in the band Fraternity
- Grace Slick from Jefferson Airplane played the recorder on the albums Surrealistic Pillow (most notably in "Comin' Back to Me" and "How Do You Feel"), After Bathing at Baxter's and Volunteers.
- Bruce Springsteen plays recorder on some of his tracks
- Sufjan Stevens
- Roy Wood from The Move would play recorder frequently on The Move's albums.
List of notable amateur recorder players
