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Clive Harvey, musician, songwriter and writer. If you were looking for his website, well done, you've found it. If you weren't... well, you've found it anyway and, who knows? – it could be your lucky day. Was it Confucius who said, "Knowledge gained by accident is no accident; listen to what the universe is telling you" – or was it Obi Wan Kenobi? Actually it was me, but it's true. If you don't know the reason why the cybersurf has tossed you up on this particular beach, read on... maybe all will become clear soon.
As a professional musician for many years, Clive has travelled far and wide, even to Belgium, Denmark, Hong Kong and deep into Norfolk. Along the way he has played onstage with Paul McCartney and supported Van Morrison, Victoria Wood and the late, legendary Lonnie Donegan. He has wide musical tastes and, although he hates pigeonholing, has worked in various "genres" including rock’n’roll, jazz, Cajun and folk.
But Clive’s mainstay has been purveying quirky British humour, mainly via the medium of his own songs. In the 70s and 80s his band Roaring Jelly were, according to the Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, "pioneers of alternative comedy before the term became fashionable". More recently The Omega 3 have carried on in the Jelly mould, in the style they call Essential Batty Acids.
Meanwhile, however, in an interesting twist of fate, Clive has been busy with ukulele-related work: solo gigs, workshops, 1-to-1 tuition and in mid-2012 his BIG Ukulele Band (actually a duo with old RJ / TO3 mate Derek Pearce).
It was seeing Clive wielding a uke in Roaring Jelly in the 80s that provided a major inspiration to the founders of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, who in turn have played a huge role in popularising the sweet little "jumping flea". So it's come full circle. And it's only taken twenty-five years!
Laurie van Truck, 2012
See the FACEBOOK button, top right, near Clive's left shoulder? That will take you to Clive's ukulele page on Facebook – Clive Harvey's Jumping Flea Bag. Take a look. If you like it – "like" it !
This website copyright © C. Harvey 2010
As a professional musician for many years, Clive has travelled far and wide, even to Belgium, Denmark, Hong Kong and deep into Norfolk. Along the way he has played onstage with Paul McCartney and supported Van Morrison, Victoria Wood and the late, legendary Lonnie Donegan. He has wide musical tastes and, although he hates pigeonholing, has worked in various "genres" including rock’n’roll, jazz, Cajun and folk.
But Clive’s mainstay has been purveying quirky British humour, mainly via the medium of his own songs. In the 70s and 80s his band Roaring Jelly were, according to the Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, "pioneers of alternative comedy before the term became fashionable". More recently The Omega 3 have carried on in the Jelly mould, in the style they call Essential Batty Acids.
Meanwhile, however, in an interesting twist of fate, Clive has been busy with ukulele-related work: solo gigs, workshops, 1-to-1 tuition and in mid-2012 his BIG Ukulele Band (actually a duo with old RJ / TO3 mate Derek Pearce).
It was seeing Clive wielding a uke in Roaring Jelly in the 80s that provided a major inspiration to the founders of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, who in turn have played a huge role in popularising the sweet little "jumping flea". So it's come full circle. And it's only taken twenty-five years!
Laurie van Truck, 2012
See the FACEBOOK button, top right, near Clive's left shoulder? That will take you to Clive's ukulele page on Facebook – Clive Harvey's Jumping Flea Bag. Take a look. If you like it – "like" it !
This website copyright © C. Harvey 2010
