The Keyboard Chronicles

The Keyboard Chronicles


Clive Nolan, Arena / Pendragon / Shadowland

September 27, 2020

If you think it’d be hard being in one successful band, try being in three on top of a bunch of other projects. Clive Nolan is best known for his keys work with Pendragon and Arena, but as you’ll hear he’s up to a lot more than that.
Links to content mentioned during the show:
Clive’s recently released book    
Mick Pointer
Genesis – Seconds Out
Matt Clifford
Korg  01/W
Roland A-90
Arena – Paradise of Thieves
She  – The Musical
‘Dragon Fire’ Chorus
Beowulf saga
Desert Island Discs:  The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table – Rick Wakeman, Seconds  Out – Genesis, Symphonie fantastique – Berlioz, The Best of Monty Python, Phantom of the Opera  – Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Clive’s Top 5 Stephen King books: ‘Salem’s Lot, The Shining, Doctor Sleep, Mr Mercedes and sequels, Dark Tower books.

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