William Lovelady (born 1945) is an English guitarist and composer who has also performed and published as Bill Lovelady. His ''London Rhapsody'' for guitar was published by Schott. His music has been aired frequently by

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and Classic FM. He has collaborated with Art Garfunkel, South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela,

L. Shankar Lakshminarayana Shankar (born 26 April 1950), better known as L. Shankar, Shankar and Shenkar, is an Indian violinist, singer and composer. Early life, family and education Shankar was born in Madras, India, and raised in Ceylon (current- ...

and

Julian Lloyd Webber Julian Lloyd Webber (born 14 April 1951) is a British solo cellist, conductor and broadcaster, a former principal of Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and the founder of the In Harmony music education programme. Early years and education Julian ...

. As Bill Lovelady, he scored major success first in the UK, with the 1979 song " Reggae for it now", a Top 20 hit produced by Eric Dufaure, and later the same year in Sweden and Norway, particularly with the song "

One More Reggae for the Road "One More Reggae for the Road" is a song by English musician Bill Lovelady, released in 1979 as the second single from his upcoming debut album, ''Cheer Up''. The song was co-written by Lovelady and Aubrey Cash. It reached No. 1 in Sweden in July ...

". Three of his compositions for guitar, ''Incantations'' No. 5 to 7, were included in a recording titled ''Guitar Meditation'' played by

Craig Ogden Craig Ogden is an Australian classical guitarist whose albums have topped the UK classical charts. He is Principal Lecturer in Guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK. Ogden began playing guitar at the age of seven, and ...

and released in 1999. A reviewer compared their "eccentric charm" to music by

Erik Satie Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (, ; ; 17 May 18661 July 1925), who signed his name Erik Satie after 1884, was a French composer and pianist. He was the son of a French father and a British mother. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, but was an und ...

. Four of his ''Incantations'' were included in a 2013 collection titled ''Incandescent'' by guitarist Alison Smith. A reviewer noted his eclectic musical style. Smith recorded three of his works, ''Edie Suite'', ''Curlew and White Stone'' and ''Dreams of a Russian Summer'' in 2019, combined with music by Chopin,

Agustín Barrios Mangoré Agustín is a Spanish given name and sometimes a surname. It is related to Augustín. People with the name include: Given name * Agustín (footballer), Spanish footballer * Agustín Calleri (born 1976), Argentine tennis player * Agustín Cá ...

and others. His commissions include a cantata setting of Psalm 104, which was commissioned by

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from El ...

for his 75th birthday. The psalm text was adapted for a cantata in three movements by Sam Dyer (b. 1945), beginning "My soul give praise unto the Lord of Heaven". An abridged version, arranged for choir and organ by

James Vivian James Vivian FRCO (born 1974) is Organist & Director of Music at St George's Chapel, Windsor. In this role, he has been responsible for providing music at many Royal occasions including three Royal Weddings (such as The Duke and Duchess of Suss ...

, director of music at

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, with permission from the composer, was performed at the Duke's funeral service at St George's Chapel on 17 April 2021, performed by four singers and chapel organist

Luke Bond Luke Bond (born 2 February 1980) is a British organist and is currently Assistant Organist at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, where he played prominently for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke ...

, conducted by Vivian.

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Concerto for Guitar & Violin première – William Lovelady
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