Roddy Lorimer (born 19 May 1953) is a Scottish musician who plays trumpet and flugelhorn. He has performed with a wide array of artists, including Blur,

Gene In biology, the word gene (from , ; "...Wilhelm Johannsen coined the word gene to describe the Mendelian units of heredity..." meaning ''generation'' or ''birth'' or ''gender'') can have several different meanings. The Mendelian gene is a ba ...

the Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...

Draco Rosa Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur. Rosa originally garnered fame ...

the Who The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964. Their classic lineup consisted of lead singer Roger Daltrey, guitarist and singer Pete Townshend, bass guitarist and singer John Entwistle, and drummer Keith Moon. They are considered ...

the Style Council The Style Council were a British musical ensemble, band formed in late 1982 by Paul Weller, the former singer, songwriter and guitarist with the punk rock/New wave music, new wave/mod revival band the Jam, and keyboardist Mick Talbot, previousl ...

Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is often regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. Clapton ranked second in ''Rolling Stone''s list of ...

Suede Suede (pronounced ) is a type of leather with a fuzzy, napped finish, commonly used for jackets, shoes, fabrics, purses, furniture, and other items. The term comes from the French , which literally means "gloves from Sweden". The term was fir ...

Supergrass Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993 in Oxford. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals) and Danny Goffey ( ...

Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...

Jamiroquai Jamiroquai () are an English funk and acid jazz band from London. Formed in 1992, they are fronted by vocalist Jay Kay, and were prominent in the London-based funk and acid jazz movement of the 1990s. They built on their acid jazz sound in the ...

Dr John Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music encompassed New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. Active as a session musician from t ...

the Waterboys The Waterboys are a folk rock band formed in Edinburgh in 1983 by Scottish musician Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England. Mike Scott has remained ...

Nik Kershaw Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. Kershaw came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist. He released eight singles that entered the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during the ...

Bruce Foxton Bruce Douglas Foxton (born 1 September 1955) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Foxton's music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as bassist and backing vocalist of mod revival band the Jam. ...

, Fish (of Marillion). He is a founding member of the horn section

Kick Horns Kick Horns are a UK horn section based in London. They have worked prolifically as session musicians with a wide variety of performers, and have also recorded as an ensemble. The Kick Horns were established in the 1980s by Simon C. Clarke and Ti ...

Career

Lorimer studied the trumpet at the

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ( gd, Conservatoire Rìoghail na h-Alba), formerly the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( gd, Acadamaidh Rìoghail Ciùil is Dràma na h-Alba) is a conservatoire of dance, drama, music, production, and ...

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

. His classical music background can be heard quite distinctively in his work for

' single "

The Whole of the Moon "The Whole of the Moon" is a song by Scottish band the Waterboys, released as a single from their album '' This Is the Sea'' in October 1985. It is a classic of the band's repertoire and has been consistently played at live shows ever since its r ...

", which later turned out to be the band's greatest commercial success. Lorimer includes another Waterboys recording, an arrangement of

W. B. Yeats William Butler Yeats (13 June 186528 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and became a pillar of the Irish liter ...

' poem "

The Stolen Child "The Stolen Child" is an 1889 poem by William Butler Yeats, published in ''The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems''. Overview The poem was written in 1886 and is considered to be one of Yeats's more notable early poems. The poem is based on I ...

", amongst his top ten favourite recordings of all time. Lorimer, as part of the Kick Horns, toured the North America and the UK with

in 1989. World tours with

in 1993–96 and later a European tour for six months with the Clapton Band in 2006. He was a member of

Pete Townshend Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (; born 19 May 1945) is an English musician. He is co-founder, leader, guitarist, second lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the Who, one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Townsh ...

's ' Deep End' (1985), a short-lived supergroup founded by Townshend featuring

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...

guitarist

David Gilmour David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1967, shortly before the departure of founding member Syd Barrett. P ...

. The group also included drummer Simon Phillips, bassist Chucho Merchan, percussionist

Jody Linscott Jody Linscott is an American session musician and percussionist who resides in England and maintains an extended discography. She has two daughters Kachina Dechert and Coco Linscott and has written two children's books which were published by D ...

, keyboardist John 'Rabbit' Bundrick, harmonica player Peter Hope Evans, vocalists

Billy Nicholls William Morris Nicholls Jr (born 15 February 1949) is an English singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and musical director. He was born into a musical family, his father Billy Nicholls (Sr.) being a double bassist and big band singer, ...

Cleveland Watkiss Cleveland Watkiss, (born 21 October 1959), is a British vocalist, actor, and composer. Biography Cleveland Watkiss was born in Hackney, East London, to Jamaican parents, and was one of nine children. He is the older brother of pianist Trevo ...

, and

Chyna Chyna (born Joan Marie Laurer; December 27, 1969 – April 17, 2016) was an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and television personality. She first rose to prominence in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1997, where sh ...

.Artist Direct listing
/ref> He toured extensively through the 1980s and early 1990s with the Waterboys. Currently he is playing with Cotton Mouth, one of

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

, Thailand's best blues rock bands, and Rolling Stones tribute band Midnight Ramblers, also based in Bangkok.

Select discography

*Baaba Maal - Firin’ in Fouta, Nomad soul *The Beautiful South - Perfect 10, Good as gold, Quench *Beyonce – Green light *

Eric Bibb Eric Charles Bibb (born August 16, 1951) is a Grammy-nominated American-born blues singer and songwriter. Biography Bibb's father, Leon, was a musical theatre singer, who made a name for himself as part of the 1960s New York folk scene; his u ...

- Natural Light *Blur - Parklife, Country house, The great escape, Modern life is rubbish, Popscene *Boyzone – Picture of you *China Crisis -Working with fire and steel, Flaunt the imperfection *Erasure – The Innocents *Eric Clapton - From the cradle, Back Home *Deep Purple - Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2000) *Dodgy - Good enough, Making the most of, Free peace sweet *Dr John - Anutha zone (Sweet home New Orleans, Party hellfire, Voices in my head, Look out) *Gabrielle - Give me a little more time *David Gilmour – About face *David Gray - Life in Slow Motion *Groove Armada - Vertigo (Pre 63/) *Geri Halliwell - Look at me, Bag it up, Schizophonic *Iron Maiden - Elected *Jamiroquai - Synkronized *Tom Jones - Reload, Carrying a torch *The Lightning Seeds - Sense *Michael McDonald - SoulSpeak *The Pretenders - Human on the inside *Primal Scream - Screamadelica, Dixie-narco e.p. *Finley Quaye - Sunday shining, Maverick a strike, Vanguard *Chris Rea - Auberge *The Rolling Stones - Steel wheels, Flashpoint *S Club 7 - Reach, Everybody wants you, Lately *Jimmy Somerville - Read my lips, Mighty real, Hurts so good, Too much of a good thing, Step inside *The Spice Girls - Stop, Too much *Spiritualized - Ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space, Electric mainline, Lazer guided melodies, Feel so sad *Stereo MCs - Connected, Deep down & dirty *Rod Stewart - A spanner in the works *Supergrass - Going out *James Taylor Quartet - Theme from Starsky and Hutch *Toploader - Onka’s big moka *Pete Townshend - White city, Face the face, Deep End live, Psychoderelict *The Waterboys - A pagan Place, This is the Sea, Fisherman's Blues, Room to Roam, Book of Lightning (The Whole of the Moon.) *Westernhagen - Jaja, Krieg, Affentheater, Keine Zeit *Wham - Fantastic ( Club Tropicana) *The Who - Join Together

Others by country

*Germany – Die Fantastischen Vier, Udo Lindenberg, Nina Hagen, Extrabreit. Klaus Hoffmann *France – Lio, John Jaques Goldman, Ettiene Daho, Carmel *Spain - Danza Invisible *Scotland - Nazareth, Fish, The Proclaimers, Danny Wilson, John Martyn. *Ireland - The Pogues (without Shane MacGowan), Shane MacGowan (without the Pogues) *Wales - Cerys Matthews *England – The Levellers, Pele, The Pale Fountains, Bernie Marsden, Andy Fairweather Low, Bros, Dead or alive, Mel C, Lighthouse Family, Hard-fi, Public Image Limited, Duran Duran, Kim Wilde, Bruce Foxton, Richard Ashcroft, The Style Council, Holly Johnson, The Communards, Mr Blobby *Scandinavia – Ah Ha, Ace of Base. *Australia – Kylie Minogue, The Sunny boys *Brazil – Robi Draco Rosa *Japan – Nobohide Sake, Miss Honda *Africa – Papa Wemba, Miryam Mursall *America – Rufus Wainwright, Michael McDonald, Jay Owens, Ben Taylor

References

External links

# * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lorimer, Roddy 1953 births Living people Musicians from Glasgow The Waterboys members Scottish rock trumpeters Alumni of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Male trumpeters