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Derek Bell

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Also known as George Derek Fleetwood Bell

Northern Irish musician (1935–2002)

Person · Open Library

Works
20

Top works

  • Strings Attached
  • Ebook
  • Nuffield primary science
  • Rocks, Soil and Weather
  • Reasons and Apologies : Book 1 : the REASONS

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Northern Ireland
Active from
1935-10-21
Active to
2002-10-17
classicalnorthern irishuk

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
5,867
Total plays
64,676

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harpcelticIrish Folkfolkinstrumental

Derek Bell (October 21, 1935 - October 17, 2002) was an Irish musician (known primarily as harpist) and a long-time member of the traditional Irish band, The Chieftains. Apart from his work within the band, he also released several solo albums, which include music of Turlough O'Carolan. A tribute album to Derek Bell was released by The Chieftains in 2005. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Derek+Bell">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Derek
Family name
Bell
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Belfast
Place of death
Phoenix
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
dulcimer
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date of birth
1935-10-21
date of death
2002-10-15
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1947-00-00
Sources (3)

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