Helen Walker

Influences:

Favourite Composers: Prokofiev, Beethoven, Mozart, Handel, Bach, Charpentier, Rodrigo, Vaughan Williams, John Barry, Ted Astley, Laurie Johnson

Favourite Songwriters: The Beatles (together & apart), Rodgers & Hart, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Irving Berlin, Jimmy Webb, Neil Finn, Ray Davies, Bacharach & David, Joni Mitchell, David Gates, Nick Drake, Peter Gabriel, Hatch & Trent, Labi Siffre, Goffin & King, Bob Marley, Elvis Costello, Donovan, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Gary Clark, Ashley Maher, the Gibb brothers, David Bowie, Jon Anderson, India.Arie

Favourite Musicians: Wynton Marsalis, Paul McCartney, Dave Swarbrick, Michael Richard Walker, Jacques Pellarin, Neil Smith, Erroll Garner, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Stewart Copeland, James Jamerson, Cordelia Williams

Favourite Vocalists: Cass Elliot, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Harry Nilsson, India.Arie, Dusty Springfield, Sandy Denny, Ella, Frank, Sarah, Kiki Dee, Anna Ayers, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Scott Walker, Eddi Reader, Amy Winehouse, The Four Tops, Beyoncé, Lulu, Trond Teigen, Kathleen Ferrier, Luther Vandross, Phil Lynott, Matt Monro, Paul Rodgers, Hayley Westenra, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Judy Garland, Gary Clark, Doris Day, Ian Bostridge, Ashley Maher, Bobby Bland, Trijntje Oosterhuis

Favourite Arrangers/Producers: Nelson Riddle, Henry Mancini, Brian Wilson, Quincy Jones, Tony Visconti, Alan Parsons, Eg White

Favourite Bands: The Beatles, Yes, Elbow, The Move, The Kinks, The Hollies, Danny Wilson, The Feeling, The Police, Crowded House, Steely Dan

Favourite Other Stuff: I love all the Arts especially film & literature. Also into classic television (The Avengers being my all time favourite) & passionate about comedy: The Mighty Boosh, Arrested Development, Laurel & Hardy, Woody Allen, Frasier, Larry David, Kenneth Williams, Malcolm In The Middle, The Marx Bros, Spaced, 30 Rock, Graham Fellowes, Craig Cash, Caroline Aherne, Phil Mealey, Harry Hill, Galton & Simpson, Peter Cook, Russell Brand, Eric Chappell, Barry Humphries, Stephen Fry, Christopher Guest, Steve Martin, Sean Lock, Mike Myers, Hylda Baker, Steve Delaney (Count Arthur Strong)