Derek Bell was a Belfast musician with a classical training who played harp, oboe and piano. In 1970 he became Professor of Harp and Irish Harp at the Belfast Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He joined The Chieftains in the early 1970s, and for three decades his harp was part of the band’s sound around the world.
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Derek Bell
Harper, oboist and pianist; The Chieftains
- Born
- 21 October 1935, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Died
- 17 October 2002
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