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Martin McCarrick (born 29 July 1962) is an English cellist, keyboardist, guitarist and composer. Aside from being a live and recording artist, he is also a teacher and visiting lecturer in music.
Biografia. È meglio conosciuto per il lavoro con Siouxsie and the Banshees dal 1987 al 1995. È stato ospite sull'album Through the Looking Glass e ha poi registrato tre album in studio completi: Peepshow, Superstition e The Rapture.
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Martin McCarrick (born 29 July 1962, Luton, Bedfordshire) is an English cellist, keyboardist and guitarist.
He is best known for his work Siouxsie and the Banshees from 1987 until 1995. He recorded with them three studio albums: Peepshow, Superstition and The Rapture. His biggest hit with the band was in 1991 with the single "Kiss Them For Me" which reached the number twenty-three in the Billboard Hot 100.
McCarrick is also known for his membership in the hard rock band "Therapy?": he joined them in 1996 (his first gig as a full-time member being a secret fan-club show in Dublin, Ireland on 10 April 1996), having previously supplied guest cello work on their albums Troublegum and Infernal Love, as well as various live appearances with the band since 1992. During the bands UK tour in 2003, McCarrick perforated his ear-drum and had to leave mid-tour. His last show with Therapy? was in Glasgow, Scotland on 28 November 2003. McCarrick left Therapy? in March 2004.
He has also had a long association with other musicians, recording and performing with This Mortal Coil, Marc Almond, and Bryan Ferry. Plus, he has become the cellist of choice for British rock bands, appearing on stage with both 3 Colours Red and Rico (to whose Violent Silences album he contributed).
McCarrick's sister, the violinist Gini Ball, has been married to Soft Cell instrumentalist David Ball.
He and his wife, Kimberlee, now work together as The McCarricks.
•The Glove - Blue Sunshine (1983)
•Marc Almond - Vermin in Ermine (1984)
•This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears (1984)
•Bryan Ferry - Boys and Girls (1985)
•Dead Can Dance - Spleen and Ideal (1985)
•The Wolfgang Press - Standing Up Straight (1986)
1.Kellman, Andy. "Biography: Therapy?". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p20998/biography. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
2.Huey, Steve. "Biography: This Mortal Coil". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5635/biography. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
Martin McCarrick. Profile: British cellist and guitarist born 29th of July 1962 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK. McCarrick appeared on early This Mortal Coil releases. In 1987 he joined Siouxsie & The Banshees until they disbanded in 1996. He did not participate in their 2003 reunion.
Martin McCarrick (1962- ) is a British multi-instrumentalist composer best known for his work in the British new wave scene of the 1980s and his tenure with the band Therapy?.
Martin McCarrick (guitar/cello) also joined the band full-time at this stage, having appeared as a guest musician on previous Therapy? releases and played with them live. Graham left Therapy? in December 2001, he was replaced by Neil Cooper in 2002.
The McCarricks are the husband and wife band of Martin McCarrick on cello and Kimberlee McCarrick on violin. they have collaborated widely, including Kristin Hersh, Sinéad O'Connor, Gary Numan, Marianne Faithfull and Patti Smith's Meltdown concerts at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
