- Bill MacCormick
Bill MacCormick (born 1951 in
London ) is an Englishbassist andvocalist . He was a member of the bands Quiet Sun withPhil Manzanera , brother Ian MacCormick (also known asIan MacDonald ) and others;Matching Mole withRobert Wyatt and others; 801 with Manzanera,Brian Eno and others; andRandom Hold . He also was asession musician with (at least)Phil Manzanera ,Robert Wyatt ,Brian Eno andGary Windo .Bill had finished his musical career in the early 1980s when, after serious clashes and financial problems, Random Hold split up. He then work for the
Liberal Democrats and for the developers of the Polly, a then rival in the Liberal Democrats to EARSElectoral software and then in market research. He later became a Liberal Democrat councillor for the Anerley ward of theLondon Borough of Bromley . Lately, he played a bass solo on Manzanera's 2004 album "6PM" in the track "Wish You Well", a tribute to Bill's late brother Ian. He is also the producer of the 2005 Manzanera album "50 Minutes Later".In May 2006 a book by Bill was published under the pen name Alan MacDonald, "Pro Patria Mori: The 56th (1st London) Division at Gommecourt, 1st July 1916". [http://www.manzanera.com/news2.htm#book]
Unrelated Information
Bill is also the webmaster of the Official Genesis website, where is he known simply as "GW".
ee also
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Ian MacDonald External links
* [http://www.btinternet.com/~stephen.yarwood/bmc.htm Bill MacCormick] - a 1995 interview with Bill for [http://www.faceliftmagazine.co.uk Facelift ] , illustrating his musical development from 1966 through the early 1980s, with many details from various musicians' activities over the years
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* [http://www.manzanera.com/QuietSun1.htm Quiet Sun Main Page] at [http://www.manzanera.com www.manzanera.com] with pictures, interviews and more
* Section "R" (for Random Hold) of cite web | title=The Canterbury Discography | url=http://calyx.club.fr/cantdisco/R.html | accessdate=2006-01-03
* [http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/reviews_2004_319.shtml Review of the Manzanera album "6PM"]
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* [http://www.macgraphic.co.jp/ich/index.html Canterbury Music Family Tree]
* [http://www.manzanera.com/ListennowPP.htm 801: Listen Now]
* [http://www.genesis-music.com Official Genesis Website]
* [http://www.gommecourt.co.uk Website for Pro Patria Mori]
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