Henry Marsh

Ian Henry Murray Marsh (born 8 December 1948) is an English musician and composer, best known as a member of the pop group Sailor.

Early life Marsh was born in Bath, Somerset. He is the great-great-great grandson of Lord Collingwood and son of Ken Marsh, a racecar driver. He was educated at Sherborne School and New College, Oxford.

Career

Sailor He was invited in 1973 by Phil Pickett to join a group called Kajanus Pickett, after Pickett and Georg Kajanus. The group became Sailor with the inclusion of Grant Serpell. On stage Marsh was known for playing the Nickelodeon, a large instrument designed by Kajanus consisting of two upright pianos, two synthesizers, mini organs and glockenspiels. Sailor's original line-up split up in 1978, although Pickett and Marsh released more material as Sailor with Gavin and Virginia David in 1980, with an album of Pickett compositions called Dressed for Drowning. After Sailor disbanded, he worked with Kajanus on DATA and "And The Mamluks", a short-lived electronic-music project. In 1989 Sailor reformed with Marsh. Throughout this time, Marsh recorded numerous library music albums, including Tribute To The Sixties. He also received a best composer nomination for As You Like It in 2002. These included Eye of the Storm, Pirates, Blockbusters, Strike It Rich, Win Lose Or Draw, Backdate, Get Wet, Butterfingers, House Invaders, and The Fastest Man On Earth, as well as several presentation packages and advertisement campaigns. His solo library music has been used worldwide, including in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Private Parts, Father Ted, Home and Away, Peak Practice and many others. As of 2002, they lived in Rood Ashton, Wiltshire. Wilde is also a practitioner.