N. A. Palmer

N. A. Palmer
Birth name Andrew (Andy) Palmer
Also known as N. A. Palmer, Hari Nana, $ri Hari Nana B.A., Dada Nana, B.A.Nana
Genres Anarcho punk
Occupation(s) guitarist, graphic designer, painter
Instruments electric guitar
Years active 1977–1984
Labels Crass Records, Small Wonder Records
Associated acts Crass

Andrew "Andy" Palmer known as N. A. Palmer is a British musician and artist, best known as rhythm guitarist for anarcho punk band Crass.

Crass

Palmer joined the band in 1977 and plays on all their albums and singles. He played his guitar in an unusual way: his left hand would be sliding over the fretboard while he strummed the strings with his right thumb,[1] using the instrument to produce 'drone' or percussive sounds. He hardly ever played conventional chords and never a solo.

Palmer was also responsible for the artwork for some of the albums released by Crass Records, such as The Eye by KUKL and The Fucking Cunts Treat Us Like Pricks by Flux Of Pink Indians. He left Crass in July of 1984, after a concert in Aberdare, Wales.[2] This catalysed the affirmation of Crass' consistently stated intention to split up in 1984. The band stopped performing and recording, and Palmer returned to his art college studies.[1]Palmer painted some of the wall murals in the new Sheffield Meadowhall Centre before it was opened in 1990.[3]

After Crass

Palmer collaborated with former Crass members as part of the 2002 'Voices In Opposition To War' event at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank, performing three songs with Eve Libertine and jazz guitarist Phil Robson. However apart from this he has chosen not to participate in, nor contribute to, any further Crass related activities or projects, including books and documentaries about the band.[1]

Discography (with Crass)

LPs

Singles

Live recordings

References

  1. 1 2 3 Berger, George The Story of Crass (Omnibus Press, 2006)
  2. In Which Crass Voluntarily Blow Their Own - CD booklet.
  3. CJHull
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