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Richard Harris

Those We Lost

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2003

December 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Irish actor Richard Harris.

  Derek Bell 1935 -- 2002 Derek Bell, the much-loved musician best known for playing harp with The Chieftains, died suddenly in Phoenix on October 17th. Belfast-born Bell had been with the band for nearly 30 years and made 30 albums with the band as well as many on his own. Classically trained, he was a multi-instrumentalist and composer who played the piano, oboe, … [Read more...] about Those We Lost

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