Robert Kirby

Robert Kirby
Background information
Birth nameRobert Bruce Kirby
Born(1948-04-16)16 April 1948
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Died3 October 2009(2009-10-03) (aged 61)
London, England
GenresFolk rock, progressive rock
Occupation(s)Arranger, musician
InstrumentKeyboards
Years active1960s–2009
LabelsA&M, Island
Formerly ofNick Drake, Strawbs

Robert Bruce Kirby (16 April 1948 – 3 October 2009) was an English arranger of string sections for rock and folk music. He worked on the Nick Drake albums, Five Leaves Left and Bryter Layter, and with Vashti Bunyan, Elton John, Ralph McTell, Strawbs, Paul Weller and Elvis Costello.