Rory McFarlane

Bassist and composer, from London, England

Rory McFarlane started out in 1983 with folk artist Richard Thompson before going on to record and tour for many renowned and successful artists including Tanita Tikaram, Loudon Wainwright, Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick, classical violinist Nigel Kennedy, Damon Albarn, the Magic Numbers, Lemon Jelly, Squeeze, Madness, the Blockheads, Marianne Faithfull etc.

In 1989, parallel to his career as accompanying musician, he started writing advertising, film and animation soundtracks.

Since 2001 he has taught bass and run music workshops at various schools and colleges including the Bass Institute, Kingston Grammar School, the Centre for Young Musicians and London Philharmonic Orchestra Bright Sparks. He has a BSc in Psychology and Sociology and has worked with Special Educational Needs pupils.