Jim Lockhart

Jim Lockhart (born 3 February 1949), from Francis St in Dublin, studied classical music at Trinity College Dublin. He fell under the influence of Seán Ó Riada, wanting to build an orchestral sound out of Irish music. He is best know as part of the 1970s Celtic rock band [a=Horslips]. played keyboards, pipes, whistles and flute. He did vocals on a select number of songs, mainly in Manx or Irish. Lockhart is currently head of production at RTÉ 2fm.