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Musician / Conductor
UK Orchestra conductor and Trumpet/flugelhorn player from London. Brother of Steve Sidwell. As a trumpet player he has enjoyed touring the world, recording and gigging with many artists including Duran Duran, and the Pet Shop Boys. Other artists Richard has worked with include Blur, The Stranglers, Robbie Williams, Boy George, Wet Wet Wet, Super Furry Animals, Gary Barlow, Jimmy Nail, Fat Les, Shirley Bassey, Peggy Lee, Spiritualized, Eddie Reader, Smashmouth, Jimmy Witherspoon, John Williams, Kenny Thomas and Herbert Gronemeyer. He has also been involved with The SAS Band for many years, performing shows with them from Morocco to The Arctic Circle to Bulgaria. Sidwell now spends most of his musical life arranging and orchestrating.