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Roger Quigley

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Roger Patrick Martin Quigley (17 March 1969 – 18 August 2020) was an English singer-songwriter from Manchester, England, and one-half of the indie pop duo known as The Montgolfier Brothers.

Roger Quigley was born in Salford and studied fine art at the University of Sunderland.[1]

He released multiple recordings, including two LPs1969 Till God Knows When, and Quigley's Point. The latter effort was recorded under the 'At Swim Two Birds' moniker, a name was inspired by At Swim-Two-Birds, a classic tome by the Irish novelist, Flann O'Brien.

Quigley died suddenly on 18 August 2020. An obituary was published two weeks later in the Guardian.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Roger Quigley obituary". www.theguardian.com. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ Obituary in The Guardian
  3. ^ "Muere a los 51 años Roger Quigley, voz sensible del 'indie' británico de los 90". Elpais.com (in Spanish). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.