▁song writer ▁and ▁guitar ist . ▁He ▁has ▁released ▁ 3 2 ▁albums ▁( including ▁ 1 0 ▁live ▁albums ) ▁across ▁his ▁ 5 0 - year ▁career . ▁As ▁a ▁music ian , ▁Har per ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁distinct ive ▁finger style ▁playing ▁and ▁length y , ▁lyr ical , ▁complex ▁compos itions , ▁reflect ing ▁his ▁love ▁of ▁jazz ▁and ▁the ▁poet ▁John ▁Ke ats . ▁ ▁His ▁influence ▁has ▁been ▁acknowled ged ▁by ▁Jimmy ▁Page , ▁Robert ▁Plant , ▁P ete ▁Town sh end , ▁Kate ▁Bush , ▁P ink ▁F loyd , ▁and ▁Ian ▁Anderson ▁of ▁J eth ro ▁T ull , ▁who ▁said ▁Har per ▁was ▁his ▁"... primary ▁influence ▁as ▁an ▁ac oust ic ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁song writer ." ▁Neil ▁McC orm ick ▁of ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁described ▁him ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁most ▁complex ▁and ▁el o quent ▁ly ric ists ▁and ▁genu in ely ▁original ▁song writ ers ... ▁much ▁adm ired ▁by ▁his ▁pe ers ". ▁Ac ross ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁his ▁influence ▁has ▁been ▁acknowled ged ▁by ▁Seattle - based ▁ac oust ic ▁band ▁Fle et ▁Fox es , ▁American ▁music ian ▁and ▁producer ▁Jonathan ▁Wilson ▁and ▁Californ ian ▁har p ist ▁Jo anna ▁News om , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁tou red . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Har per ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁MO J O ▁Hero ▁Award , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁a ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev