Clare Hirst - Belle Stars, David Bowie, Hazel O'Connor, Communards etc

<p>Clare Hirst in conversation with David Eastaugh</p> <p>UK saxophonist with a distinguished career in pop and jazz music.  Clare has performed with iconic British groups including Bronski Beat, Communards and David Bowie among others. However, Clare made her name with all female band the <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belle_Stars'>Belle Stars</a> in the early 1980s; playing saxophone and keyboards on hits like “The Clapping Song”, “Sign of The Times” (not the Prince tune) and “Iko Iko”</p>