VIDEO: Organist at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Museum plays David Bowie tribute on second anniversary of star’s death
By Ross Crae & Gillian Furmage
January 10, 2018, 3:35 pmUpdated: January 10, 2018, 3:39 pm
Kelvingrove organist plays Bowie's Life on Mars
We spoke to Chris Nickol after he wowed an audience at the Glasgow museum with his beautiful rendition of the classic hit.
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AN organist at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Museum has paid tribute to the late David Bowie with a special rendition of Life On Mars.
On the day of Bowie’s death, Chris Nickol had heard of the music legend’s passing on his way to a performance at the city attraction.
He added the song to his set list, and he became a viral hit online with over three million people worldwide watching a recording of his beautiful version.
Chris Nickol, one of Kelvingrove’s organists (Ross Crae / DC Thomson)
Nickol says he was ‘gobsmacked’ by the response the video received, so it was only fitting that he should play it again on the second anniversary of Bowie’s passing.
A large audience gathered in the lobby to witness the occasion, which you can watch part of in our Facebook video below.
Also included in today’s programme was I Dreamed A Dream, the March from King Arthur and Carillon-Sortie.