Jim Lockhart (born 3 February 1949), from Francis St in Dublin, studied classical music at Trinity College Dublin. He fell under the influence of Seán Ó Riada, wanting to build an orchestral sound out of Irish music. He is best know as part of the 1970s Celtic rock band Horslips. played keyboards, pipes, whistles and flute. He did vocals on a select number of songs, mainly in Manx or Irish. Lockhart is currently head of production at RTÉ 2fm.