Peter Bardens (19 June 1945 – 22 January 2002) was an English keyboardist and a founding member of the progressive rock group Camel.

During his career, Bardens worked alongside Rod Stewart, Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood and Van Morrison.

[1] From August 1968 to February 1970, he formed The Village with featured future Elvis Costello and The Attractions bassist Bruce Thomas and Bill Porter (drums).

[4][5] Bardens continued to release a number of solo electronic albums including Seen One Earth (1987), which found chart success in the United States.

A subsequent, all-American version of the band, with only Bardens and guitarist Steve Adams from the original line-up, did more touring in 1996.

[1] Bardens died from lung cancer in Malibu in January 2002, at the age of 56,[1] and is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.