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    Posted: September 19 2017 at 02:30
Hello!

I'm looking for MORE pastoral, folky, autumnal British prog, preferably from the late 60s and 70s, but also newer stuff if it suits the description. I know all the familiar stuff, so no need to mention Camel.

Things I like:

Still Life
Cressida
Gravy Train
Spring
Renaissance
early Caravan
Indian Summer
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I saw the thread title and wanted to recommend you Spring and Cressida Seems like you've got the British pastoral side taken care of. No interest in any such music from other places? Italy is the perfect country for the type of pastoral prog you're searching for.

But yeah back to Britain; maybe check out some Strawbs ie Hero & Heroin, Procol Harum's Shine On Brightly, Traffic's Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, Rare Bird's s/t, Barclay James Harvest's Once Again, Moody Blues' On The Threshold Of A Dream, Renaissance's debut, Gracious' debut and maybe Affinity's s/t.

Oh and don't forget about those Italians;)
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I can think of these:

Asia Minor - Between Flesh And Divine (Half British)
Terpandre - S/T (Not British but might work since it's instrumental)
Barclay James Harvest - Once Again
Carol Of Harvest
Gadi Caplan - Morning Sun
Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn

Don't get stuck on British bands man, there so much out there that can fit you.



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Anthony Phillips' "The Geese and the Ghost" is the most pastoral album I can think of


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Does Big Big Train recent output fit in that category - IMO some of it does, check it out yourself (and don't forget those Italians Cool)
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

Anthony Phillips' "The Geese and the Ghost" is the most pastoral album I can think of

Tarka and Slowdance are also very good and highly recommended.
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Strawbs "From the Witchwood" and "Grave New World".  There are a few songs on each that are too heavy to be pastoral, but the overall effect is there.  Probably their early album "Dragonfly" is closes to being pastoral all the way through.

Certainly Amazing Blondel, all the albums up to and including "Blondel", and even, to a lesser extent, "Mulgrave Street" and "Inspiration"
Clannad is Irish but often very pastoral, especially "Clannad 2", Dulaman" and "Fuaim"
Paul Brett's "Songs from the Compleat Angler"
Fuchsia, both their first self titled and their recent comeback
Another Irish group "Loudest Whisper"
Madden and Harris "Fool's Paradise"
Tir Na Nog (also Irish), "A Tear and a Smile"



A few other obscure ones come to mind, like O.W.L (Of Wondrous Legends)
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I like Uzva a lot. Try it out. You won't be dissapointed.

My favorite 'genre' btw, so I will keep a close eye to this thread. Bands I already can tip:

Camel (UK)
Barclay James Harvest (UK)
Moody Blues (UK)
Jade Warrior (UK)
Mike Oldfield (UK)
(some) Eloy
Flower Kings
Big Big Train (UK)
Maneige
Sloche

Edit: most of the are not british. I will add UK to the britisch bands


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^ hmm I don't think Eloy are pastoral at all, maybe a few songs here or there, but then many bands have a few pastoral songs, even Led Zeppelin.  What I've heard of Flower kings wouldn't qualify either.
I don't generally think of Camel as pastoral but both Nude and Dust and Dreams have lots of sections that I guess would qualify
But JADE WARRIOR is a great one I missed!
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I can think of lot of bands with pastoral prog in between less pastoral prog but here's the most pastoral I can think of. 

Continuum - St. (1970)
Skin Alley - St. I seem to be in a minority preferring their debut from 1969. Maybe try their follow-up as well.
+most of Pentangle really - but their first four are their essentials. 

pastoral jazzfusion:
Tonton Macoute

...but really why should it matter whether this pastoral prog is from the UK or elsewhere?

Arleta / Αρλέτα - Six days / Έξi μέρες (Grc)
Ptarmigan - St. (can)
Ragnarok - St. (swe)
Perry Leopold - Christian Lucifer (us)
Pearls Before Swine - The Use of Ashes (us)
Celeste - Principe Di Giorno  (ita)

More pastoral jazzfusion:
The Advancement - St. (us)

+ there's also some band or artist I really love that escaped my mind & much more.
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Hi,

I'm not sure what the OP is requesting ... but if it is something that is almost folk'ish and with an edge to it ... the whole MAN family just about fits. I was even thinking Neutrons and Help Yourself.

Assuming that those two are not way too .. out there ... for anyone to know, or have heard. But their albums are neat and very enjoyable, specially Neutrons two albums which stand out a lot.
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Originally posted by Guldbamsen Guldbamsen wrote:

Traffic's Low Spark of High Heeled Boys

A great album! But equally good, and I think more pastoral, from Traffic is John Barleycorn Must Die.

Edited by Mascodagama - September 19 2017 at 12:43
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I was a wavering between the two but ultimately ended up recommending the high heeled boys for the closer, Rainmaker, which is about the perfect mix of pastoral and psych to these ears. Barleycorn is such a great album as well and should preferably reside in any rock fan's collection.
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^ Good recommendations and nice taste - I love both Traffic (think I still have a vinyl sleeping in the attic somewhere)
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So just for the feck of it: pastoral is just code for gentle/wafting music with mellotron right?

In any case I completely forgot about Janus' Gravedigger. Truth be told it's only the b-side that frolicks in pastoral moods. The a-side sounds like a bluesy Sabbath. Worth getting solely for that epic 20+ min titletrack though.
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John G. Perry - Sunset Wading
Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden / Laughing Stock
XTC - Apple Venus
The Sea Nymphs - s/t
William D. Drake - Revere Reach
North Sea Radio Orchestra - all
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Originally posted by Quinino Quinino wrote:

^ Good recommendations and nice taste - I love both Traffic (think I still have a vinyl sleeping in the attic somewhere)

Thanks man. You should visit the attic more often Maybe find some cool music, weed and antique porn
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I see Simon has upped the ante and actually recommended music outside the 'gentle/wafting mellotron' umbrella. Kudos good man.
I see the Sea Nymphs and raise you with Popol Vuh's Hosianna Mantra.

A damn! German again

Errmm...alrighty then the Popol Vuh is definitely off limits then. How about First Utterance instead
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if you open it up to the Germans this thread would be inundated.  Novalis anyone?  Witthuser and Westrupp, Hoelderlin, Bayon, Aigues Vives, Sundenfall II, Fit and Limo, Midnight Circus, Emtidi, oy veh

Then of course there's the Basque contingent - Itoiz, Enbor, Magdalena

one more Brit group to add would be FRESH MAGGOTS

And we musn't forget the Argentinian group actually called PASTORAL!
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