The Albion Band - Progressive Rock Music Forum

I'll have a look... Can you please post some links (myspace, relevant tracks on youtube or other hosts)? Thanks Smile

Here is a quote from an Allmusic.com review of the album The Prospect Before Us (an album I have not yet heard, but I must soon!):

"One thing is certain in this uncertain world — you can trust Ashley Hutchings [SSOTS: founding member of both Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span] to do interesting things with various areas of British folk and rock music. In the case of the Albion Dance Band, under its various names [SSOTS: I think they were first called The Albion Country Band then The Albion Dance Band and then just The Albion Band], the focus was on mutating traditional English dance and folk music, which led to escapades involving traditional tunes, Morris dancers, double drummers, dance callers, Philip Pickett's entire collection of medieval instruments, and serious rock guitar front lines that tend to leap onto the hay cart and start blazing away."

From this you might get an idea of what they are about. Since Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span are both here, The Albion Band might fit here too.

I will try to post more info and relevant links later

I too have only heard Rise up like the Sun, a seminal British folk rock album. I did see them live in a more acoustic format in 1993 and they were amazing. Might work for prog related

Originally posted by ClemofNazareth

Prog related maybe. I think they would have a tough go of things if we tried to shoehorn them into Prog Folk.

I agree, even though some bands already in Prog Folk are less progressive. Blackmore's Night anyone?

Can we have The Albion Band evaluated for Prog Related then?

Originally posted by SouthSideoftheSky

Originally posted by ClemofNazareth

Prog related maybe. I think they would have a tough go of things if we tried to shoehorn them into Prog Folk.

I agree, even though some bands already in Prog Folk are less progressive. Blackmore's Night anyone?

No doubt, but generally speaking we don't remove bands once they've been added (although there have been exceptions - Neutral Milk Hotel is the most recent I can recall). They are moved from time to time. I personally am not a big fan of Blackmore's Night, but all things considered they would likely be reasonably considered progressive folk by most people - we folkies tend to paint a pretty broad swath in claiming music for our own.

Now if you wanted to take on the Sallyangie or Bluehorses you'd probably have some folks that would readily agree....

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