I am looking for jazzy pastoral / folk prog

Something in the likes of Caravan, America, Richie Havens or Blood Sweat and Tears. I'm not looking for flute-heavy middle age reminiscent music, but rather smooth hippie jazzy stuff that'd make me feel as if I was in Woodstock.

Here are the bands I already have in my list that I think fit this category:Renaissance, Jordsjø, Happy End, Trader Horne, Harmonium, Viima.. And I'm already aware of most of the canterbury scene like Caravan, Gong, Robert Wyatt, Supersister, Hatfield And The North, National Health, Picchio Dal Pozzo, Cos, Kevin Ayers, Homunculus Res, Tom Penaguin, Matching Mole, etc.

I'm not necessarily looking in the Canterbury category but rather folk prog.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

Edited by Gnik Nosmirc - June 11 2025 at 12:34

Thanks a lot for these suggestions! It sounds great!

I just posted the sheet music I made for this song for the opening section (closing one comes soon). It may be up your alley

https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=134937&PID=6188549


Gotic from 1977 Spain is a beautiful jazzy/pastoral fusion album with plenty of flutes. This last track is amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4vvd8DotEY


The opening and closing sections are great.

Edited by proggy123 - June 11 2025 at 16:30

Check out "Jack O' The Clock- The Warm Dark Circus,
"Carol of The Harvest- Carol of The Harvest"
"Roy Harper- "Stormcock"
Midlake- The Courage of Others

Gnik Nosmirc wrote: Something in the likes of Caravan, America, Richie Havens or Blood Sweat and Tears. I'm not looking for flute-heavy middle age reminiscent music, but rather smooth hippie jazzy stuff that'd make me feel as if I was in Woodstock.

Right) I've just decided to think of it as "comfort prog". Well from the top of my head, I love these:

I second Laurence Vanay

^ I get that all the time nowadays, but that one is fine in my region. How about this (there's no other option for Vildkaktus)