Plain and Fancy

In 1973, English progressive folk group, Magna Carta, released their fourth album, Lord of the Ages. Joining members Chris Simps...

When Jon Hiseman split Colosseum in 1972. he resolved to take the rock aspects of his music to their logical conclusion. To thi...

While there's no shortage of progressive music being made today, much of it takes place below the radar, without the support of m...

1968’s Carnival of Life debut ended up being unrepresentative of Michaels’ most characteristic work, it showed a singer-songwrite...

John David Souther was among the first artists signed to David Geffen's Asylum Records imprint, joining the likes of other So...

The most inexplicable aspect of Rotary Connection's debut is that its strange and experimental qualities are often referred ...

Mike Cooper was already a noted multi-instrumental folk and blues guitarist who rejected pigeonholes for a more enlightened view ...

Jimmy Campbell was perhaps the most talented “unknown” musician to come out of the early 60s Liverpool scene.  One of his earlie...

Beginning with 1967’s Fire & Fleet & Candlelight, the music of Cree folksinger Buffy Sainte-Marie began to take on a deci...

Probably due to the success of The Band, starting in 1970 a slew of rockabilly and rhythm and blues artists diverged from the sou...