Trees (folk band)
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- This article is about the British folk music band. For the American one-man band see Trees (band).
Trees were a British folk rock band that existed between 1970 and 1973. Although they met with little commercial success in their time, the reputation of the band has grown over the years. Like other similar bands at the time, their music were influenced by Fairport Convention, though with a heavier and more psychedelic edge. The group's material was divided between adaptions of traditional songs and original compositions.
They produced two studio albums - both in 1970. The Garden of Jane Delawney and On The Shore. The latter featured cover artwork by the Hipgnosis studio.
The original group broke up after recording the two albums. A second incarnation of the group formed and played until 1973. This band featured Celia Humphris, Barry Clarke, David Costa, Barry Lyons (ex-Mr Fox), Alun Eden (ex-Mr Fox) and Chuck Fleming (ex-JSD Band). Recordings by this line-up can be found on bootleg releases.
Both studio albums have been released on CD. In addition, a deluxe two disc edition of On the Shore is forth-coming in 2007, containing previously unreleased material.
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[edit] Personnel
- Bias Boshell - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
- Celia Humphries - Lead Vocals
- Barry Clarke - Lead Guitar
- David Costa - Acoustic Guitars
- Unwin Brown - Drums
[edit] Influence
Françoise Hardy covered "The Garden of Jane Delawney" on her album If You Listen.
All About Eve performed a cover version of "The Garden of Jane Delawney" as the B-Side to their single "What Kind of Fool".
In 2006, Gnarls Barkley sampled the band's version of "Geordie" on the title track of their debut album St. Elsewhere
[edit] Samples
Download sample of "Polly on the Shore" from On the Shore (1970).
[edit] Discography
- The Garden of Jane Delawney LP, 1970, CBS Records, 63837
- On the Shore LP, 1970, CBS Records, 64168
- Trees LIVE! (italian) LP, 1989, Habla Label, HBL 20404
- On the Shore CD, 1993, BGO Records, CD173
