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Druid (band)

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Genres
  
Progressive rock

Labels
  
EMI, BGO Records

Genre
  
Progressive rock

Years active
  
1971–1976

Associated acts
  
Tubeway Army, Dramatis

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Past members
  
Neil Brewer Cedric Sharpley Dane Stevens Andrew McCrorie-Shand

Origin
  
Berkhamsted, United Kingdom (1971)

Albums
  
Fluid Druid, Toward the Sun, Toward the Sun/Fluid Druid, Aurora Moon Dance

Members
  
Cedric Sharpley, Andrew McCrorie‑Shand, Neil Brewer

Druid was a 1970s progressive rock band from England, and initially came to public attention by winning a 1974 unsigned band contest by Melody Maker magazine. The band went on to perform on The Old Grey Whistle Test and to record two albums. Their sound was notably influenced by Yes.

Contents

Former member Cedric Sharpley, who went on to back Gary Numan in the band Tubeway Army, died from a heart attack on 13 March 2012.

Line-up

  • Cedric Sharpley - drums (founding member; died 2012)
  • Neil Brewer - bass (founding member)
  • Dane Stevens - vocals, guitars (founding member)
  • Andrew McCrorie-Shand - keyboards (joined 1974)

    • Toward The Sun

    Side one
    1. "Voices" (McCrorie-Shand/Dane) - 8:13
    2. "Remembering" (Brewer/Dane) - 5:24
    3. "Theme" (Brewer/Dane/McCrorie-Shand/Sharpley) - 5:24
    4. "Toward The Sun" (Dane) - 5:03
    Side two
    1. "Red Carpet For An Autumn" (Brewer/McCrorie-Shand) - 3:10
    2. "Dawn Of Evening" (Brewer/McCrorie-Shand) - 10:02
    3. "Shangri-La" (Brewer/Dane) - 10:11
    Personnel
  • Neil Brewer – Bass Guitar
  • Cedric Sharpley – Drums, Percussion
  • Dane – Guitars, Vocals
  • Andrew McCrorie-Shand – Keyboards
  • Bob Harris – Producer
  • George Nicholson – Engineer
  • Adrian Sadgrove – Artwork

    • Fluid Druid

    Side one
    1. "Razor Truth" (Dane/Brewer) - 5:42
    2. "Painters Clouds" (Dane/Brewer) - 5:00
    3. "FM 145" (McCrorie-Shand) - 2:08
    4. "Crusade" (McCrorie-Shand/Brewer) - 7:48
    Side two
    1. "Nothing But Morning" (Dane/Brewer) - 4:09
    2. "Barnaby" (Dane) - 3:12
    3. "Kestrel" (McCrorie-Shand) - 3:35
    4. "Left To Find" (McCrorie-Shand/Dane/Brewer) - 7:12
    5. "The Fisherman's Friend" (McCrorie-Shand) - 0:46
    Personnel
  • Neil Brewer – Bass Guitar
  • Cedric Sharpley – Drums, Percussion
  • Dane – Guitars, Vocals
  • Andrew McCrorie-Shand – Keyboards
  • Druid, Paul "Rockette" Harman – Producer
  • Ken "Superstar" Thomas – Assistant Engineer
  • The Cream Group – Artwork

    • Singles

  • Barnaby (EMI, 1976)

    • Compilations

  • Toward The Sun/Fluid Druid (BGO Records, 1995)

    • Songs

    Razor TruthFluid Druid · 1976
    Nothing But MorningFluid Druid · 1976
    Dawn Of EveningToward the Sun · 1975

    References

    Druid (band) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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