This article is about the band. For their eponymous debut album, see The Incredible String Band (album).
The Incredible String Band
The Incredible String Band (1970) Standing: Likky McKechnie. Seated L–R: Mike Heron, Rose Simpson, Robin Williamson
Background information
Origin
Edinburgh, Scotland
Genres
Psychedelic folk
British folk rock
English folk
Years active
1966–1974, 1999–2006
Labels
Elektra, Island
Past members
Mike Heron
Robin Williamson
Clive Palmer
Licorice McKechnie
Rose Simpson
Malcolm Le Maistre
Stan Schnier
Jack Ingram
Gerard Dott
Graham Forbes
John Gilston
Lawson Dando
Bina Williamson
Claire Smith
The Incredible String Band (sometimes abbreviated as ISB) were a British psychedelic folk band formed by Clive Palmer, Robin Williamson and Mike Heron in Edinburgh in 1966.[1] The band built a considerable following, especially in the British counterculture, notably with their albums The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion (1967), The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1968), and Wee Tam and the Big Huge (1968). They became pioneers in psychedelic folk and, through integrating a wide variety of traditional music forms and instruments, in the development of world music.
Following Palmer's early departure, Williamson and Heron performed as a duo, but were eventually augmented by other musicians such as Licorice McKechnie, Rose Simpson, and Malcolm Le Maistre. The band split up in 1974. They reformed in 1999 and continued to perform with changing lineups until 2006.
^Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 473–474. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
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