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The Strawbs formed in 1964 as the Strawberry Hill Boys while the founder members were at St Mary's Teacher Training College, Strawberry Hill, London. The name was shortened to 'the Strawbs' for a June 1967 concert in which they wanted to display the band name on stage. [1]
- Picking Up The Pieces
- Shining on
- Chasing Ghosts
- Touring, Touring, Touring
- Nomadness
- The Oyster Years
- Deadlines and Dramas
- Folk Roots
- Indian Summer
Hudson and Ford returned to the UK and quickly returned to the studio, producing a number 8 hit record "Pick Up The Pieces" under the name Hudson-Ford. The version released was actually the demo version, recorded just by the two of them. Recruiting various sessions players to support them, including Rick Wakeman from earlier days, and guitarist Mic...
Meanwhile, Cousins and Lambert had been holding auditions, recruiting ex-Renaissance keyboard player John Hawken (also in the Nashville Teens when they hit the charts with "Tobacco Road"), drummer Rod Coombes, previously with Stealers Wheel and Chas Cronk, a sessions bass player recommended to Cousins by Wakeman. The new line-up was transported dow...
In the autumn, Cousins and co. were booked in at the Manor to rehearse and record their next album. However, there were difficulties with Customs & Excise, who impounded the band's equipment for 10 days, which ate into the rehearsal time. On top of that, the pressure of nearly continuous touring had taken its toll, particularly on Cousins who colla...
Quite a few tapes of concerts on the band's first tour of the US in 1975 still exist, and give a good indication of the band's power, and the warmth with which they were received, particularly in their North American heartland. A&M Canada were particularly effective in supporting the band, and the tail end of the tour in early February took in a se...
The Strawbs therefore carried on as a four-piece, recording their next album Nomadness with various guests on keyboards, including veteran jazz-rocker John Mealing, who, with Robert Kirby who had arranged various Strawbs songs in the past (most recently "Grace Darling"), became the Strawbs permanent keyboard players for the next few years (though t...
Three British shows followed at the end of 1975, well-received by Strawb-starved fans, though less so by the UK music press. A possible Spring tour was cancelled and Strawbs went into the studio to begin recording a follow-up to Nomadnesswith Tom Allom continuing in the producer's chair. These initial sessions ground to a halt, with Cousins asserti...
Once again the production was handled by Jeffrey Lesser. Whilst the sessions for Deadlines, held in Dublin, were laid back and productive, disaster struck at the mixing sessions in Utopia Studios in London. Somehow half the master tapes were damaged and the band had to re-record four tracks entirely and do overdubs on the remainder, so that the rec...
After a few trial gigs over the last couple of years Dave Cousins had announced his wish to go back to his folk club roots. With an enforced layoff from the band, he joined up as an acoustic duo with an old friend from the White Bear days, Brian Willoughby, who had played guitar with Mary Hopkin and Roger Whittaker amongst others. New manager Kevin...
The band re-formed in Autumn 1979 for a festival at Port Rush in Northern Ireland, with Brian Willoughby taking over the lead guitar slot. His first recording with the band was the rare single "The King"/"Ringing Down The Years", pressed in late 1979 on manager Wyatt-Lown's own LO label. A 13-date tour ensued in February 1980. In the meantime, the ...
- The River / Down By The Sea. It’s tough to pick a song at the number one position from a band that has been recording for close to fifty years. Nonetheless, that’s what makes these lists so much fun to do.
- Part Of The Union. The Strawbs, “Part Of The Union,” enough said! Well okay just a little more. The classic Strawbs song “Part of the Union,” was released on the album Bursting at the Seams in 1973.
- Lay Down. It would not be fair to the legacy of The Strawbs to not list these next two Strawbs Songs on our top 10 Essential Strawbs songs lists. “Lay Down,” and “Part Of The Union,” are two of the most famous songs the band has ever released.
- I Only Want My Love To Grow In You. The album Deep Cuts was one of the most popular Strawbs albums ever released in the United States. Much of that success is due to the album’s great single “I Only Want My Love To Grow In You,” The album and single were released in 1976.
Strawbs are an English progressive rock band from London. Formed in early 1963 as the Strawberry Hill Boys, the group was originally an acoustic trio consisting of Dave Cousins on vocals, guitar and banjo; Tony Hooper on vocals, guitar and percussion; and Arthur Phillips on mandolin and vocals.
HISTORY. Part 1: Folk club days. Early days - bluegrass, folk and pop - Sandy Denny, Ron Chesterman, Strawberry Hill Boys and beyond. Signed to A&M, produced and engineered by Gus Dudgeon, Tony Visconti. Part 2: Electric band.
Sources. Like many of their counterparts in 1967, the Strawbs began as a folk-rock unit, grounded in traditional English music. Unlike the others, Dave Cousins and an ever-changing lineup morphed into a premier progressive rock band.
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Formed in London, UK in 1964 - Hiatus from 1980-1983 - Still active as of 2018. One of the better British progressive groups, The STRAWBS were a 60's folk and medieval band turned prog-rock with the help of Dave COUSINS (the heart and soul of this group) and Rick WAKEMAN "master of the keyboards".
