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The Incredible String Band's legacy

The Incredible String band were one of the hippest bands of the late 1960s with a host of high profile fans. Their legacy can still be felt today as Marcus O'Dair demonstrates with a selection of artists from recent years who have crafted their own sound inspired by ISB's revered psych-folk.

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Sun 28 Jul 201300:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Fall

    Unutterable

    • The Unutterable.
    • Eagle Records.

  • GaBLé

    Cyanure

    • Cute Horse Cut.
    • Loaf.

  • Donald Byrd

    Slow Drag

    • Slow Drag.
    • Blue Note.

  • The Incredible String Band

    The Minotaur's Song

    • The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter.
    • Elektra.

  • Trembling Bells

    I Listed All Of The Velvet Lessons

    • Carbeth.
    • Honest Jon's Records.

  • Alasdair Roberts

    You Muses Assist

    • Spoils.
    • Drag City.

  • King Creosote, James Yorkston, The Pictish Trail

    Blue Mantle

    • The Ballad Of Britain.
    • Heron Recordings.

  • Animal Collective

    Leaf House

    • Sung Tongs.
    • FatCat Records.

  • Pavement

    Summer Babe

    • Slanted And Enchanted.
    • Big Cat UK Records.

  • Soft Machine

    Why Are We Sleeping?

    • The Soft Machine.
    • ABC Records.

  • amiina

    Glámur

    • Kurr.
    • Bláskjár.

Broadcast

  • Sun 28 Jul 201300:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music