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The Travelling Band is an alternative folk band that formed in Manchester, UK, in 2006. The band consists of: Adam Gorman: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Pump Organ, Accordion, Banjo, Harmonica, Percussion, Keys Jo Dudderidge: Vocals, Keys, Acoustic Guitar, Synth, Percussion Steve Mullen: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Percussion Chris Spencer: Bass Nick Vaal: Drums, Percussion The Travelling Band’s shimmering blend of cosmic-country-pop, understated psychedelia, vocal harmonies and nu-folk has made them one of the most talked about artists to emerge from the Manchester music scene - “If you consider the term Mancunian Americana to be an oxymoron try listening to...

Xenis Emputae Travelling Band is Mr. Phil Legard of the hallowe'ed borough of Yorkshire, England. He has been hard at work since 2001 making psychedelic folk-concrete inspired by the psychogeography and mythology of various secret regions of the British countryside. The project is a one-man "band", with occasional collaborators, dedicated to playing an avant-folk music which draws mainly upon psychogeographic practices and folklore in order to "channel" the physical and psychic landscapes. The initial Cornish recordings which were carried out subsequent to crawling through the ancient holed stone at Men-an-Tol are documented on Full Moon June. From that point, the...