Although its initial rise was concurrent with that of kindred bands like Fairport Convention and Pentangle, the Incredible String Band was something of an anomaly even then, what with its world-music ...

Might not be a stretch to suggest (especially considering Donovan) that British folk rock started in Scotland at least as much as England. The Incredible String Band materialized in Edinburgh and ...

Looking back at the British rock scene of the late 1960s, it's hard to believe that bands as diametrically opposed as Pink Floyd and Incredible String Band could share a concert bill. Floyd were ...

An older entry on our list of iconic psychedelic folk bands, The Incredible String Band took the concept of “psychedelic folk” literally. Their music can only be described as what you’d hear from a ...

The Incredible String Band were one of the most influential bands of the Sixties but their roots lie in the folk clubs of Edinburgh. Their incredible journey took them from experimenting in Scotland's ...

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THE jacket cover is repulsive. It resembles the pop psychedelia used to sell Monkees' mysticism to 14-year-olds. If you bothered to decode the words "Incredible String Band," you still wouldn't ...