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Druid were a 1970s progressive rock band from England, and initially came to public attention by winning a 1974 unsigned band contest by Melody Maker magazine.[1] The band went on to perform on The Old Grey Whistle Test and to record two albums. Their sound was notably influenced by Yes.

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Druid
Origin	Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Genres	Progressive rock, symphonic rock, art rock
Years active	1971–1977
Labels	EMI, BGO Records
Past members	Neil Brewer Cedric Sharpley Dane Stevens Pete Griffiths Andrew McCrorie-Shand

After the demise of Druid, Neil Brewer and Dane Stevens formed the Never Never Band with a more commercial approach.

Former member Cedric Sharpley, who went on to back Gary Numan in the band Tubeway Army, died from a heart attack on 13 March 2012.[2] Bass player Neil Brewer was the third and final presenter of the children's TV show Rosie and Jim from 1997-2000.

Line-up

• Cedric Sharpley – drums (founding member; died 2012)
• Neil Brewer – bass (founding member)
• Dane Stevens – vocals, guitars (founding member)
• Andrew McCrorie-Shand – keyboards (joined 1974)
• Pete Griffiths - keyboards (1971-73)

Discography

Toward The Sun (1975)

Toward The Sun
Studio album by Druid
Released	June 1975
Recorded	Morgan Studios, London, England
Genre	Progressive rock, symphonic rock, art rock
Length	47:27
Label	EMI
Producer	Bob Harris
Druid chronology
Toward The Sun (1975) Fluid Druid (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Side one

1. "Voices" (McCrorie-Shand/Dane) - 8:13
2. "Remembering" (Brewer/Dane) - 5:24
3. "Theme" (Brewer/Dane/McCrorie-Shand/Sharpley) - 5:24
4. "Toward The Sun" (Dane) - 5:03

Side two

1. "Red Carpet For An Autumn" (Brewer/McCrorie-Shand) - 3:10
2. "Dawn Of Evening" (Brewer/McCrorie-Shand) - 10:02
3. "Shangri-La" (Brewer/Dane) - 10:11

Personnel

• Neil Brewer – Bass Guitar
• Cedric Sharpley – Drums, Percussion
• Dane – Guitars, Vocals
• Andrew McCrorie-Shand – Keyboards
• Bob Harris – Producer
• George Nicholson – Engineer
• Adrian Sadgrove – Artwork

Fluid Druid (1976)

Fluid Druid
Studio album by Druid
Released	May 1976
Recorded	Advision Studios, London, England
Genre	Progressive rock, symphonic rock, art rock
Length	39:32
Label	EMI
Producer	Druid, Paul "Rockette" Hardiman
Druid chronology
Toward The Sun (1975) Fluid Druid (1976)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Side one

1. "Razor Truth" (Dane/Brewer) - 5:42
2. "Painters Clouds" (Dane/Brewer) - 5:00
3. "FM 145" (McCrorie-Shand) - 2:08
4. "Crusade" (McCrorie-Shand/Brewer) - 7:48

Side two

1. "Nothing But Morning" (Dane/Brewer) - 4:09
2. "Barnaby" (Dane) - 3:12
3. "Kestrel" (McCrorie-Shand) - 3:35
4. "Left To Find" (McCrorie-Shand/Dane/Brewer) - 7:12
5. "The Fisherman's Friend" (McCrorie-Shand) - 0:46

Personnel

• Neil Brewer – Bass Guitar
• Cedric Sharpley – Drums, Percussion
• Dane – Guitars, Vocals
• Andrew McCrorie-Shand – Keyboards
• Druid, Paul "Rockette" Harman – Producer
• Ken "Superstar" Thomas – Assistant Engineer
• The Cream Group – Artwork

Singles

• Barnaby/Kestrel/Nothing But Morning (1976, EMI)

Compilations

• Toward the Sun / Fluid Druid (1995, BGO Records)

References

External links

• Neverneverband.co.uk
• Tinderfish.com

На других языках

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- [en] Druid (band)

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[es] Druid (banda)

Druid fue una banda inglesa de rock progresivo fuertemente influenciados por Yes, y que publicó sólo dos álbumes entre 1975 y 1976 antes de separarse. El baterista Ced Sharpley colaboraría con Gary Numan.

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