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Caedmon band, described by Jeanette Leach in her book ‘Seasons They Change’ as ‘The Holy Grail of British Christian Acid-folk’ Seasons they Change, Jawbone Press

Serving a Christian audience, they are included in a list of ‘UK Jesus music’ bands in Rob Young’s book ‘Electric Eden’ Electric Eden. - Rob Young, Faber and Faber

Formed in Edinburgh in 1973 their five piece line-up soon settled as Ken Patterson, Angela Naylor, Simon Jaquet, Sam Wilson and Jim Bisset. Progarchives.com

Their eponymous first album was self-released in 1978 as a farewell to their fans at a goodbye concert. 500 copies were made and sold. Kissing Spell re-released the album as a CD in 1994 and collectors’ interest in the original vinyl was soon catalysed. Progarchives.com Discogs.com

They reunited to create their second studio album of original material in 2008. ‘A Chicken to Hug’. UNCUT review 3 stars 2010: ‘A spirited collection by an older, wiser group than the unworldly folkies of yore’ Rob Young.

In 2019 they released RARE, their third album a mix of seven new tracks and seven recordings from their ‘70s archive. Discogs.com RARE 9/10 Cross Rhythms website review Lins Honeyman - a release that simultaneously propels Caedmon’s back catalogue forward and further back than ever before. crossrhythms.co.uk