The Wilde Flowers

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Robert Wyatt, Daevid Allen, Kevin Ayers and Mike Ratledge of Soft Machine in 1967

Meet the Canterbury scene’s international next generation

By Phil Howitt published

The seeds of The Wilde Flowers have taken root all around the world. Here are just a handful of 21st-century musicians taking inspiration from the 60s and 70s

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Wilde Flowers

Richard Sinclair’s Canterbury scene with Caravan, Hatfield And The North, Camel and others

By Mike Barnes published

He shares memories of Pye Hastings, Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Andy Latimer and many other collaborators from his rich heritage, soon to be include with his long, long awaited debut solo album

Bands & Artists
Soft Machine in 1970 and Whitney Houston in 1986

“The interesting thing is that she copies Robert Wyatt’s phrasing exactly”: the weird connection between Whitney Houston and the 60s UK prog scene

By Dave Everley published

How an obscure 60s prog-jazz cover gave Whitney Houston her big break

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