Forest (band)
Forest | |
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Forest (left to right): Adrian Welham, Dez Allenby, Martin Welham | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Foresters of Walesby |
| Origin | • Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England • Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Psychedelic folk, acid folk, progressive folk, acoustic, folk, folk rock |
| Years active | 1966–1972 |
| Labels | Harvest Records |
| Past members | Martin Welham Adrian Welham Dez Allenby Dave Panton Dave Stubbs |
Forest was an English psychedelic-folk / acid-folk trio who formed in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, in 1966. Made up of brothers Martin Welham and Adrian Welham and school friend Dez Allenby, they started out performing unaccompanied traditional folk music in a similar vein to contemporaries The Watersons and The Young Tradition. The band were pioneers of the nascent 1960s underground acoustic-psychedelic/acid-folk scene writing unconventionally crafted songs evoking Britain's ancient groves using a variety of acoustic instruments.