Windsong (band)

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Windsong was a British folk-rock band of the 1970's, best known as one of the groups in which Annie Lennox was involved before becoming famous with The Tourists and the Eurythmics.

The group was founded by Frank Underwood in London in the early seventies, and received much press exposure at that time. Gigs in the early days comprised mainly of wine bars and festivals. One of the amusing events during this time, was the bands manager ran off with a stripper - but not with the bands money thank goodness! Its personnel varied during its two years, but Annie Lennox was involved during 1975, as singer and flute player. A number of tracks were recorded at Chalk Farm Studios at this time, remembers Alida Hazelgrove who was a member of the band during its early period (Tamborine & triangle).

Although the band toured and performed widely, only a single EP entitled 'A Sampler' seems eventually to have been released in July 1978 on the 'Tank' label, incorporating the songs:

What Colour is the Wind (Underwood)
Summer Come Along (Underwood)
Highway Song (Underwood)
My Baby Keeps Staying Out All Night Long (trad arr. McTell)

The lineup on the disc appears to encompass the following people:

Frank Underwood (guitar, harmonica, vocals)
Helene Winsor (violin)
Paul Crew (keyboards, flute, oboe, cor anglais)
Larry Barton ('cello)
Ian Anderson (bass)

While Annie Lennox certainly appears on demos and private recordings of the band, it would seem that her involvement had ceased by the time of this public release.