| Ian Campbell Folk Group | |
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| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Folk Music |
| Years active | 1956–1978 |
| Past members | |
| Ian Campbell Lorna Campbell Gordon McCulloch Dave Phillips John Dunkerley Dave Swarbrick Brian Clark Mansell Davies George Watts Dave Pegg Andy Smith Mike Hadley |
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The Ian Campbell Folk Group were one of the most popular and respected folk groups of the British folk revival of the 1960s.[1][2] The group made many appearances on radio, television, and at national and international venues and festivals. They performed a mixture of British traditional folk music and new material, including compositions by Campbell. Much of their popularity flowed from the variety of their performance which included a mixture of solos, group vocals and instrumentals.
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The group formed in 1956 in Birmingham, as the Clarion Skiffle Group.[3] The band was renamed the Ian Campbell Folk Group in 1958 and became one of the most respected, popular and influential folk groups of the British folk scene of the 1960s. The group's first recordings included the EP, Ceilidh At The Crown, which was released in 1962 and was the first live folk club recording to be released on vinyl.[4]
In 1963, they signed to Transatlantic Records and released their first studio album, This is The Ian Campbell Folk Group. The group made television appearances throughout the 1960s including Hootenanny Show, Barn Dance and Hullabaloo.[4] They established a substantial audience and played concerts at the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall and at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964.[4] In 1965, their version of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin'" reached #42 in the UK Singles Chart.[5]
The group split in 1978 when Lorna separated from husband Brian Clark, who had been a singer and guitarist in the group since 1963. Ian and Lorna continued to perform with various other musicians as the New Ian Campbell Folk Group.[6]
The original line-up was Ian Campbell (guitar, vocals) (b. 10 June 1933, Aberdeen, Scotland) his sister Lorna Campbell (vocals) (b. 1939, Aberdeen, Scotland), Dave Phillips (guitar) and Gordon McCulloch (banjo). During the group's 22 years, its membership included: