Druid (band)

Druid
Origin Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Genres Progressive rock
Years active 1971–1977
Labels EMI, BGO Records
Associated acts Tubeway Army, Dramatis
Past members Neil Brewer
Cedric Sharpley
Dane Stevens
Andrew McCrorie-Shand

Druid were a 1970s progressive rock band from England, and initially came to public attention by winning a 1974 unsigned band contest by Melody Maker magazine.[1] The band went on to perform on The Old Grey Whistle Test and to record two albums. Their sound was notably influenced by Yes.

Former member Cedric Sharpley, who went on to back Gary Numan in the band Tubeway Army, died from a heart attack on 13 March 2012.[2]

Line-up

Albums

Toward The Sun (1975)

Toward The Sun
Studio album by Druid
Released June 1975
Recorded Morgan Studios, England
Genre Progressive Rock
Length 47:27
Label EMI
Producer Bob Harris
Druid chronology
''Toward The Sun''
(1975)		 Fluid Druid
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Side one
  1. "Voices" (McCrorie-Shand/Dane) - 8:13
  2. "Remembering" (Brewer/Dane) - 5:24
  3. "Theme" (Brewer/Dane/McCrorie-Shand/Sharpley) - 5:24
  4. "Toward The Sun" (Dane) - 5:03
Side two
  1. "Red Carpet For An Autumn" (Brewer/McCrorie-Shand) - 3:10
  2. "Dawn Of Evening" (Brewer/McCrorie-Shand) - 10:02
  3. "Shangri-La" (Brewer/Dane) - 10:11
Personnel
  • Neil Brewer – Bass Guitar
  • Cedric Sharpley – Drums, Percussion
  • Dane – Guitars, Vocals
  • Andrew McCrorie-Shand – Keyboards
  • Bob Harris – Producer
  • George Nicholson – Engineer
  • Adrian Sadgrove – Artwork

Fluid Druid (1976)

Fluid Druid
Studio album by Druid
Released May 1976
Recorded Advision Studios, England
Genre Progressive Rock
Length 39:32
Label EMI
Producer Druid, Paul "Rockette" Hardiman
Druid chronology
Toward The Sun
(1975)		 Fluid Druid
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Side one
  1. "Razor Truth" (Dane/Brewer) - 5:42
  2. "Painters Clouds" (Dane/Brewer) - 5:00
  3. "FM 145" (McCrorie-Shand) - 2:08
  4. "Crusade" (McCrorie-Shand/Brewer) - 7:48
Side two
  1. "Nothing But Morning" (Dane/Brewer) - 4:09
  2. "Barnaby" (Dane) - 3:12
  3. "Kestrel" (McCrorie-Shand) - 3:35
  4. "Left To Find" (McCrorie-Shand/Dane/Brewer) - 7:12
  5. "The Fisherman's Friend" (McCrorie-Shand) - 0:46
Personnel
  • Neil Brewer – Bass Guitar
  • Cedric Sharpley – Drums, Percussion
  • Dane – Guitars, Vocals
  • Andrew McCrorie-Shand – Keyboards
  • Druid, Paul "Rockette" Harman – Producer
  • Ken "Superstar" Thomas – Assistant Engineer
  • The Cream Group – Artwork

Singles

  • Barnaby (EMI, 1976)

Compilations

  • Toward The Sun/Fluid Druid (BGO Records, 1995)

References

  1. ↑ Paul Du Noyer: Deaf School: The Non-stop Pop Art Punk Rock Party, p.50 (LIverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2013 - accessed 30 May 2016
  2. ↑ Cedric Sharpley: Drummer Who Played With Tubeway Army. The Independent (UK) 23 March 2012 - accessed 30 May 2016
  3. ↑ Allmusic review
  4. ↑ Allmusic review
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