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. The band went on to perform on ''
The Old Grey Whistle Test
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'' and to record two albums. Their sound was notably influenced by
Yes.
After the demise of Druid,
Neil Brewer
Neil Brewer (born July 15, 1954) is a British musician, who is best known for being a member of the 1970s rock band Druid and for presenting the last four series of '' Rosie and Jim''. Brewer played the role of a musical narrowboat owner, who ...
and Dane Stevens formed the Never Never Band with a more commercial approach.
Former member
Cedric Sharpley
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, who went on to back
Gary Numan in the band
Tubeway Army
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, died from a
heart attack
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on 13 March 2012.
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- accessed 30 May 2016 Bass player Neil Brewer
Neil Brewer (born July 15, 1954) is a British musician, who is best known for being a member of the 1970s rock band Druid and for presenting the last four series of '' Rosie and Jim''. Brewer played the role of a musical narrowboat owner, who ...
was the third and final presenter of the children's TV show ''Rosie and Jim
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'' from 1997 to 2000.
Line-up
* Cedric Sharpley – drums (founding member; died 2012)
* Neil Brewer
Neil Brewer (born July 15, 1954) is a British musician, who is best known for being a member of the 1970s rock band Druid and for presenting the last four series of '' Rosie and Jim''. Brewer played the role of a musical narrowboat owner, who ...
– bass (founding member)
* Dane Stevens – vocals, guitars (founding member)
* Andrew McCrorie-Shand
Andrew William John McCrorie-Shand (born 14 May 1955) is a British composer. He is mostly known for having composed musical scores for children's television programmes, including the original theme tune for ''Teletubbies'', and also the chart ...
– keyboards (joined 1974)
*Pete Griffiths - keyboards (1971–73)
Discography
''Toward The Sun'' (1975)
;Side one
# "Voices" (McCrorie-Shand/Dane) - 8:13
# "Remembering" (Brewer/Dane) - 5:24
# "Theme" (Brewer/Dane/McCrorie-Shand/Sharpley) - 5:24
# "Toward The Sun" (Dane) - 5:03
;Side two
# "Red Carpet For An Autumn" (Brewer/McCrorie-Shand) - 3:10
# "Dawn Of Evening" (Brewer/McCrorie-Shand) - 10:02
# "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)
;Side one
# "Razor Truth" (Dane/Brewer) - 5:42
# "Painters Clouds" (Dane/Brewer) - 5:00
# "FM 145" (McCrorie-Shand) - 2:08
# "Crusade" (McCrorie-Shand/Brewer) - 7:48
;Side two
# "Nothing But Morning" (Dane/Brewer) - 4:09
# "Barnaby" (Dane) - 3:12
# "Kestrel" (McCrorie-Shand) - 3:35
# "Left To Find" (McCrorie-Shand/Dane/Brewer) - 7:12
# "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/Kestrel/Nothing But Morning'' (1976, EMI)
Compilations
* ''Toward the Sun / Fluid Druid'' (1995, BGO Records)
References
External links
Neverneverband.co.uk
Tinderfish.com
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English progressive rock groups
Musical quartets