Exploring CANTERBURY: The Canterbury Scene's Birthplace
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- Опубликовано: 24 май 2024
- Discover the enchanting city of Canterbury, not just for its medieval charm, but as the cradle of a captivating musical movement - the Canterbury Scene. Emerging in the late 1960s, this genre intertwines jazz, folk, and rock with the delicate embellishments of flutes and saxophones, creating a uniquely melodic tapestry.
Follow the footsteps of musical pioneers like Caravan and Soft Machine, who, alongside bands such as Matching Mole, Egg, and Gong, defined the essence of the Canterbury sound. Despite not achieving mainstream fame like Hard Rock or Glam Rock, the Canterbury Scene has garnered a devoted global following, influencing bands across Europe and beyond.
Join us as we explore key landmarks, including Richard Sinclair’s rumored residence and the iconic album cover location "Blind Dog At St. Dunstans," unraveling the rich musical heritage that continues to resonate today.
Prepare to be immersed in the sights and sounds of Canterbury, a journey that celebrates the enduring allure of progressive rock and the timeless spirit of musical exploration.
The Canterbury Scene was born with the band The Wilde Flowers and it was followed by Caravan, Soft Machine, Matching Mole, Egg, Spirogyra, Gong, and more, even developing non-British bands all across Europe.
Whilst The Canterbury Scene did not get so much success as Hard Rock or Glam Rock, this musical scene won a small but loyal audience and is still earning listeners.
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Caravan and Soft Machine, two great british bands❤ Beautiful city
Lovely British bands that should be more alive forever
A fan of Caravan from mid teen to now over 66. Glorious music and I think I have every album. I really must visit Cantebury, it's on my to do list.
You’re so lucky for having been in those incredible times, music was mind blowing back then. Canterbury is waiting for you 🎸
My favourites are: Caravan, Hatfield & the North and Soft Machine.
Hello and many thanks for your valuable preferences. They’re my favourite too, they catch the sweet essence of Canterbury 🎸❤️ warmest regards
Perhaps my favourite Canterbury scene album is 'If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You' by Caravan. But I haven't heard that much. I also love Keven Ayers' 'Shooting At The Moon'.
Hey you must know that 'If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It All Over You' was the first album I heard of the Canterbury Scene. It was an amazing experience to hear "With An Ear To The Ground You Can Make It" when walking by the English Channel in Dover, Dover is quite close to Canterbury. Kevin solo albums are nice, the production is impeccable and I could say it sounds as fine as Pink Floyd or Paul Mccartney's
Canterbury was the birthplace of the Canterbury scene?? Aye? Would never have guessed.
*Hatfield & the North ~ The Rotters Club.* The best in a strong field imo. 👌
That’s a absolute success, “Mumps” is my favourite track ❤️
@@MusicONplaces It's *all* genius, there's not a "duff" second on it. Your favourite track has one of the longest ending sequences in *rock history,* and imo is partly tongue in cheek, and of course because the musicianship was good enough to perform the multiple endings.
@@taffmanetothyme7 wonderful review on "Mumps". Indeed is one of the longest, I usually hear this track as doing something. There is no a major pleasure but hearing "Mumps" following "Animals" as you are travelling from London to Canterbury. it was a feeling tricky to describe
Hatfield and the North ❤
one of my favourite bands definitely
While cycling from Germany to England in the mid 90s, I had the chance to spend a number of days wandering around Canterbury while we were camping just outside the core area. I have to admit though, even though I grew up a Prog fan in the 70s and later became a Prog musician, I had no interest in Canterbury for its Prog music heritage. As a Canadian visiting Europe and Britain for the first time, I was just much more interested in the old-world aspects of everything everywhere we visited.
Many thanks for your valuable and interesting comment, and for sharing your experiences over being in such magical city. For myself, when visiting Canterbury for the first time, I felt like I was dreaming honestly, people saw me strange when exploring the setting while hearing Caravan and Soft Machine and also singing their songs 😅 it is definitely a incredible experience. It’s wonderful you have became in a Prog Rock musician and being born in a birthplace of great bands such Rush, Triumph, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Klaatu, which is your favourite ? 🎸
@@MusicONplaces I can never pick favourites, but I’m surprised and happy to hear that you have heard of Klaatu. They are not well known, but are incredibly talented, and their album “Hope” is a Canadian Prog masterpiece. One of my all time favourites! Cheers!
@@darwinsaye I discovered Klaatu thanks for its song "Calling Occupants", I got in love with them then. Many thanks for recommending "Hope", I will save it as a great example of Canadian Prog Rock track. Warmest regards
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Written text Impossible to read.far too quick
Caravan
Wonderful choice, same from me, Egg is a great one too
No mention of Stackridge, or were they from somewhere else?
Hi! Interesting comment, I hear Stackridge regularly and their songs comply with the musical patterns of The Canterbury Scene, definitely it missed it, as this video aimed to speak about the bands which passed over this mind blowing style, regardless if they are from Canterbury or not. 🎸🎸
Camel - part of the Guildford scene?!
Yes, it would be, although some people consider them as part of The Canterbury Scene, as far as I know, Richard Sinclair was part of Camel in the mid 70s, Camel’s Moonmadness is the album which is the closest to the Canterbury scene in terms of sound
I believe I have seen that flutist in Manchester once
I also spotted him in Rochester
I am between Caravan and Soft Machine
How about Egg?
Best station to get to Canterbury is St Pancras (there is no London Piccadilly station, though there is Piccadilly Circus on the tube).
Many thanks for the clarification ☺️
You're right, no all the local people in Canterbury know about the Canterbury Scene... new generation you know
they are blessed for being into the Canterbury scene
On the one hand I am not much familiar with most of these bands.
On the other hand, Caravan is my favourite of ALL bands. {Non-Canterbury Supertramp come second}
Hi I hope you can try them whenever you are able, they have a unique style and makes you feel you were in Canterbury ☺️ 🎸
I wonder where the Floyd came from ?
user Cambridge, every one knows that, Grantchester meadows in in Cambridge, a beautiful track from Ummagumma
Guys, this Canterbury Rock is a label applied to genre best described as pastral, gentle improv-jazz, & whimsical early to mid 70's progressive rock sound. There was, I'm sorry to contradict, no actually Canterbury 'scene'. The Wilde Flowers were formed nearby there for an extremely brief time; Robert Wyatt lived in Lydden, nr Dover from age 10 - not actually in Canterbury - and where he met Daevid Allen. Caravan were from coastal Herne Bay (and had a rehearsal space in Faversham), not Canterbury. Robert met Kevin Ayres when he was also in Herne Bay. Gong was formed & originally based in France. There are no bands of that time who formed any Canterbury scene. Sorry guys. Nice historic city though, worth a visit.
Hey many thanks for your interesting and very descriptive comment. Indeed you have gave a nice input, it’s interesting Gong has formed officially in Gong, it’s for me one of the most international bands of all the times, French, Australian and English there, wonderful. Indeed in Canterbury there are no so many bands formed officially there, Richard Sinclair is one of the few musician who born in Canterbury. Which would be for your the Canterbury Scene album that describes most this musical style ?
@@MusicONplaces Interesting to listen to Syd Arthur. A young Canterbury local band - sadly short lived - who did set out to capture the Canterbury sound with a modern touch. There's also a contemporary Japanese rock band, again, attempting to replicate the same sound, Lorraine something? Can't remember their full name.
@@MusicONplaces I prefer to refer to it as the Canterbury Sound & not the Canterbury scene, because there was no scene. Unlike the Manchester scene.
Many thanks for mentioning Syd Arthur. I have had the opportunity to hear them. Sadly as you say, there were short-lived, maybe the musical style doesn’t have the same support as before. Thanks for recommending this Japanese band, I’ll look it up and see their name. Warmest regards 🎸
Very interesting comment, Canterbury sounds quite sweet. Bring it on 🎸🎶
Very interesting but I would say nearly all those bands were not household names in the UK. Hence why most people don't even know them today.
Hi, I see, I found them in Prog archives
Back in the early 70s I'd have said Soft Machine, Gong and Caravan (and probably Camel, who I definitely count as part of the scene) would have been pretty well known to Rock fans, and they almost certainly all got onto The Old Grey Whistle Test at some point. An interesting post-script is the band that was a Canterbury Revival band - Syd Arthur - founded in 2003, and very much in the spirit of the original scene. Sadly they don't appear to be together any more.
Very interesting point about The Old Grey Whistle Test. Many bands had mind blowing presentations, such as Camel with “The Snow Goose”. Thank you for mentioning the band Syd Arthur, I haven’t heard so much of them. Sadly as you say, they didn’t appear anymore. Canterbury Scene should be start again and be promoted more