Canterbury scene

The Canterbury scene (or Canterbury sound) is a term used to loosely describe the group of progressive rock, avant-garde and jazz musicians, many of whom were based around the city of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Many prominent British avant-garde or fusion musicians began their career in Canterbury bands, such as Hugh Hopper, Steve Hillage, Dave Stewart, Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen, Mike Ratledge, Fred Frith, and Peter Blegvad. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Gong

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  • crimsonking93

    Keep in mind kids: This will always be the superior form of prog rock.

    August 2012

  • KasparovDeepBlu

    70's elephant 6

    July 2012

  • Dustijn

    I love the quirkiness of the Canterbury bands.

    March 2012

  • pablo323

    Very calming, i love this.

    February 2012

  • Zero-d-Hero

    Ah The canterbury Sound. Great gigs and faversham festival with all things canterbury sounds they were always the best

    December 2011

  • javier0889

    I wish I was born In Canterbury in the late 40's

    March 2011

  • oldiehippie

    fairy and mysterious music!

    October 2010

  • DavidBG16

    awesome music

    August 2010
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