Strawbs are an English rock band founded in 1964. Led throughout by talente… Read Full Bio ↴Strawbs are an English rock band founded in 1964. Led throughout by talented musician Dave Cousins, they are best-known for their folk-rock and progressive rock albums of the 1970s and for including Sandy Denny as an early member of the band (before she joined Fairport Convention) and Rick Wakeman for two albums (before he moved on to Yes).
Strawbs were originally known as the Strawberry Hill Boys. Their long-time leader and most active songwriter is guitarist and singer Dave Cousins (guitar, dulcimer, banjo, vocals) (born David Joseph Hindson, 7 January, 1945, in Hounslow, Middlesex). In the early days Strawbs played with Sandy Denny (later lead singer of Fairport Convention and Fotheringay).
Although they started out in the sixties as a bluegrass band, the Strawberry Hill Boys' repertoire soon shifted to favour their own (mainly Cousins') material. They were the first UK signing to Herb Alpert's A&M Records and recorded their first single "Oh How She Changed" b/w "Or Am I Dreaming" in 1968, which was produced and arranged by two highly influential seventies’ producers, Gus Dudgeon and Tony Visconti, who also worked on their critically acclaimed first album, Strawbs, which was released in 1969. (Note: Although that first single was issued in the U.S. on A&M, neither of their first two A&M LP's were issued in the US until around 1975.)
After the folk-tinged Dragonfly, Cousins and Hooper added Rick Wakeman on keyboards and Richard Hudson and John Ford on drums and bass respectively. The new lineup had their London debut at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, where Wakeman was trumpeted as “Tomorrow’s Superstar” by Melody Maker. Their third album, Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios, the first to have a US release, was taken from that concert. Wakeman stayed with them for one further album, From the Witchwood, then departed to join Yes, being replaced by Blue Weaver who had previously been with Amen Corner and Fairweather. This lineup produced what many feel to be the archetypal Strawbs album Grave New World, before yet another change, the departure of founding member Hooper, who was replaced by rocker Dave Lambert, formerly of Fire and the King Earl Boogie Band.
Lambert’s arrival in 1972 coincided with a move towards a harder rock style, also evidenced by Cousins’ solo album recorded that summer, with guests such as Roger Glover from Deep Purple and Jon Hiseman from Colosseum. The first single with Lambert on board, "Lay Down", hit the UK charts at number 12, followed by a single from the album penned by Ford and Hudson, "Part of the Union", which went up to number 2. The album Bursting at the Seams also reached number 2 in the album charts and the band undertook a 52-date UK tour to packed houses.
However, during the course of a US tour, tensions came to a head and the Bursting At The Seams band did just that, with Hudson and Ford splitting off to record their own material, firstly as Hudson Ford, later as The Monks and High Society.[2] Weaver also left the band, eventually finding a comfortable (and highly lucrative) gig with the Bee Gees; he also played with Mott the Hoople.
Cousins and Lambert rebuilt the band, adding John Hawken (formerly of The Nashville Teens and Renaissance) on keyboards, Rod Coombes formerly with Stealers Wheel and Chas Cronk on bass. This line-up recorded Hero and Heroine and Ghosts, and tended to concentrate on the North American market with relatively little touring in the UK. Strawbs still retain a great fan-base today in the US and Canada. Hero And Heroine went platinum in Canada, and both albums sold extremely well in the US too. A further album, Nomadness, recorded without Hawken, was less successful, and was their last for A&M Records.
Signed to the Deep Purple-owned Oyster label, they recorded two more albums with two keyboardists replacing Hawken – Robert Kirby, also known for his string arrangements (notably Nick Drake) and John Mealing of jazz-rock group If. Coombes was replaced by Tony Fernandez for a further album Deadlines, this time on the Arista label.
Though recording was complete on a further album Heartbreak Hill, featuring Andy Richards on keyboards, Cousins’ decision in 1980 to leave the band to work in radio effectively signalled the band’s demise, and the album remained in the vaults for many years.
A reunion on Rick Wakeman’s TV show Gas Tank in 1983 resulted in an invitation to reform to headline 1983’s Cambridge Folk Festival. The Grave New World line-up plus Brian Willoughby (who had replaced Lambert when he left in 1978 during the making of Heartbreak Hill, and had also begun a partnership with Dave Cousins as an acoustic duo from 1979 onwards) went on from there to perform occasionally in the UK, US and Europe over the next few years, replacing Weaver with Chris Parren from the Hudson Ford band and Ford himself (when he relocated to the US) with bass player Rod Demick.
1993 saw the band touring in the UK for their 25th anniversary, but the next few years proved rather quiet. Until 1998, that is, when Cousins staged a 30th anniversary bash in the grounds of Chiswick Park in London, which saw several different line-ups of the band perform on a bright summer’s day in the open air. The final line-up of the night – the Bursting at the Seams line-up plus Willoughby – became the ongoing version of the band, with annual tours in 1999, 2000 and 2001.
An injury to Cousins’ wrist coinciding with a Cousins & Willoughby commitment brought Dave Lambert in to work with Cousins & Willoughby, which soon became Acoustic Strawbs, recording an album Baroque & Roll in 2001. That trio began to tour on a regular basis - first in the UK, then the US and Canada, and on into Europe. The three guitars of Acoustic Strawbs effortlessly reproducing much of the majesty and depth of the “big” Strawbs keyboard-laden instrumentation. Willoughby was replaced by Chas Cronk when Willoughby left in 2004 to spend more time working with his partner Cathryn Craig. Chas has brought bass and bass pedals, which further add to the depth of the Acoustic Strawbs sound.
2004 also saw the return of the Hero And Heroine line-up of the electric band, touring in tandem with the acoustic line-up, and recording their first new album for 25 years, Deja Fou, on the Strawbs own record label Witchwood Records.
Spin off bands
In 1973, Hudson and Ford then quit to form Hudson Ford, with the line-up of Chris Parren (keyboards), Mickey Keen (guitar and sound engineer), and Ken Laws (drums). They produced four albums, three for A&M - Nickeloedon, Free Spirit, Worlds Collide - and a fourth for CBS - Daylight. They also had hit singles with "Pick Up The Pieces" and "Burn Baby Burn", and toured extensively in the UK, US and Canada.
Switching genres in the late 70s, Hudson, Ford and Terry Cassidy combined together with Clive Pearce on drums (Hudson was then playing guitar, having switched from drums) to produce punk flavoured 1979 album Bad Habits as The Monks (not to be confused with the 1960s garage/beat group of the same name). The album spawned a number 19 hit in the UK singles chart — Nice Legs, Shame About The Face — which featured a mildly risquė cover. They dabbled with 1930s style music in 1980 as 'High Society' before returning to the pseudo-punk format of The Monks for a follow-up album released in Canada only, Suspended Animation, with the addition of Brian Willoughby on guitar and Chris Parren on keyboards.
While the album failed to produce further UK chart success, the band were huge in Canada particularly, playing stadium gigs; Suspended Animation went platinum in Canada too. The CD re-release of Suspended Animation includes six bonus tracks, recorded for a third album but never before released, by Hudson, Ford and Cassidy — Huw Gower guests on one track on lead guitar.
All details of Strawbs' activity and that of ex-members can be found at the official website.
A link can also be found to the Yahoo Strawbs-related discussion group called "Witchwood", together with links to "Witchwood Records" where the band's products and related merchandise such as band members' solo projects can be purchased.
Recently
Since 2007 Strawbs have been recording and touring in two formats: the acoustic format comprising Cousins, Lambert and Cronk and also as the entirely original Hero and Heroine/Ghosts line-up of the electric band from 1974 - Cousins, Lambert, Cronk, Coombes and Hawken. The line-up undertook two tours in 2006. Release of a live DVD recorded at the Robin 2, Bilston in March 2006 is hoped for before too long (delays owing to licensing difficulties). For that particular recording, and other concerts on the same tour, vocalist and bass player John Ford (member of an earlier Strawbs line-up) flew over from New York to perform with members of the Hero and Heroine line-up. The Hero and Heroine line-up toured again in 2007 in the UK, including gigs at the Robin 2, Bilston, The Stables, Wavendon, and several locations in Southern and South-Western England. This line-up also toured the UK and US in May-June 2008. Following the end of the US Tour, John Hawken announced his intention to leave the group. The remaining four members (the Nomadness line up) continued as the core of the electric band. In January 2009, it was announced that Oliver Wakeman, son of Rick Wakeman, would be playing keyboards with the band on tours of Canada, the UK and Italy.
In autumn 2006 Strawbs released a long-awaited 4-disc boxed set called A Taste of Strawbs which has been well-received - several reviews can be read at Strawbs website (http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/). The Hero and Heroine/Ghosts line-up recorded a new studio album, The Broken Hearted Bride, released in September 2008.
In 2007, as a three-piece acoustic format they played various gigs in Europe during the Spring, then the five-piece Hero and Heroine line-up got together once again to play several concerts in North America in late June/early July, including two appearances at the Stan Rogers Festival in Nova Scotia. As well as Strawbs, Dave Cousins put together a new set of musicians (Miller Anderson - guitar, Chas Cronk - bass, Ian Cutler - fiddle, Chris Hunt - drums) - initially for a one-off show in Deal - known as the Blue Angel Orchestra, who subsequently played at Strawbs' now-annual Christmas Party in 2006 and 2007.
Dave Cousins also found time to record a new solo album The Boy in the Sailor Suit with The Blue Angel Orchestra. In 2008, Dave Cousins released his third solo album, Secret Paths, with steel guitarist Melvin Duffy. Along with the album, Cousins toured the US in Spring 2008, (joined by Ian Cutler for the early part of the tour), a concert album from this tour, entitled Duochrome, was released in September 2008.
"Lambert Cronk" also released an album in April 2007 entitled Touch the Earth, on which former Strawbs drummer Tony Fernandez and former Strawbs keyboard player Andy Richards both play. Details can be found at www.strawbsweb.co.uk or LAMBERT CRONK MySpace.
Strawbs celebrated their 40th anniversary at Twickenham Stadium Sept. 12 and 13, 2009. Several Strawbs line-ups were playing, as well as Rick Wakeman, Acoustic Strawbs with Sonja Kristina, Blue Angel Orchestra, Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby, Cry No More, Fire, Zeus and John Ford.
The latest incarnation of the band with Oliver Wakeman on keys released a studio album Dancing to the Devil's Beat in late 2009.
The Strawbs' website has announced that neither Rod Coombes nor Oliver Wakeman are available for the upcoming October/November 2010 tours of Canada and the UK. (Coombes has educational commitments, and Wakeman is committed to recording a new Yes album) For these tours: Tony Fernandez (who played with Strawbs on Deadlines and Heartbreak Hill) will be on drums; and John Young will be on keyboards. As of 16 August 2010, it has not been announced whether these changes are just for these tours, or whether this represents a new permanent line-up for the band.
Strawbs were originally known as the Strawberry Hill Boys. Their long-time leader and most active songwriter is guitarist and singer Dave Cousins (guitar, dulcimer, banjo, vocals) (born David Joseph Hindson, 7 January, 1945, in Hounslow, Middlesex). In the early days Strawbs played with Sandy Denny (later lead singer of Fairport Convention and Fotheringay).
Although they started out in the sixties as a bluegrass band, the Strawberry Hill Boys' repertoire soon shifted to favour their own (mainly Cousins') material. They were the first UK signing to Herb Alpert's A&M Records and recorded their first single "Oh How She Changed" b/w "Or Am I Dreaming" in 1968, which was produced and arranged by two highly influential seventies’ producers, Gus Dudgeon and Tony Visconti, who also worked on their critically acclaimed first album, Strawbs, which was released in 1969. (Note: Although that first single was issued in the U.S. on A&M, neither of their first two A&M LP's were issued in the US until around 1975.)
After the folk-tinged Dragonfly, Cousins and Hooper added Rick Wakeman on keyboards and Richard Hudson and John Ford on drums and bass respectively. The new lineup had their London debut at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, where Wakeman was trumpeted as “Tomorrow’s Superstar” by Melody Maker. Their third album, Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios, the first to have a US release, was taken from that concert. Wakeman stayed with them for one further album, From the Witchwood, then departed to join Yes, being replaced by Blue Weaver who had previously been with Amen Corner and Fairweather. This lineup produced what many feel to be the archetypal Strawbs album Grave New World, before yet another change, the departure of founding member Hooper, who was replaced by rocker Dave Lambert, formerly of Fire and the King Earl Boogie Band.
Lambert’s arrival in 1972 coincided with a move towards a harder rock style, also evidenced by Cousins’ solo album recorded that summer, with guests such as Roger Glover from Deep Purple and Jon Hiseman from Colosseum. The first single with Lambert on board, "Lay Down", hit the UK charts at number 12, followed by a single from the album penned by Ford and Hudson, "Part of the Union", which went up to number 2. The album Bursting at the Seams also reached number 2 in the album charts and the band undertook a 52-date UK tour to packed houses.
However, during the course of a US tour, tensions came to a head and the Bursting At The Seams band did just that, with Hudson and Ford splitting off to record their own material, firstly as Hudson Ford, later as The Monks and High Society.[2] Weaver also left the band, eventually finding a comfortable (and highly lucrative) gig with the Bee Gees; he also played with Mott the Hoople.
Cousins and Lambert rebuilt the band, adding John Hawken (formerly of The Nashville Teens and Renaissance) on keyboards, Rod Coombes formerly with Stealers Wheel and Chas Cronk on bass. This line-up recorded Hero and Heroine and Ghosts, and tended to concentrate on the North American market with relatively little touring in the UK. Strawbs still retain a great fan-base today in the US and Canada. Hero And Heroine went platinum in Canada, and both albums sold extremely well in the US too. A further album, Nomadness, recorded without Hawken, was less successful, and was their last for A&M Records.
Signed to the Deep Purple-owned Oyster label, they recorded two more albums with two keyboardists replacing Hawken – Robert Kirby, also known for his string arrangements (notably Nick Drake) and John Mealing of jazz-rock group If. Coombes was replaced by Tony Fernandez for a further album Deadlines, this time on the Arista label.
Though recording was complete on a further album Heartbreak Hill, featuring Andy Richards on keyboards, Cousins’ decision in 1980 to leave the band to work in radio effectively signalled the band’s demise, and the album remained in the vaults for many years.
A reunion on Rick Wakeman’s TV show Gas Tank in 1983 resulted in an invitation to reform to headline 1983’s Cambridge Folk Festival. The Grave New World line-up plus Brian Willoughby (who had replaced Lambert when he left in 1978 during the making of Heartbreak Hill, and had also begun a partnership with Dave Cousins as an acoustic duo from 1979 onwards) went on from there to perform occasionally in the UK, US and Europe over the next few years, replacing Weaver with Chris Parren from the Hudson Ford band and Ford himself (when he relocated to the US) with bass player Rod Demick.
1993 saw the band touring in the UK for their 25th anniversary, but the next few years proved rather quiet. Until 1998, that is, when Cousins staged a 30th anniversary bash in the grounds of Chiswick Park in London, which saw several different line-ups of the band perform on a bright summer’s day in the open air. The final line-up of the night – the Bursting at the Seams line-up plus Willoughby – became the ongoing version of the band, with annual tours in 1999, 2000 and 2001.
An injury to Cousins’ wrist coinciding with a Cousins & Willoughby commitment brought Dave Lambert in to work with Cousins & Willoughby, which soon became Acoustic Strawbs, recording an album Baroque & Roll in 2001. That trio began to tour on a regular basis - first in the UK, then the US and Canada, and on into Europe. The three guitars of Acoustic Strawbs effortlessly reproducing much of the majesty and depth of the “big” Strawbs keyboard-laden instrumentation. Willoughby was replaced by Chas Cronk when Willoughby left in 2004 to spend more time working with his partner Cathryn Craig. Chas has brought bass and bass pedals, which further add to the depth of the Acoustic Strawbs sound.
2004 also saw the return of the Hero And Heroine line-up of the electric band, touring in tandem with the acoustic line-up, and recording their first new album for 25 years, Deja Fou, on the Strawbs own record label Witchwood Records.
Spin off bands
In 1973, Hudson and Ford then quit to form Hudson Ford, with the line-up of Chris Parren (keyboards), Mickey Keen (guitar and sound engineer), and Ken Laws (drums). They produced four albums, three for A&M - Nickeloedon, Free Spirit, Worlds Collide - and a fourth for CBS - Daylight. They also had hit singles with "Pick Up The Pieces" and "Burn Baby Burn", and toured extensively in the UK, US and Canada.
Switching genres in the late 70s, Hudson, Ford and Terry Cassidy combined together with Clive Pearce on drums (Hudson was then playing guitar, having switched from drums) to produce punk flavoured 1979 album Bad Habits as The Monks (not to be confused with the 1960s garage/beat group of the same name). The album spawned a number 19 hit in the UK singles chart — Nice Legs, Shame About The Face — which featured a mildly risquė cover. They dabbled with 1930s style music in 1980 as 'High Society' before returning to the pseudo-punk format of The Monks for a follow-up album released in Canada only, Suspended Animation, with the addition of Brian Willoughby on guitar and Chris Parren on keyboards.
While the album failed to produce further UK chart success, the band were huge in Canada particularly, playing stadium gigs; Suspended Animation went platinum in Canada too. The CD re-release of Suspended Animation includes six bonus tracks, recorded for a third album but never before released, by Hudson, Ford and Cassidy — Huw Gower guests on one track on lead guitar.
All details of Strawbs' activity and that of ex-members can be found at the official website.
A link can also be found to the Yahoo Strawbs-related discussion group called "Witchwood", together with links to "Witchwood Records" where the band's products and related merchandise such as band members' solo projects can be purchased.
Recently
Since 2007 Strawbs have been recording and touring in two formats: the acoustic format comprising Cousins, Lambert and Cronk and also as the entirely original Hero and Heroine/Ghosts line-up of the electric band from 1974 - Cousins, Lambert, Cronk, Coombes and Hawken. The line-up undertook two tours in 2006. Release of a live DVD recorded at the Robin 2, Bilston in March 2006 is hoped for before too long (delays owing to licensing difficulties). For that particular recording, and other concerts on the same tour, vocalist and bass player John Ford (member of an earlier Strawbs line-up) flew over from New York to perform with members of the Hero and Heroine line-up. The Hero and Heroine line-up toured again in 2007 in the UK, including gigs at the Robin 2, Bilston, The Stables, Wavendon, and several locations in Southern and South-Western England. This line-up also toured the UK and US in May-June 2008. Following the end of the US Tour, John Hawken announced his intention to leave the group. The remaining four members (the Nomadness line up) continued as the core of the electric band. In January 2009, it was announced that Oliver Wakeman, son of Rick Wakeman, would be playing keyboards with the band on tours of Canada, the UK and Italy.
In autumn 2006 Strawbs released a long-awaited 4-disc boxed set called A Taste of Strawbs which has been well-received - several reviews can be read at Strawbs website (http://www.strawbsweb.co.uk/). The Hero and Heroine/Ghosts line-up recorded a new studio album, The Broken Hearted Bride, released in September 2008.
In 2007, as a three-piece acoustic format they played various gigs in Europe during the Spring, then the five-piece Hero and Heroine line-up got together once again to play several concerts in North America in late June/early July, including two appearances at the Stan Rogers Festival in Nova Scotia. As well as Strawbs, Dave Cousins put together a new set of musicians (Miller Anderson - guitar, Chas Cronk - bass, Ian Cutler - fiddle, Chris Hunt - drums) - initially for a one-off show in Deal - known as the Blue Angel Orchestra, who subsequently played at Strawbs' now-annual Christmas Party in 2006 and 2007.
Dave Cousins also found time to record a new solo album The Boy in the Sailor Suit with The Blue Angel Orchestra. In 2008, Dave Cousins released his third solo album, Secret Paths, with steel guitarist Melvin Duffy. Along with the album, Cousins toured the US in Spring 2008, (joined by Ian Cutler for the early part of the tour), a concert album from this tour, entitled Duochrome, was released in September 2008.
"Lambert Cronk" also released an album in April 2007 entitled Touch the Earth, on which former Strawbs drummer Tony Fernandez and former Strawbs keyboard player Andy Richards both play. Details can be found at www.strawbsweb.co.uk or LAMBERT CRONK MySpace.
Strawbs celebrated their 40th anniversary at Twickenham Stadium Sept. 12 and 13, 2009. Several Strawbs line-ups were playing, as well as Rick Wakeman, Acoustic Strawbs with Sonja Kristina, Blue Angel Orchestra, Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby, Cry No More, Fire, Zeus and John Ford.
The latest incarnation of the band with Oliver Wakeman on keys released a studio album Dancing to the Devil's Beat in late 2009.
The Strawbs' website has announced that neither Rod Coombes nor Oliver Wakeman are available for the upcoming October/November 2010 tours of Canada and the UK. (Coombes has educational commitments, and Wakeman is committed to recording a new Yes album) For these tours: Tony Fernandez (who played with Strawbs on Deadlines and Heartbreak Hill) will be on drums; and John Young will be on keyboards. As of 16 August 2010, it has not been announced whether these changes are just for these tours, or whether this represents a new permanent line-up for the band.
Autumn: Heroine's Theme/Deep Summer's Sleep/The Winter Long
Strawbs Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Strawbs:
'Til the Sun Comes Shining Through Strawbs - Till The Sun Comes Shining Through My love is…
2 Weeks Last Summer Strawbs - Two Weeks Last Summer The dancing flames grow low…
A Boy and His Dog Strawbs - A Boy And His Dog A dog is all…
A Glimpse Of Heaven The hillside was a patchwork quilt Neatly stitched with tid…
A good woman's love Strawbs - A Good Woman's Love I've been a roaming By land…
A Mind Of My Own Coombes Politician's fighting hard to win Getting a good…
Absent Friend My ashtray's flowing over, And the 'phone's left off the hoo…
Afraid to Let You Go Demick-Hudson-Willoughby In the light of the morning afte…
Ah Me Ah My I'd like to live on a farm again like I…
Alice's Song Craig-Willoughby If I could live in Alice's world I wond…
Alices Song Strawbs - Alice's Song If I could live in Alice's world I…
All I Need is You Love is a mist that's turning everything red to white Like…
All The Little Ladies Looking through their windows Peering through lace curtains…
Always On My Mind Strawbs - Always On My Mind When we met for the…
And You Need Me Strawbs - And You Need Me I wish I knew you…
Another Day Strawbs - Another Day An orange balloon on the distant hori…
Another Day Without You Old School Songs We were young Our hopes were high Our sigh…
Autumn I - Heroine's Theme Hawken (Instrumental) II - Deep S…
Autumn: Heroine's Theme July the fourth in the market town Farmers have come…
Back in the Old Routine Cousins-Cronk-Lambert I get up in the morning in the usua…
Back On The Farm Cousins I sailed with Miss Columbus for a trip across the…
Backside The boy stood on the burning stage, his back against…
Barcarole for the Death of Venice Strawbs - Barcarole (For The Death Of Venice) Will you save…
Battle Strawbs - The Battle In the early dawn the Bishops' men Shi…
Beat the Retreat Cousins The rat race was over Before it was won And I s…
Beneath the angry sky Cousins-Cronk-Lambert Warplanes fly in terror waves, orde…
Benedictus Strawbs - Benedictus The wanderer has far to go Humble must…
Beside the Rio Grande Cousins It happened rather suddenly that the Preacher cam…
Big Brother Hudson No work, we just got paid But we're not on our…
Blantyre Explosion Strawbs - The Blantyre Explosion By Clyde's bonny banks As …
Blue Angel I - Divided Cousins The gypsy girl stood quite alone He…
Burning for Me Cousins-Mealing There's a house on the headland overlooki…
Can You Believe Strawbs - Can You Believe You and I spoke in confidence Abo…
Cannondale Dyfan's tale Of the holy Canon Dale Setting sail Homeward…
Canon Dale Dyfan's tale Of the holy Canon Dale Setting sail Homeward fo…
Carry Me Home Cronk In my life there's been a few loves But never such…
Changes Arrange Us Coombes It's a warm summer's evening and it's been a beau…
Charmer Cousins-Cronk Charmer, when I look into your eyes I can …
Ciggy Barlust The boy stood on the burning stage, his back against…
Close Your Eyes Strawbs - Close Your Eyes Close your eyes, and go to…
Cold Steel Lambert Lonely, have you ever felt lonely Like you're fl…
Copenhagen Cousins-Cronk Several years ago, a day in early spring I…
Cry No More Cousins-Willoughby Never mind the rain, never mind the we…
Cut Like a Diamond Cousins-Cronk I was born in the calm before the storm In…
Dancing to the devil's beat Cousins The baker told the blind man I've been watching …
Deadly Nightshade Cousins The silent prophet seeks his inspiration after mi…
Deep In The Darkest Night Cousins Engine’s turning but there ain’t no spark Owls a…
Deep Summer July the fourth in the market town Farmers have come…
Desert Song Strawbs - The Desert Song The night was ablaze With the lig…
Do You Remember Cousins-Willoughby Do you remember the day we met How we…
Don't Try To Change Me Lambert You brought a new kind of sound into my life You…
Down By The Sea Strawbs - Down By The Sea Maybe you think, a lot…
Dragonfly The dragonfly appeared The North wind brought it by As su…
Evergreen Cousins Long gone the days, of which dreams were made Na…
Everybody Knows Cronk When there’s no other way When there is nowhere le…
Face Down in the Well Cousins The countryside was out of sight The sky was ac…
Fingertips Cousins Her hair the weeping willow at the water's edge …
Flight I wish I were a bird Then I could fly I'd see…
Flying Cousins Young boy that I know feels he has lived too…
Following the rainbow Strawbs - Following The Rainbow Red tears of deepest sorrow…
Forever Blue skies above me I've someone to love me To take good…
Forever Ocean Blue Cousins Treasure each passing day Each hour and every mo…
Furher Down the Road Empire Music Strike the fiddle, start the hoedown Rid me of…
Further Down The Road Strike the fiddle, start the hoedown Rid me of my heavy…
Ghosts Strawbs - Ghosts Sweet Dreams Go to sleep my babies Don't …
Glimpse Of Heaven The hillside was a patchwork quilt Neatly stitched with ti…
Golden Salamander The bird had silver wings, my friends, And reached out for…
Goodbye Strawbs - Goodbye (Is Not An Easy Word To Say) Goodbye Good…
Grace Darling You have been my lighthouse In every storm You have given sh…
Handsome Molly Strawbs - Handsome Molly I wish I was in London Or some…
Hanging In The Gallery Cousins Is it the painter or the picture hanging in the…
Hangman and the Papist The village square stands quiet With the curfew still enforc…
Hard Hard Winter The red sun sets, the lone wolves wail It's lonesome here…
Heartbreak Hill Cousins-Cronk I was taken prisoner and carried down To …
Heartbreaker Lambert I need someone to call my own Someone to be near…
Heavy Disguise Ford Crowded afternoon and there's not enough room in the…
Here It Comes Strawbs - Here It Comes I will give you silver I will…
Hero & Heroine Hero's face was gaunt and tanned AmSus4…
Hero And Heroine Hero's face was gaunt and tanned His sail was set in…
Hero's Theme Lambert (Instrumental)…
Heroine's Theme July the fourth in the market town Farmers have come…
Hey Little Man ... Thursday's Child Hey little man Won't you come and sit by my side Give…
Hey Little Man ... Wednesday's Child Hey little man I could buy you a train or a…
Hey Little Man... Thursday's Child Strawbs - Hey Little Man ... Thursday's Child Hey little ma…
Hey Little Man... Wednesday's Child Strawbs - Hey Little Man ... Wednesday's Child Hey little m…
How Everyone But Sam Was A Hypocrite Strawbs - How Everyone But Sam Was A Hypocrite Half a…
I Strawbs - Where Am I/I'll Show You Where To Sleep Where…
I Don't Want to Talk About It Cousins-Cronk There's a place that I know, there's a plac…
I Feel Your Loving Coming On Lambert Feeling like I do, there's not a lot of words…
I Only Want My Love To Grow In You Strawbs - I Only Want My Love To Grow In…
I Only Want My Love to Grow Into You It takes a little sunshine It takes a little rain It takes…
I Only Want My Love To Grown In You Strawbs - I Only Want My Love To Grow In…
I Turned My Face Into The Wind I wandered far onto the lonely moors Sparse coarse tufts of…
I'll Carry On Beside You Short is the time Though eternity long Life is but part of…
I'll show you where to sleep Strawbs - I'll Show You Where To Sleep Just paint a…
I'm Going Home Cousins You gave me so much pleasure but caused me so…
I've Been My Own Worst Friend At the gate you will wait And hesitate and you will…
If Cousins If I should live a thousand years I would spend …
In Amongst The Roses The old house stands deserted Crumbling and decaying Its b…
Inside Your Hell Tonight Lambert Storms are breaking in California From the East …
Interview / That Which Once Was Mine Strawbs - That Which Once Was Mine If in some capricious…
Is It Today Lord Half light appears Shading in the weary days Darkness draws …
It's Just Love Strawbs - Just Love I can see you through my window With…
Joey and Me Cousins-Lambert-Cronk Joey and me were out on the freeway…
Josephine Strawbs - Josephine, For Better Or For Worse The years have…
Just Love Lambert I can see you through my window with the world…
Just the same in every way Cousins At the gateway to my life you stood The door was…
Keep on Trying Cousins-Cronk When that ray of sunshine's overdue, you've…
Keep The Devil Outside As for the help you called for Nobody seemed to answer The…
Lady Fuchsia A child denied all love can't weep But bravely bears her…
Lady Fuschia Hudson-Ford A child denied all love can't weep But brave…
Landslide Johnnie was eleven when he came of age Running from a…
Lawrence Brown Strawbs - Lawrence Brown Lawrence Brown was a family man Wo…
Lay A Little Light On Me Cousins Watch my hand, see it shakes, trembling as my lif…
Lay Down G …
Lemon Pie The sharper is the berry The sweeter is the wine The longe…
Let It Rain Cousins-Cronk-Richards I'm never one for fighting, but I'…
Little Sleepy Lambert Listen to my story, I've got something I must say…
Martin Luther King's Dream Cousins Speak only with your voices and not the sword Li…
Martin Luther's Dream Strawbs - Martin Luther King's Dream Speak only with your v…
Medley: Ghosts (Sweet Dreams/Night Light/Guardian Angel) Go to sleep my babies Don't you wake up The stars will…
Midnight I have seen the midnight sun shining I saw you fly…
Might as Well Be on Mars Sunday morning with the New York Times The sun is shining…
Morning Glory Cousins Take my hand, I'll show you how to fly We will…
My Friend Peter Strawbs - My Friend Peter My friend Peter was not that…
New Beginnings Cousins-Lambert I see myself reborn in every generation …
New World Strawbs - New World There's blood in the dust Where the cit…
No Return Cousins-Cronk Hold me tight, we've got a way to go tonigh…
Not All the Flowers Grow Cousins If the school bell had rung Would it have rung a…
Nothing Else Will Do My gate is swinging open My fence is broken down My window…
NRG Cousins NRG It's really elementary NRG It's time to ta…
October to May Summer's gone come chill October days We will stroll through…
Oh How She Changed She leaned forward in the lamplight In her eyes an amber…
Oh So Sleepy Cousins I leave you with your head buried in the pillow …
On a Night like This Cousins Well, it was on a night like this We made a…
On Growing Older Cousins The scarecrow stood with its head held high admir…
On My Way I've been around For all these years And all your troubles T…
Or Am I Dreaming Strawbs - Or Am I Dreaming The fragile gentle butterfly wit…
Out In The Cold Strawbs - Out In The Cold I walked in the city…
Over The Hill Strawbs - Strange Day Over The Hill The sky was like…
Part Of The Union Now I'm a union man Amazed at what I am I say…
Pavan Strawbs - Tears And Pavan Where are the tears That you shou…
Pieces Of 79 And 15 Pieces of 79 and 15 Drifting along a jumbly scene Pieces o…
Poor Jimmy Wilson Strawbs - Poor Jimmy Wilson Jimmy Wilson had a glass eye,…
Pro patria suite I – Back Along (We Were Young) Cousins-Wakeman It was t…
Queen Of Dreams Strawbs - Queen Of Dreams Spoke the Queen of Dreams I was…
Remembering Hawken / Cousins I sometimes sit and think about our eve…
Remembering You And I When We Were Young I sometimes sit and think about our evenings in the…
Rhythm of the Night There's a cafe on the corner where the Latin lovers…
Ringing Down the Years Cousins We met when you were still a girl In nineteen si…
River I made a sideways motion Turning a new leaf The…
Round And Round Strawbs - Round And Round I drew the blade across my…
Russian Front Cousins-Cronk-Hawken-Lambert It was back along summer of …
Sad Young Man Coombes You look to me a sad young man Down is where…
Sail Away to the Sea Strawbs Sail Away To The Sea The hands on the clock…
Sealed With a Traitor's Kiss Cousins I must have been the saddest man who ever wrote…
Shadowland Lambert I may be wrong but if I’m right Then I feel…
Sheep July the fourth in the market town Farmers have come for…
Shine On Silver Sun Cousins Once I sat upon a hill to watch the world…
Simple Visions Cousins-Cronk Simple visions come to me, I was blind but …
So Close and Yet So Far Away Strawbs - So Close And Yet So Far Away You're my…
SO SHALL OUR LOVE DIE Strawbs - So Shall Our Love Die The rose buds are…
So Shall Our Love Die? The rose buds are hard and firm; Erect and proud they…
Something for Nothing Cousins-Cronk The question was survival The answer was …
Song of a Sad Girl She looks so frail beside you As she wears her sick…
Starshine / Angel Wine I - Starshine Cronk I can hear you, like the rain that…
Starting Over When I was a young man I wasted my days Dreaming…
Stay Awhile With Me Strawbs - Stay Awhile With Me It seems that loving is…
Still Small Voice I am the depth of age of the mountain Yet still…
Stone Cold Is the Woman's Heart Cousins The woman moves in mysterious ways Her miracles …
Stormy Down Cousins The night sky hung so heavy The wet road shone s…
Strange Day Over The Hill Cousins The sky was like a crystal, it was sapphire blue …
Sunday Morning Cousins-Lambert The stars begin to fade The early mornin…
Sweetling Hooper I've got something richer than money I've got som…
Taking a Chance Demick-Hudson-Willoughby You come knocking at my door 'C…
Tears Strawbs - Tears And Pavan Where are the tears That you shou…
Tears And Pavan Where are the tears That you should be crying right now I…
Tears and Pavan i) Tears ii) Pavan Strawbs - Tears And Pavan Where are the tears That you shou…
Tell Me What You See In Me Strawbs - Tell Me What You See In Me My ship…
Thank You Weaver-Cousins We thank you for the wind and rain The su…
That Which Once Was Mine If in some capricious moment I should give you cause to…
That Which One Was Mine If in some capricious moment I should give you cause to…
That Which Was Once Mine Strawbs - That Which Once Was Mine If in some capricious…
That's When the Crying Starts Cousins Such a strange affair, here today and gone tomorr…
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