Caravan

Rising from the ashes of Canterbury based band Wilde Flowers and heading down the psychedelic rock path remaining members David and Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan formed Caravan in 1968. With everyone on the same wavelength and the common goal of wanting to write and record music themselves while making a living off it, the band rented a house in Kent where for the next six months they would do exactly that. Without sufficient funds, the band sought help from the Soft Machine to use their PA to continue rehearsing their new material. Later that year, Caravan caught the attention of publicist Ian Ralfini leading them to become the first British band to sign with Verve Records with whom they released their self-titled debut album. Their relationship with Verve would remain brief before moving over to Decca Records. In 1970, despite the lack of commercial success Caravan released their critically acclaimed album ‘In the Land of Pink and Grey’. With a series of ups and downs mediated through line-up changes and a substantial dormant period, Caravan returned in 2013 releasing the album ‘Paradise Filter’. With the 70’s boasting the most fruitful period in their career, the band dive into nostalgia playing tracks such as ‘Golf Girl’ and ‘Memory Lain, Hugh’. Meandering through their dreamy psychedelic sensibilities while verging on melodic folk accompanied by the flute and violin, Caravan take the audience back down memory lane proving that they still have it.