JSD Band

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JSD Band were one of the leading British folk-rock bands of the early seventies. Following a split up, they reformed to produce two further albums due to the large amount of interest in their early releases. The band were very influential on the folk scene during the boom years of the English folk revival. The band took its name from the initials of the three members who formed it in 1969: Jim Divers, Sean O’Rouke, and Des Coffield. They were joined by Chuck Fleming and Colin Finn, who completed the standard JSD Band line up - the exception being the temporary addition of fiddle player Lindsay Scott, who deputised for Chuck Fleming around the time of the JSD Band (or The Black) Album. When the JSD Band started, they played the folk club circuit with the likes of Billy Connolly and Gerry Rafferty (the Humblebums) and Barbara Dickson. After getting noticed for their lively electric rock approach to traditional Scottish folk music when they won the 'Scottish Folk Group Championships' at Edinburgh's Usher Hall[2], they made appearances on BBC Radio with John Peel and TV's Old Grey Whistle Test with ‘Whisperin’ Bob Harris. In 1972, they were invited to be the support band for David Bowie in his British tour of Ziggy Stardust. In July 1974, pressure from various sources took its toll and the band split up. In the 1990s the band reformed to make two further albums. 'For the record' (1997) was a switch to more traditional styles, then 'Pastures of Plenty' (1998) went back to t

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For the Record

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Scottish Folk Bands: Best of the Best, Vol. 7

JSD Band

Country Of The Blind

Pastures of Plenty

Travelling Days

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Celtic Spirits Vol.6

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Celtic Spirits 6 - CD 2

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Scottish Music: The Gold Collection, Folk Bands

The Electric Asylum, Volume 6: Rare British Freakrock, 1971 - 1976

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Celtic Spirits 6

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All Singing, All Talking, All Rocking

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