The Incredible String Band



Former MembersRobin Williamson
Mike Heron
Clive Palmer
Christina "Licorice" McKechnie
Rose Simpson
Malcolm Le Maistre
Gerard Dott
Stan Schnier
Jack Ingram
Graham Forbes
John Gilston
Bina Williamson
Lawson Dando
Claire "Fluff" Smith
GenrePsychedelic folk
world music
Genre LinksFolk
OriginEdinburgh / Glasgow, Scotland
Year(s) Active1966–1974
1999–2006
Music StylePop/Rock, Folk-Rock, British Folk, British Folk-Rock, Psychedelic, Acid Folk
Music MoodTheatrical, Playful, Humorous, Silly, Organic, Springlike, Messy, Difficult, Ambitious, Eccentric, Knotty, Amiable/Good-Natured, Earthy, Bittersweet, Freewheeling, Complex, Wistful, Exuberant, Literate, Gentle
LabelsElektra Records (1966–70)
Island Records (1971–74)
Associated ActsRobin Williamson
Mike Heron
Clive Palmer
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The Incredible String Band (sometimes abbreviated as ISB) were a psychedelic folk band formed in Scotland in 1966. The band built a considerable following, especially within British counterculture, before splitting up in 1974. The group's members are musical pioneers in psych folk and, by integrating a wide variety of traditional music forms and instruments, in the development of world music. The group reformed in 1999 and continued to perform until 2006.