The Strawbs: From The Witchwood (A&M)
Jonh Ingham, Rolling Stone, 25 November 1971
THE STRAWBS started out as a bluegrass duo, went through incarnations with Sandy Denny in her pre-Fairport days and a cellist from Sadler's Wells Opera Company, and now pose as a folk/rock group via the aid of bassist John Ford and drummer Richard Hudson from Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, and keyboard virtuoso Rick Wakeman, since departed for Yes.
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