Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Formed
1970, Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
The British band Moonkyte issued one obscure folk-rock-psychedelic album in the early 1970s, Count Me Out. It has a tangential similarity to the work of the Incredible String Band and like-minded acts in its bemused aura, odd and sometimes surreal lyrics, and hints of exoticism, prominently using harmonium as well as a bit of sitar. It's more rock-oriented, however, both in its vocal harmonies, and its usual reliance on fairly standard rock instrumentation.
Moonkyte Biography by Richie Unterberger
Discography
Album
- Count Me Out (1971)
V/A Compilation
- Electric Sugarcube Flashbacks (1993)
- Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol. 4 (1999)
- Shifting Sands (2009)
- Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers: Volumes 1-5 (2011)
- Dust on the Nettles: A Journey Through the British Underground Folk Scene 1967-72 (2015)
- Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Volumes 1-11 (2015)
Count Me Out (1971)
Tracklist
- A1. Search
- A2. It's The Same Thing
- A3. Way Out Hermit
- A4. Girl Who Came Out Of My Head
- A5. Tapestry Girl
- A6. Bridge Song
- B1. Lead This Sinner On
- B2. Where Will The Grass Grow
- B3. Lost Weekend
- B4. Blues For Boadicea
- B5. Happy Minstrel
- B6. Jelly Man
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – Dave Foster
- Bass Guitar, Vocals – Trevor Graven
- Drums – Mick Humphreys
- Harmonium, Percussion, Vocals – Dave Stansfield
- Liner Notes – John Peel
- Producer – James Spencely
- Sitar, Banjo, Harmonium, Whistle – Dave Ambler
- Written-By – D. Foster (tracks: A2, B3, B5, B6), D. Stansfield (tracks: A1 to B5)
Sites
- myspace.com/moonkytefolk
- terrascope.co.uk/Features/Moonkyte%20interview.htm
Source
- discogs.com/artist/1125078-Moonkyte
- discogs.com/release/2677914-Moonkyte-Count-Me-Out
- allmusic.com/artist/moonkyte-mn0002004906/biography
- rateyourmusic.com/artist/moonkyte
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Formed
1970, Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
The British band Moonkyte issued one obscure folk-rock-psychedelic album in the early 1970s, Count Me Out. It has a tangential similarity to the work of the Incredible String Band and like-minded acts in its bemused aura, odd and sometimes surreal lyrics, and hints of exoticism, prominently using harmonium as well as a bit of sitar. It's more rock-oriented, however, both in its vocal harmonies, and its usual reliance on fairly standard rock instrumentation.
Moonkyte Biography by Richie Unterberger
Discography
Album
- Count Me Out (1971)
V/A Compilation
- Electric Sugarcube Flashbacks (1993)
- Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol. 4 (1999)
- Shifting Sands (2009)
- Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers: Volumes 1-5 (2011)
- Dust on the Nettles: A Journey Through the British Underground Folk Scene 1967-72 (2015)
- Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Volumes 1-11 (2015)
Count Me Out (1971)
Tracklist
- A1. Search
- A2. It's The Same Thing
- A3. Way Out Hermit
- A4. Girl Who Came Out Of My Head
- A5. Tapestry Girl
- A6. Bridge Song
- B1. Lead This Sinner On
- B2. Where Will The Grass Grow
- B3. Lost Weekend
- B4. Blues For Boadicea
- B5. Happy Minstrel
- B6. Jelly Man
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals – Dave Foster
- Bass Guitar, Vocals – Trevor Graven
- Drums – Mick Humphreys
- Harmonium, Percussion, Vocals – Dave Stansfield
- Liner Notes – John Peel
- Producer – James Spencely
- Sitar, Banjo, Harmonium, Whistle – Dave Ambler
- Written-By – D. Foster (tracks: A2, B3, B5, B6), D. Stansfield (tracks: A1 to B5)
Sites
- myspace.com/moonkytefolk
- terrascope.co.uk/Features/Moonkyte%20interview.htm
Source
- discogs.com/artist/1125078-Moonkyte
- discogs.com/release/2677914-Moonkyte-Count-Me-Out
- allmusic.com/artist/moonkyte-mn0002004906/biography
- rateyourmusic.com/artist/moonkyte
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