<   SKYCLAD   >

UK
1990?-

the band
Fritha Jenkins: violin, mandolin, keyboards, backing vocals (1992-1994)
Cath Howell: violin, keyboards (1994-1995)
George (Georgina) Biddle: fiddle, keyboards, piano (1995-)
Martin Walkyier: vocals
Steve Ramsey: guitar, backing vocals
Graeme English: bass, guitar
Kevin Ridley: guitar, backing vocals (1998-)
Jay Graham: drums, percussion, trumpet, backing vocals (1998-)
Keith Baxter: drums, percussion (???-1996)
Dave Pugh: guitar (1992-1996)
Paul Smith: drums, percussion (1996)

partial discography
The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth full-length (1991)
Tracks from the Wilderness EP (1992)
A Burnt Offering for the Bone Idol full-length (1992)
Thinking Allowed? EP (1993)
Jonah's Ark full-length (1993)
Prince of the Poverty Line full-length (1994)
The Silent Whales of Lunar Sea full-length (1995)
Old Rope singles/rarities/etc. compilation (1996)
Irrational Anthems full-length (1996)
Oui Avant-Garde á Chance full-length (1996)
The Answer Machine? full-lenth (1997)
Outrageous Fourtunes EP (1998)
Classix Shape EP (1999)
Vintage Whine full-length (1999)
Folkémon full-length (2000)

further reading
http://www.skyclad.co.uk/
The band's own webpage.

a review of Folkémon
Mike SOS, writing in the Crass Menagerie:
"What would you get if you cross the bottom end of Maiden, the top end of Jethro Tull and a left field philosophy of early to pre-cheesy Genesis? Skyclad, and their latest release FOLKEMON, to be exact. 10 solid tracks of heavy metal quirk is what this CD is all about, complete with epic swagger a la Savatage ("The Great Brain Robbery") and some of the meanest fiddle playing this side of Dublin. This sextet walk the line between progressive metal and folk music with outstanding results ("Crux Of The Message"). Don't let the folk part fool you folks, the riffs are here, and they are domineering and sneering to boot ("Deja Vu Ain't What It Used To Be"). Yet what makes this outfit so endearing is their 16th Century flare, almost as if THE CANTERBURY TALES were made into a rock opera. So, bust out your lute and represent for these Middle Age metallers."