The Young Tradition

The Young Tradition was formed on 18 April 1965 by Peter Bellamy (born Peter Franklyn Bellamy, 8 September 1944, Bournemouth, Dorset, England – 19 September 1991, Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Royston Wood (born Royston Michael Wood, 1935 – 8 April 1990, New Rochelle, New York, U.S.) and Heather Wood (born Arielle Heather Wood, 31 March 1945, Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England – 15 July 2024, Stony Brook, New York) (who was unrelated to Royston Wood). Most of their repertoire was traditional British folk music, sung without instrumental accompaniment, and was drawn especially from the music of the Copper Family from Sussex, who had a strong oral musical tradition. They also collaborated with Shirley Collins on an album recorded in 1969 called The Holly Bears the Crown. A single of ''The Boar's Head Carol'' was released from these sessions in 1974 (by Argo Records), but owing in part to the band's 1969 break up, the full album was not released until 1995 (by Fledg'ling Records). Transatlantic also released a compilation record in 1969: The Young Tradition Sampler. Their later work became more influenced by mediaeval music. ==Discography==

• The Young Tradition - 1966 • So Cheerfully Round - 1966 • Chicken on a Raft - 1968 (EP) • Galleries - 1969 • The Young Tradition Sampler - 1969 • Galleries Revisited - 1973 (Reissue of Galleries with additional sleeve notes by Heather Wood) • The Holly Bears the Crown - recorded 1969, released 1995 • Royston Wood & Heather Wood - No Relation - 1977 • Galleries/No Relation - 1997 (Reissue of Galleries and the EP with additional tracks by Royston & Heather Wood on a single CD) • The Young Tradition/So Cheerfully Round- 1999 (Reissue of first 2 albums on a single CD) • Oberlin 1968 - 2013 release of a live performance at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, United States, on 17 November 1968. Fledg'ling FLED3094 ==References==