Benjamin Wetherill
Now here’s a test for you. How remembers or even knows the Incredible String Band? No one? Well Mr Wetherill could very well be the distant relative of one of those hemp clad fiddle jousters.
This medieval montage trudges along like the hop-scotch of a woodland romp through the weeping willows and galloping hooves of chain mail doused knights of the round table. This shire anthem may have been contemporary during the reign of a king who had more than three wives and could quite easily order the be-heading of the local village thief, but despite this, it is completely fresh!
There are very few bands these days producing music of this 1400’s calibre, and the tweaking of a mandolin on b-side, “I would love to” makes the continuation of the holy grail narrative all that more confirmed. Wetherill has hardly taken a step forward in music, more like three thousand years back, but in the long term, it is a giant leap into the direction of diversity, which some may feel is lacking amongst the moan of a simple guitar band.