Spirogyra (band)

Spirogyra
Spirogyra c. 1971. From left: Steve Borrill, Julian Cusack, Martin Cockerham, Barbara Gaskin
Spirogyra c. 1971. From left: Steve Borrill, Julian Cusack, Martin Cockerham, Barbara Gaskin
Background information
OriginCanterbury, England
Genres
Years active1967–1974, 2004–2018
Labels
Past membersMartin Cockerham, Barbara Gaskin, Julian Cusack, Mark Francis, Steve Borrill

Spirogyra were a British folk rock/prog band that released three albums between 1971 and 1973. The group's most well-known members are co-founder, songwriter, and guitarist Martin Cockerham and singer Barbara Gaskin.[1] Their sound has been described as "whimsically English"[1] and their third album, Bells, Boots and Shambles, has come to be regarded as "a lost masterpiece".[2] A later incarnation of the band was formed in the early 2000s, with further studio albums in 2009 and 2011. The band conclusively ceased to exist with Martin Cockerham's 2018 death.


  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (1998). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. London: Macmillan. p. 5083.
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