The Settlers (band)

This article is about the British instrumental/vocal group of the 1960s/70s. For other uses, see Settler (disambiguation).

The Settlers
OriginWest Midlands, England
GenresFolk, easy-listening, pop
Years active1964 (1964)–1981 (1981), 2018 (2018)–2021 (2021)
LabelsDecca, London, Pye (including Marble Arch), Columbia, Island, York Records, Riverdale Records, York Records
MembersSteve Somers-Smith
Patty Vetta
Dave Smith
Tony Harris
Past membersCindy Kent
Mike Jones
John Fyffe
Mansel Davies
Geoff Srdzinski
Andie Sheridan
Paul Greedus
Chris Johnstone
George Jeffrey
Valery Ann
Websitethesettlers.co.uk

The Settlers were an English folk-orientated music group, originally from the English West Midlands,[1] who formed in the mid-1960s. The band folded in the early 1980s, relaunched in 2018, and disbanded again in 2021.

  1. ^ See, for example, Castle CD, Brum Beat: the Story of the 1960s Midland Sound (2006), which included the Settlers' recording of Gordon Lightfoot's Early Morning Rain.