This article is about the British folk band. For the American one-man band see Trees (band).

Trees were a British folk rock band that existed between 1970 and 1973. During this short time, however, they did produce two studio albums, The Garden of Jane Delawney and On the Shore, both in 1970, and a live album in 1971. Although largely ignored at the time, they are now considered one of best bands in the genre. The style was of a folk rock genre first pioneered by Fairport Convention a few years earlier, though with heavier rock and psychedelic influences. Approximately half of their songs were takes on traditional folk songs with the others being penned by group leader Bias Boshell.

Personnel

• Bias Boshell - Bass, Guitar, Some Vocals (and song writer).
• Celia Humphries - Lead Vocals
• Barry Clarke - Lead Guitar
• David Costa - Acoustic Guitars
• Unwin Brown - Drums

Future influence

The Trees' style of folk rock work would be cited as an influence on later artists of the genre as well as some of the folkier end of the gothic rock movement of the late 1980s. All About Eve performed a cover version of "The Garden of Jane Delawney" as the B-Side to their single "What Kind of Fool".

In 2006, Gnarls Barkley sampled the band's version of "Geordie" on the title track of their debut album St. Elsewhere

Samples

Trees--Polly_on_the_Shore--sample.ogg of "Polly on the Shore" from On the Shore (1970).

Discography

• The Garden of Jane Delawney LP (Columbia, 1970)
• On the Shore LP (BGO, 1970)

Folk music groups