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Rob Young on the music of Mighty Baby

Rob Young, author of Electric Eden, tells Stuart the story of Mighty Baby, a heavy and visceral folk-rock improv group.

Rob Young, author of Electric Eden tells the story of Mighty Baby. Known for their raucous live performances of heavy and visceral folk-rock-improv, Mighty Baby have been an under-appreciated influence on British music. Rob explains how their musical and spiritual journeys combined as the struggle to make money turned the majority of the band towards Sufism.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 23 Mar 2013 00:00

Music Played

  • Mort Garson

    Baby's Tears Blues

    • Mother Earth's Plantasia.
    • Homewood Records.
    • 3.
  • Trees

    While the Iron is Hot

    • On the Shore.
    • CBS.
    • 8.
  • Arsenio

    Filthy Hands

    • Filthy Hands EP.
  • Mighty Baby

    House Without Windows

    • Mighty Baby.
    • Head.
    • 5.
  • Shelagh McDonald

    Mirage

    • Album.
    • B & C Records.
    • 1.
  • John Martyn

    Glistening Glyndebourne

    • Bless the Weather.
    • Island Records.
    • 9.
  • Mighty Baby

    The Happiest Man in the Carnival

    • A Jug of Love.
    • Blue Horizon.
    • 1.
  • The Habibiyya

    Koto Piece

    • If Man But Knew.
    • Island Records.
    • 2.
  • Karl Bartos

    Without A Trace Of Emotion

    • Off the Record.
    • Bureau B.
    • 4.
  • Xela

    Last Breath

    • For Frosty Mornings and Summer Nights.
    • Neo Ouija.
    • 10.

Broadcast

  • Sat 23 Mar 2013 00:00