HOMER, N.Y. -- One of the most underrated bands of the 1970s dropped by the Center for the Arts on Friday night. The Strawbs walked onstage at 8 p.m. with no opener. Original guitarist/singer Dave ...

The Strawbs are also set to release a new album Hero and Heroine in Ascenscia on June 30 in the US via Witchwood Records. The album is a reinterpretation of their 1974 LP Hero and Heroine, which they ...

It was once said of Fairport Convention - the British folk-rock group whose lineup seemed to change with each album - that it was "more a concept than a band." The same might be said of the Strawbs, ...

The Strawbs have a long and varied history. Since starting out as a bluegrass band in 1964, their personnel has changed a multitude of times and their style has gone from traditional folk to a mix of ...

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This beloved British progressive rock band started as a bluegrass unit in 1964 under the moniker, The Strawberry Hill Boys. But they shortened the group name to the Strawbs in 1967, when they soon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There have also been wild rumours flying around on social media that none of the most recent line-up, including drummer Tony ...

If Dave Cousins, Strawbs’ cofounder and chief architect, seems to come across as cross and curmudgeonly at times, it’s not without reason. After all, when you’ve remained at the helm of the same band ...

Dave Cousins, the frontman and a founding member of the Strawbs, has died. He was 85. The band announced his death on Facebook. “It is with profound sadness that we have to announce the passing for ...

A BLAST FROM THE PAST: The Strawberry Hill Boys began their musical journey way back in 1963 with David Cousins (now 71) as the one and only member in all manifestations. By the 1970s, the British ...