Also known as: Incredible String Band, The
Origin: Edinburgh, Scotland
The Incredible String Band (ISB) was a Scottish psychedelic folk ensemble that came together in 1965. The band built a considerable following, especially within the British counterculture throughout their almost decade long career. The members of the group are considered musical pioneers in psych-folk and, by integrating a very wide variety of traditional music forms and instruments, also in the development of world music. In 1963, acoustic musicians Robin Williamson (guitar, bass, woodwinds, keyboards, vocals) and Clive Palmer (banjo, vocals) began performing together as a traditional folk du…