Biography
Erland And The Carnival
Effective period / Period of releases: 2009 - 2014
Members: Simon Tong, David Nock, Erland Cooper, Georgia Sands, Andrew Bruce (2), Danny Wheeler (3)
Erland and the Carnival are a British folk rock band, formed in London, England by multi-instrumentalist Simon Tong (formerly of The Verve / Blur / The Good, the Bad & the Queen), Orcadian folk guitarist and singer Erland Cooper and Drummer/Engineer David Nock (The Orb / The Cult / Fireman).Erland and the Carnival are best known for their contemporary arrangements of traditional Scottish and English folk songs, including: "Tramps and Hawkers", "Was You Ever See and Love Is a Killing Thing" collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The band's debut album was recorded at Damon Albarn's Studio 13 and released January 2010.