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Fern Knight is an American
psychedelic folk Psychedelic folk (sometimes acid folk or freak folk) is a loosely defined form of psychedelic music that originated in the 1960s. It retains the largely acoustic instrumentation of contemporary folk music, folk, but adds musical elements common ...
band currently based in
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Formed in 1999 by Margaret Ayre (née Wienk), the group performs music inspired by the spooky, pastoral sounds of classic British acts like
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and
Steeleye Span Steeleye Span are a British folk rock band formed in 1969 in England by Fairport Convention bass player Ashley Hutchings and established London folk club duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior. The band were part of the 1970s British folk revival, ...
. Their music has been referred to as "a delightfully creepy homage to the Celtic-Appalachian tradition."


History

Ayre formed Fern Knight in
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, releasing the band's first album, ''Seven Years of Severed Limbs'', on the Normal label in 2003. After relocating to Philadelphia, Fern Knight fell in with the city's burgeoning psychedelic folk scene, playing alongside bands like Espers. In 2006 - 2008, Fern Knight collaborated with members of Espers on
The Valerie Project The Valerie Project was a Philadelphia-based psychedelic folk band. Their first (self-titled) album, released in 2007, is intended to serve as an alternate soundtrack to the cult Czech New Wave film '' Valerie and Her Week of Wonders''.
, an alternate soundtrack to the Czechoslovak cult film '' Valerie and Her Week of Wonders''. Fern Knight's most recent album,
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, was released in 2019.


Discography


Albums

*'' Seven Years of Severed Limbs'' (2003) *'' Blithewold'' EP (2005) *'' Music for Witches and Alchemists '' (2006) *'' Fern Knight'' (2008) *''
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'' (2010) *''
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'' (2019)


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