Third Ear Band
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: 1968 in London, England, United Kingdom
- Active: 1968 - 1993
Biography
Third Ear Band were a London experimental group led by percussionist Glen Sweeney, formed in 1968. Their acoustic lineup of hand drums, oboe, violin and cello improvised music mixing raga, medieval and folk influences on the #Harvest Records# albums 'Alchemy' (1969) and 'Third Ear Band' (1970), and on 'Music from Macbeth' (1972), their score for Roman Polanski's film. Sweeney revived the band in 1988, and a second incarnation recorded 'Magic Music' and 'Brain Waves' before ending in 1993.
Genres
Third Ear Band Discography
- Alchemy (1969) - Album - rated 3.86/5
- Third Ear Band (1970) - Album - rated 4.83/5
- Magic Music (1990) - Album - rated 3.22/5
- Songs From the Hydrogen Jukebox (1998) - Compilation
Members
- Glen Sweeney - hand drums, percussion (1968–1993)
- Paul Minns - oboe, recorder (1968–1989)
- Richard Coff - violin, viola (1968–1971)
- Ursula Smith - cello, violin (1969–1970; 1988–1989)
- Paul Buckmaster - cello, bass guitar (1970–1972)
- Denim Bridges - guitar (1970–1972)
- Simon House - violin, VCS3 synthesizer (1971–1973)
- Mick Carter - electric guitar (1988–1993)
- Lyn Dobson - soprano saxophone, flute, vocals (1989–1993)
- Neil Black - violin, MIDI violin (1989–1993)