The Old Swan Band - No Reels

From early 1974, The Old Swan Band brought a new energy to the revival of southern English rural dance music, giving the music (as recalled by musician Dan Quinn) a good kick up the arse! Led by Rod and Danny Stradling, and with its roots in the Old Spot Morris, the 'Cotswold Liberation Front', and the influential group 'Oak', the 7-piece Old Swan had a fine repertoire from source musicians such as Oscar Woods, Scan Tester, Jim Small & Bob Cann, and that great facilitator Reg Hall. The word soon spread - throughout the Revival - and OSB's style and influence permeates English country music to this day.