Langsyne
Langsyne (lɑŋˈsəin) was a German psychfolk band that sang mainly in English and released two richly orchestrated LPs.
history
Langsyne were founded around 1969 by Egbert Fröse (born 1952 in Barmen ) and Ulrich Nähle (born 1952 in Elberfeld ), albeit not under this name at the time. It comes from the Scots and means something like "long since". In 1976, Matthias Mertler joined the company as the third man. With this line-up, they recorded their LP Langsyne in the same year , which was released in late 1976 with an edition of just 200 - the money wasn't enough for more. The first edition of the record is now a sought-after collector's item and sells for around € 1000–2000 in top condition. There are now several new editions of it. In 2016, the LP Langsyne 2 was released with recordings that were then unreleased.
Band members
- Egbert Fröse: guitar , organ , psaltery , koto , sitar , vocals
- Ulrich Nehle: guitar, flute , glockenspiel , percussion , vocals
- Matthias Mertler: guitar, glockenspiel, percussion, psaltery, banjo , vocals
Discography
- Langsyne (1976, LP, also available as CD)
- Langsyne 2 (2016, LP with archive recordings from 1976 to 2005)
Web link
Individual evidence
- ↑ Insert of the LP Langsyne (new edition on Garden of Delights)
- ↑ www.popsike.com
- ↑ Insert of LP Langsyne 2 (Garden of Delights LP 027)