Mystical melodies, intriguing lyrics, delicious musical textures and a feeling of drifting to the moon and back.  Referencing Sylvia Plath.

A love song for the Universe, holding a wish for forgiveness and reconciliation where it's needed, and the healing of hearts and minds and worlds.

Forgive The Moon

Throughout most of the 1970s, Hot Vultures – Ian Anderson (guitar, slide guitar, vocal) & Maggie Holland (bass guitar, banjo, guitar, vocal) – were one of the hardest working duos on the UK and European folk circuits with their uniquely English approach to blues, old-time country, traditional and modern songs. In 1980 they were invited to the States by Al Stewart, not long before their third and final album was released in the USA (a rare occurrence for English folk artists of the day). Soon after this they would become part of the English Country Blues Band and later Tiger Moth. Here's their appearance on the famed (and still running) Folk Scene show on KPFK Santa Monica, where they played live and were interviewed by the host, the late Howard Larman, about their music and the UK folk scene of the day – fascinating insights all these years later, and a snapshot of the duo on peak form.

Uploaded with kind permission of Roz Larman and Folk Scene.

Hot Vultures live on KPFK Folk Scene March 1980

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