Mike Heron And Georgia
Mike Heron, together with Robin Williamson and Clive Palmer, was a founder member of Edinburgh’s Incredible String Band. Formed in 1965, they soon broke from the folk club beginnings they shared with Bert Jansch and Billy Connolly to pioneer an eclectic, ‘world music’ approach on such Witchseason albums as ‘5000 Spirits or The Layers of the Onion’ and ‘The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter’.
Cited as ‘an inspiration and a sign’ by Robert Plant, admired by artists as diverse as KLF, Paul McCartney and Devendra Barnhart, the ISB have always exerted an influence that far outstripped their record sales.
Since the break-up of the ISB in 1974, Mike has continued to write songs in epic quantities and has fronted a variety of bands, most recently his Incredible Acoustic Band. In the late 1990s he, Robin and Clive reformed the Incredible String Band. More recently he has also performed in a duo with his daughter Georgia.
