Amazing Blondel

The Profile

English folk group known for Renaissance- and medieval-inspired acoustic music, using instruments such as lute, harpsichord, oboe and dulcimer. Core members named in reviews include John David Gladwin, Terence Alan Wincott and Edward Baird.

Fantasia Lindum was released in 1971 on Island; the group's sound mixes British folk roots with medieval-flavoured arrangements and period instruments. The album has been reissued (noted reissue on Dischi Ricordi in the late 1980s) and appears in CD box sets paired with earlier material.

DeBaser's review celebrates Amazing Blondel's 1971 album Fantasia Lindum for its medieval-flavored folk and use of period instruments. The reviewer highlights John David Gladwin's lead voice and the trio's originality among late-60s folk-rock bands. The suite 'Fantasia Lindum' and tracks like 'Swifts Swain And Leafy Lanes' are singled out.