Amazing Blondel

The Profile

Amazing Blondel are an English folk group known for Elizabethan- and medieval-influenced acoustic music featuring lutes, recorders, and rich harmonies. Core members include John David Gladwin, Terence Alan Wincott, and Edward Baird. They recorded for Island Records in the early 1970s and later reformed in 1997.

Publicly known: English folk group on Island Records; members John David Gladwin, Terence Alan Wincott, Edward Baird; albums include Evensong (1970), Fantasia Lindum (1971), Blondel (1973); reformed in 1997. From the review: Fantasia Lindum praised for Elizabethan mood, traditional instruments, evocative harmonies, and a guest appearance by Jim Capaldi.

One glowing review celebrates Amazing Blondel’s 1971 album Fantasia Lindum, praising its Elizabethan mood, rich acoustic instrumentation, and evocative harmonies. Highlights include the suite’s “Prelude and Theme,” “Swifts Swain And Leafy Lanes,” and side-two cuts with West Coast shades. A cameo by Traffic’s Jim Capaldi is noted. The verdict is enthusiastic.