The Wilde Flowers

The Profile

An English rock band from Canterbury formed in the mid-1960s, central to the Canterbury scene; members later went on to form influential groups such as Soft Machine and Caravan.

Formed in Canterbury in the mid-1960s; considered a foundational band of the Canterbury scene; influenced by jazz and psychedelia; members later formed Soft Machine and Caravan.

The reviews describe The Wilde Flowers as a Canterbury-origin band with poetic, jazz-tinged psychedelia rooted in the 1960s. Review language is nostalgic and evocative, praising inventive rhythms and angelic voices. The group is presented as foundational to the Canterbury scene.