Plainsong

Plainsong was originally a British country rock/folk rock band, formed in early 1972 by Ian (later Iain) Matthews, formerly of Fairport Convention and Matthews Southern Comfort, and Andy Roberts, previously of Everyone and The Liverpool Scene. The band's line-up consisted of Matthews, Roberts, piano and bass player Dave Richards (David Latham Richards, born London 7 May 1947; died 16 January 2019) and American guitarist and bass player Bobby Ronga (Robert R. Ronga, born 23 December 1946, New York; died 12 November 2012). Plainsong released just one album during their original existence, In Search of Amelia Earhart, before splitting up at the end of December 1972. Since the early 1990s, Matthews and Roberts have intermittently performed and recorded together as Plainsong, either as a duo, often as 'Plainsong Light', or with other musicians; Mark Griffiths, Julian Dawson, Clive Gregson. Their most recent performances were as a trio with Mark Griffiths in 2017 at the Cropredy Festival, and as a duo during a short UK tour in August 2021. They also released a live album under their own names in 2021, recorded at the Bonington Theatre in Nottingham in 1991.

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