Barclay James Harvest

The British group Barclay James Harvest purveyed pastoral chamber-prog with surging rock energy and a unique, mellotron-driven sound. Although they reflected all the aesthetics of a proper British band of the early 1970s, and were supported by major labels, they never quite found their audience in either their homeland or the U.S. By the mid '70s, however, their renown was growing in Europe, particularly Germany, and they were able to steadily tour and record according to their muse until well into the '90s. One of the founding members, drummer Mel Pritchard, died in 2004.

• rock
• pop