Erland & the Carnival

Erland And The Carnival are a British folk rock band, formed in London, England by multi instrumentalist Simon Tong (formerly of The Verve / Blur / The Good, the Bad & the Queen), Orcadian folk guitarist and singer Gawain Erland Cooper and Drummer/Engineer David Nock (The Orb / The Cult / The Fireman).
Erland And The Carnival are best known for their contemporary arrangements of traditional Scottish and English folk songs, including Tramps and Hawkers, Sally Free and Easy, The Parting Glass, Was You Ever See and Love Is a Killing Thing collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The band have just finished recording their debut album at Damon Albarn's Studio 13 and have released material, independently, through various collaborative projects.
Band members
Simon Tong - Guitar, Harmonium, Zither,Vocals
Erland Cooper - Guitar, Vocals
David Nock - Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Keyboards
Andy Bruce - Synthesizers
Danny Wheeler - Bass guitar