Will Your Mystery Date Be a Dream or a Dud?

For our latest Mystery Date, Townspeople were in agreement on the track’s general late-’60s blooz-rock vibe, possibly involving druids, yet actually having recorded in more recent times. A few of you cited this song, entitled “Sibury Sands,” as a ’90s recording, but it’s actually from a more recent band called Wolf People. I’ve played a song or two by them from another album on a recent episode of Saturday Night Shut-In. I know nothing about this band, and their Web site tells me little beyond a probable UK origin. Their record label’s artist page may give you a little more background.

I’ve always had a soft spot for late-’60s “Sylvan Rock,” going so far as to ponder how good Jethro Tull may have been had they not, ultimately, kind of sucked. I mean, what if Family had been the missing link in my record collection?

When I first heard Wolf People a couple of months ago I first heard the sound of Sylvan Rock, perhaps as it was meant to sound. They’ve got their share of Tull, Traffic, and oddly, Zombies and Moody Blues in their sound. The band also has some bite, bringing a little Yardbirds firepower and occasionally Beefheart wobble to the table. I guess a number of you have no taste for Sylvan Rock, because I consider Wolf People to be the Dukes of Stratosphear of the genre. For those of you with a thirst for more—and for those of you willing to sit cross-legged in the moss and give the band another try, here’s “Castle Keep,” also from the Steeple album.