Artist Detailed Info: Extradition

An acoustic band formed in Sydney in 1969. They dedicated their songs to the love of Meher Baba. Their music drew on blues, jazz, traditional folk and Eastern influences. They were closely associated with Tully.

They date back to the late sixties when Colin Dryden and Colin Campbell played Sydney's folk clubs prior to putting together the line-up which played at the 1970 National Folk Festival. After Dryden left the band and Campbell and Shayna Karlin joined Tully. Then in 1971 a new line-up was formed and recorded the fragile folk album Hush on which Shayna Karlin's vocals are magical. It is extremely rare now. One track, A Love Song also appeared on 45, but Dear One with its alternating male-female vocals and the eerie Ice particularly catch the ear.

(Ian McFarlane/Vernon Joynson)

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