Dando Shaft Lyrics

Dando Shaft, named after a character in a novel by Don Calhoun, began as a five-piece folk-band from Coventry, United Kingdom in 1968 and comprised of Kevin Dempsey (acoustic guitar/vocals). Martin Jenkins (vocals, mandolin/fiddle/guitar), Ted Kay (tabla/percussion), Roger Bullen (bass), and Dave Cooper (guitar/vocals). They took acoustic instrumentation and folk roots and created a unique sound of their own, high on musical dexterity and compositional ability. Their three albums from the early 1970's An Evening With Dando Shaft, Dando Shaft and Lantaloon each unveiled a rich imagination and a fertile plot of musical integrity.Preferring to play 'unplugged' with none of the instruments electrically amplif... read more