Iconic Canterbury-style progressive rock band Caravan is scheduled to perform on May 2, 2014 at Rites of Spring Festival (RoSfest) in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
With a history going back to 1968, Caravan is one of a diminishing amount of bands around that merits a description as living legends. They were one of the two principal bands in the Canterbury Scene, a movement that saw groups blending elements from progressive rock and fusion with whimsical lyrics, quirky instrumental movements and a distinct English sound – but often without any major superficial likeness shared between the bands subscribed to this style.
Caravan peaked commercially early on, with 1971’s ‘In the Land of Grey and Pink‘ their best-selling album. Their early 70’s albums in general are all considered classics today, and while they never made much of an effect in the UK or US in these early days their stature have continued to grow following the resurgence of interest in progressive rock.
Following periods of inactivity in the 1980s and 90s Caravan have continued to perform since 1995, although with a number of line-up alterations along the way. The current incarnation of the band dates back to 2010 and consists of Pye Hastings, Geoffrey Richardson, Jan Schelhaas, Jim Leverton and Mark Walker. Twelve years have gone by since Caravan had their last triumphant return to the US at Nearfest.