Magna Carta

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Magna Carta is a British progressive folk and rock band formed in the late 1960s, known for its melodic acoustic sound and intricate vocal harmonies.

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Magna Carta canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British progressive folk band ⓘ
musician ⓘ
rock band ⓘ
activeSince 1969 ⓘ
basedIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
formedInPeriod late 1960s ⓘ
genre acoustic rock ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ
progressive folk ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ
hasCharacteristic acoustic instrumentation ⓘ
complex vocal arrangements ⓘ
lyrical, narrative songwriting ⓘ
hasMember Chris Simpson ⓘ
Glen Stuart ⓘ
Lyell Tranter ⓘ
hasNotableSong "Airport Song" ⓘ
"Lord of the Ages" ⓘ
"Seasons" ⓘ
"Song for John" ⓘ
"Sun Ain't Gonna Rise" ⓘ
"Time for the Leaving" ⓘ
"Wild Geese" ⓘ
linked to: Wild Geese
hasPrimaryInstrument acoustic guitar ⓘ
hasTypeOfEnsemble band ⓘ
influencedBy British folk music ⓘ
contemporary rock ⓘ
languageOfLyrics English ⓘ
notableFor founding member of Magna Carta (band) ⓘ
intricate vocal harmonies ⓘ
melodic acoustic sound ⓘ
notableWork album "Lord of the Ages" ⓘ
album "Magna Carta" ⓘ
album "Midnight Blue" ⓘ
album "Prisoners on the Line" ⓘ
album "Seasons" ⓘ
album "Songs from Wasties Orchard" ⓘ
album "Took a Long Time" ⓘ
live album "In Concert" ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
guitarist ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
vocalist ⓘ
recordLabel Philips Records ⓘ
Polydor Records ⓘ
Repertoire Records ⓘ
Vertigo Records ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vertigo Records → releasedAlbumBy → Magna Carta ⓘ
Davey Johnstone → associatedAct → Magna Carta ⓘ