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Track: The Pied Piper: Children!
Artist: Mother Gong
Album: Fairy Tales

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Name: Mother Gong
Spotify Genres: space rock, progressive rock, krautrock
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Mother Gong was an offshot band of [a=Gong], first imagined by [a=Gilli Smyth] in 1978 to promote [Link]. In 1979, Gilli Smyth met [a=Harry Williamson], and Mother Gong became the vehicle for musical projects together, with several distinct line-ups of musicians over the next 15 years. In 1994 Harry left and Gilli continued to use the name until 2006. There were 6 periods : [b]proto-Mother Gong #1[/b] -1978 - band assembled to promote the [Link] album Members : [a258438], [a1201512] (drums), [a151694] (sax), [a6423905] (bass), François Bessac (guitar), [a1201510] (synth), Janno (percussion), [a365390] (keyboards) and [a508731] (guitar). They briefly toured in Spain and UK in the second half of 1978. [b]Mother Gong #2[/b] -1978-79 in USA. Members: [a258438], [a337062], [a151694], [a661], [a50097], [a239431]. Participated to the first New-York Manifestival in Oct.1978 and toured the US in Spring 1979. This was really Gilli and Harry backed by members of [a=New York Gong]. Period documented on [Link]. [b]Mother Gong #3[/b] -1979-80 Members : [a258438], [a337062], [a254010], [a365091], [a365093], [a365092] and [a365094]. Recorded the album [Link], and played at Glastonbury festival 1979 on the new Pyramid Stage. [b]Mother Gong #4[/b] - 1981-83 Members : [a258438], [a337062], [a254010], [a270816], [a388530] and [a359487]. This is the [Link] Trilogy period. Played festivals in Norway and UK, and headlined at Glastonbury 81, where [Link] was partly recorded. Harry and Gilli emigrated to Australia in 1982. The last part of the Robot Woman trilogy was recorded in Australia, with different (local) musicians. [b]Mother Gong #5[/b] - 1986-1992 in Australia and UK Members : [a258438], [a337062], [a658372], [a345559] and [a345560]. This period ended when Harry and Gilli parted ways. Concerts in Australia and a stripped down tour of USA in '91. [b]Mother Gong #6[/b] - 2005-2006 Members : [a258438], [a254010], [a353823], [a299554], [a7399160] and [a340811]. Final resurrection of the band at the occasion of [a=Gong]'s conventions in 2005 and 2006. They did also a few other gigs in UK and Norway.

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Release: Mother Gong - Fairy Tales
Year: 1979
Genres: Rock, Children's
Styles: Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Story

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