Equation | |
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Origin | Devon, England |
Genres | Folk rock, Celtic music |
Labels | Warner Music WEA, Rough Trade, Putumayo World Music, IScream |
Past members | Seth Lakeman Sam Lakeman Cara Dillon Kathryn Roberts Sean Lakeman Kate Rusby Darren Altman Darren Edwards |
Equation were a British, young Devon-based folk supergroup formed in 1995, which combined the core talents of the Lakeman Brothers with Kathryn Roberts and Kate Rusby, later replaced for a spell by Cara Dillon. [1]
Their first single "He Loves Me" [2] was originally released in 1996 on the Blanco y Negro-WEA label [3] and was followed by four studio albums.
The Times reviewed their first album release Hazy Daze. [4] in 1998, scoring 7/10 and giving a favourable comparison to Fairport Convention.
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