Robin Duncan Harry Williamson is a Scottish multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and storyteller who was a founding member of The Incredible String Band.
Robin Williamson performing in 2009
The Incredible String Band
The Incredible String Band were a British psychedelic folk band formed by Clive Palmer, Robin Williamson and Mike Heron in Edinburgh in 1966. The band built a considerable following, especially in the British counterculture, notably with their albums The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion (1967), The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1968), and Wee Tam and the Big Huge (1968). They became pioneers in psychedelic folk and, through integrating a wide variety of traditional music forms and instruments, in the development of world music.
The Incredible String Band (1970) Standing: Likky McKechnie. Seated L–R: Mike Heron, Rose Simpson, Robin Williamson
Cover of The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion, designed by The Fool
The Incredible String Band on the cover of Cash Box; May 2, 1970