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Caravan

A British band of the Canterbury scene, formed in 1968 by former members of the band The Wilde Flowers, Pye Hastings (vocals, guitar), Richard Sinclair (vocals, bass guitar), David Sinclair (keyboards), and Richard Coughlan (drums). Caravan, along with Soft Machine, was a leading representative of the musical movement called the Canterbury scene, combining in its sound elements of psychedelic rock, folk, and jazz. A distinguishing feature of Caravan's music was long, melodic folk-jazz fantasies with intricate instrumental counterpoint and a fair share of humor. Caravan's greatest success occurred between 1968-73. The band exists as a performing collective to this day.