Bias Boshell
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Tobias "Bias" Boshell is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the founder of folk rock
band Trees
.
He was born in Wye, Kent, was educated at Bedales and the Royal College of Music
. Tobias formed Trees in 1969 with Celia Humphris on vocals, Barry Clarke on lead guitar, Unwin Brown on drums/vocals & David Costa on acoustic guitar & dulcimer. Bias sang and played bass, guitar and piano on their two CBS
albums, The Garden of Jane Delawney (1970) and On the Shore (1971), and wrote much of their material. "On the Shore" was remastered in January 2007 and re released on CD.
After the original group broke up in the early 1970s, Boshell worked with Kiki Dee
, writing her hit songs "I've Got the Music in Me
" and "First Thing in the Morning", among others.
In the 1980s, Boshell became a guest musician for Barclay James Harvest
, touring and recording with them. After he ceased to be a guest musician for Barclay James Harvest in 1987, he then moved on to The Moody Blues
, becoming their lead keyboard player after the departure of Patrick Moraz
in 1991. He stayed with the Moody Blues until their 2001 tour. He has also recorded with Sheena Easton
, Kevin Ayers
, Beverley Craven
, Chris Farlowe
, and Duane Eddy
.
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band Trees
Trees (folk band)
Trees was an English folk rock band that existed between 1969 and 1972. Although the group met with little commercial success in their time, the reputation of the band has grown over the years. Like other folk contemporaries, Trees' music was influenced by Fairport Convention, but with a heavier...
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He was born in Wye, Kent, was educated at Bedales and the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
. Tobias formed Trees in 1969 with Celia Humphris on vocals, Barry Clarke on lead guitar, Unwin Brown on drums/vocals & David Costa on acoustic guitar & dulcimer. Bias sang and played bass, guitar and piano on their two CBS
CBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
albums, The Garden of Jane Delawney (1970) and On the Shore (1971), and wrote much of their material. "On the Shore" was remastered in January 2007 and re released on CD.
After the original group broke up in the early 1970s, Boshell worked with Kiki Dee
Kiki Dee
Kiki Dee is an English singer with a career spanning more than 40 years....
, writing her hit songs "I've Got the Music in Me
I've Got the Music in Me
"I've Got the Music in Me" is a song by The Kiki Dee Band, released in 1974. It was written in 1973 by Bias Boshell, Kiki Dee Band's keyboardist....
" and "First Thing in the Morning", among others.
In the 1980s, Boshell became a guest musician for Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Saddleworth, Lancashire, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme , and Mel Pritchard .-History:...
, touring and recording with them. After he ceased to be a guest musician for Barclay James Harvest in 1987, he then moved on to The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues are an English rock band. Among their innovations was a fusion with classical music, most notably in their 1967 album Days of Future Passed....
, becoming their lead keyboard player after the departure of Patrick Moraz
Patrick Moraz
Patrick Philippe Moraz is a progressive rock keyboard player. He is best known as the keyboardist for the progressive rock band Yes, from 1974 to 1976, and the Moody Blues from 1978 to 1991...
in 1991. He stayed with the Moody Blues until their 2001 tour. He has also recorded with Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton is a Scottish recording artist. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television programme The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records.Easton rose to fame in the early 1980s with the pop...
, Kevin Ayers
Kevin Ayers
Kevin Ayers is an English singer-songwriter and was a major influential force in the English psychedelic movement...
, Beverley Craven
Beverley Craven
Beverley Craven is a British singer-songwriter best known for her 1991 UK Top 5 hit single "Promise Me". Her most recent album, Close To Home, was released in 2009...
, Chris Farlowe
Chris Farlowe
Chris Farlowe is an English rock, blues and soul singer. He is best known for his hit single "Out of Time", which rose to #1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1966, and his association with Colosseum and the Thunderbirds.Outside his music career, Farlowe collects war memorabilia.-Career:Inspired by Lonnie...
, and Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy
Duane Eddy is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s he had a string of hit records, produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young"...
.