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27 November 2014

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The Canterbury Scene uncovered

Robin Gibson explains the origins and emergence of Prog Rock in the 70s. Were you there?

The Canterbury Prog Rock scene is one of the cathedral city's previously untold stories.

For many years Robert Wyatt denied the existence of “The Canterbury Scene” and Prog Rock.

An exclusive interview with one of the Canterbury Scene's main men and how he arrived in Kent.

Hugh Hopper was arguably the pivotal musician in Canterbury, playing bass with almost everyone.

Roger Day spent an hour looking at back at the sounds of the Canterbury Scene with Robin Gibson.

A member of Caravan, Peter Geoffrey Richardson’s playing has graced many a Canterbury Scene track.

See the photos from the first day of Lounge on the Farm where the Canterbury Scene came alive!

Percussionist Richard Coughlan is one of the most important figures on the Canterbury Scene.

Broadcaster and musician Mark Radcliffe makes no secret of his affection for all things ‘Prog'.

Steve Hillage came to Canterbury to attend university, and got drawn into the Prog Rock scene.

Other than the beginnings of Prog Rock, what else was going on in Canterbury in the 1970s?

The heyday might have been the seventies but the Scene is alive and kicking in the 21st century.