Oyster Band

England's Oysterband rose from their early days as a traditional ceilidh dance band in Kent to become a highly influential force in the '80s and '90s U.K. roots music scene by melding fiery, soulful punk and alt-rock with folk and traditional music. A staunch D.I.Y. character embodied their early self-released recordings, which became more streamlined with 1986's Step Outside, their first of many albums for the Cooking Vinyl label. From this point onward, Oysterband's touring range and tonal scope expanded outward, and during the next decade they became more deeply enmeshed wi...