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Michael Chapman

Folk
Folk

Michael Chapman is a Folk act. Their sound grew out of Pick Withers. Those roots explain a lot about how Michael Chapman arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bert Jansch, Roy Harper, Tim Hardin, Fred Neil and Ron Sexsmith, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Aynsley Dunbar, Steve Gunn and Bridget St John, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Michael Chapman, reaching back through Pick Withers and forward to Aynsley Dunbar. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Michael ChapmanPick WithersAynsley DunbarSteve GunnBridget St JohnBert JanschRoy HarperTim HardinFred NeilRon SexsmithRalph McTellBill FaySteve Gunn

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Michael Chapman connections

Michael Chapman grew out of Pick Withers, shares an orbit with Bert Jansch, Roy Harper, Tim Hardin and Fred Neil, went on to shape Aynsley Dunbar, Steve Gunn and Bridget St John. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Michael Chapman

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