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Bread, Love & Dreams was a Scottish acid-folk trio, led by David McNiven (voc, g), joining in with Carolyn Davis (voc, g, b, horn) and Angie Rew (voc, b, org, perc). At the 1968 Edinburgh Festival they were discovered by a talent scout from Decca Records, whereupon they recorded three LPs. After Carolyn Davis left the group to pursue a solo career, the duo began an extensive recording project, producing enough material for a double album. However, the record company did not want a double album. So Amaryllis was released as the third LP a few months later in early 1971 after the second (The Strange Tale Of Captain Shannon And The Hunchback From Gigha). To support the duo, great musicians were involved in the recordings: Danny Thompson on bass and Terry Cox on drums from Pentangle, Alan Trajan (org, p) and the sought-after session musician Dave Richmond (b). Their music is a prime example of British folk rock with psychedelic influences.
They performed Amaryllis at Edinburgh and The Royal Court Theatre, when their third record sold even more poorly than its two predecessors. It is thought that their swan song was released solely as a tax loss! Although all three original albums sold poorly at the time of their release, over time they achieved legendary status among British folk-rock lovers and became rare collector's items, with Amaryllis being particularly hard to find.
„Certainly it vies with Leaf Hounds Growers of Mushroom as the rarest progressive releases on the label.“ (Tapestry Of Delights)
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