Q&A

Guitarist David Costa and bassist Bias Boshell on life in the Trees

“Our influences were generally far more American than British” DAVIDCOSTA

Did Trees have a masterplan? What were you trying to accomplish?

DAVID COSTA: A plan? In 1969? We were barely out of school.

BIAS BOSHELL: Nah – plan deficient. Probably the most unambitious collection of people ever.

Trees get compared to Fairport a lot, but what other music did you gravitate toward?

The Fairport comparison was a constant, nagging burden. We got labelled as a folk-rock band, full stop, but