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Espers was an American psychedelic folk band from Philadelphia, United States, that was part of the emerging indie folk scene. They formed in 2002 as a trio of singer-songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird and but later expanded to a sextet including , Helena Espvall and Chris Smith. Their music is reminiscent of late-sixties British folk as well as many contemporary folk acts. Most of the band's members have also featured on recordings by a number of other folk artists such as Nick Castro and Vashti Bunyan and as a result have become an important part of the psychedelic folk revival.

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  • Espers was an American psychedelic folk band from Philadelphia, United States, that was part of the emerging indie folk scene. They formed in 2002 as a trio of singer-songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird and but later expanded to a sextet including , Helena Espvall and Chris Smith. Their music is reminiscent of late-sixties British folk as well as many contemporary folk acts. Most of the band's members have also featured on recordings by a number of other folk artists such as Nick Castro and Vashti Bunyan and as a result have become an important part of the psychedelic folk revival. (en)
  • Espers ist eine Psychedelic-Folk-Band aus Philadelphia, die der Indie-Szene zugeordnet werden kann, und ging 2002 aus dem Trio um Sänger und Songwriter Greg Weeks, Meg Baird und Brooke Sietinsons hervor. Otto Hauser, Helena Espvall und Chris Smith komplettierten später das Sextett. Der Stil von Espers erinnert stark an den britischen Folk der ausgehenden 1960er Jahre wie auch an den zeitgenössischer Gruppen, beispielsweise . Viele der Bandmitglieder haben ebenso bei Studioaufnahmen anderer Folkmusiker wie Nick Castro und Vashti Bunyan mitgewirkt. (de)
  • Gli Espers sono un gruppo musicale psychedelic/folk statunitense proveniente da Filadelfia. Il gruppo si ispira principalmente alla tradizione del folk inglese di matrice Fairport Convention con aggiunta di una forte componente di folk psichedelico statunitense rivitalizzato nel nuovo millennio dal movimento New Weird America. Si sono formati nel 2002 originariamente come trio composto da (cantautore con 2 album alle spalle da solista), Brooke Sietensons e Meg Baird che si è poi espanso fino a diventare un sestetto con l'entrata di , e . (it)
  • Espers est un groupe de folk psychédélique américain originaire de Philadelphie et faisant partie de la scène rock indie émergente. Le groupe fut formé en 2002 par le trio d'auteurs-compositeurs-interprètes , et , mais s'est plus tard étendu à 6 membres, comprenant, , et Chris Smith. (fr)
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