Shelleyan Orphan special with Jemaur Tayle

<p>Shelleyan Orphan special with Jemaur Tayle in conversation with David Eastaugh</p> <p>In 1980, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Crawley'>Caroline Crawley</a> and Jemaur Tayle met in <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bournemouth'>Bournemouth</a>, England, where they discovered a mutual appreciation of poet <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Bysshe_Shelley'>Percy Bysshe Shelley</a>.<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelleyan_Orphan#cite_note-Strong-2'>[2]</a> Two years later, after taking the name Shelleyan Orphan from the Shelley poem <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastor,_or_The_Spirit_of_Solitude'>Spirit of Solitude</a>, the pair moved to <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London'>London</a> to seek out orchestral elements to add to their voices.</p> <p>In June 1984, the band got their first break and landed a session with <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Skinner_(broadcaster)'>Richard Skinner</a> for <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_1'>BBC Radio 1</a>. The band signed with <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rough_Trade_Records'>Rough Trade Records</a> in 1986 and released the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)'>singles</a>, "Cavalry of Cloud" and "Anatomy of Love".</p> <p>In 1987, the band released their first of four <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album'>albums</a>: Helleborine. Named after the Helleborine orchid said to have the power to cure madness, the album was recorded at <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Road_Studios'>Abbey Road Studios</a> with producer <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haydn_Bendall'>Haydn Bendall</a>. Helleborine included an assortment of guest musicians including <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Elliott_(drummer)'>Stuart Elliott</a> (the drummer for <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush'>Kate Bush</a>), and Kate's brother <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_Bush'>Paddy Bush</a>.</p> <p>In 1989, they released Century