Trembling Bells

Trembling Bells were a Scottish folk rock group formed in 2008 by drummer Alex Neilson, a musician with a history of free and improvised playing with several artists.

[4] Neilson gathered a group from members of his previous musical projects, consisting of bassist Simon Shaw (formerly of Lucky Luke) and guitarist Ben Reynolds along with occasional players George Murray (trombone) and Aby Vuillamy (viola), both formerly of Scatter and The One Ensemble.

[7] The band's second album, Abandoned Love, was co-produced with Belle and Sebastian member Stevie Jackson and released a year later in April 2010.

[19] Simon Shaw went on to be a member of Youth of America, who released their debut album YOA Rising in January 2019 on Fighting Swans Records,[20] and MONICA with Ian Stoddart from The Apples/Aberfeldy.

[21][22][23][24] Trembling Bells' references late 1960s psychedelia and British folk revival acts such as Fairport Convention and the Incredible String Band.

[26] John Mulvey has said "the rickety spirit of various Pastels/Bill Wells affiliates can be heard occasionally"[4] Trembling Bells played at Green Man Festival 2009.

[30] Reviewing their London show at the Vortex Jazz Club Robin Denselow gave it four out of five stars and said the gig was "This was an intriguing double bill, matching one of the originators of the experimental British psych-folk scene against its most interesting current exponents.

They conducted a small return tour around the UK together in December 2014, which Freq described as being as if "you were transported back to that hazy time in the '60s when music was magical and could open different doors to whole new experiences".