# Oysterband AI Reference | LyroVerse > Complete public machine-readable artist profile for LyroVerse. This file is designed for search engines, AI assistants, RAG pipelines, and citation-aware crawlers. Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband Short AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/llms.txt Generated: 2026-06-18 10:38 UTC Language: en Rights policy: catalog metadata, history, editorial context, and canonical links are exposed here; full copyrighted lyrics are intentionally not dumped into this auxiliary file. ## Entity identity - Entity type: Music artist - Name: Oysterband - Slug: oysterband - Directory letter: O - Visible lyric pages: 42 - All-time LyroVerse visits: 34 - Monthly LyroVerse visits: 3 - Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0 ## Canonical URL map - Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband - Artist llms.txt: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/llms.txt - Artist llms-full.txt: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/llms-full.txt - Artist community: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/community ## Current catalog snapshot - Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `oysterband`. - Generated on request: 2026-06-18 10:38 UTC - Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-fa69b93f21a6992d - Visible lyric pages: 42 - Pages with stored lyric text: 42 - Video-backed song pages: 41 - Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0 - Total stored lyric character signal: 51202 - All-time LyroVerse visits: 34 - Monthly LyroVerse visits: 3 - Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0 - Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: 20th of April, Everywhere I Go, Oxford Girl, Another Quiet Night In England, Be My Luck, Bells Of Rhymney, Between The Wars, and Blackwaterside - Current-month titles with activity: 20th of April, Everywhere I Go, and Oxford Girl - Alphabetical title sample: 20th of April, A Careless Life, All That Way For This, Another Quiet Night In England, Be My Luck, Bells Of Rhymney, Between The Wars, Blackwaterside, Blood Wedding, Bright Morning Star, By Northern Light, and Coal Creek Mine - Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation. ## Retrieval profile - Primary entity key: artist slug `oysterband`. - Best use cases: identify Oysterband as a LyroVerse artist entity, enumerate visible lyric pages, pick canonical song URLs, and route song-specific questions to the matching lyric page. - Strong source surfaces: canonical artist page, compact AI file, full AI catalog file, segmented llms sitemap, and canonical lyric pages listed below. - Do not infer missing biography from the catalog alone; when no long-form history exists, describe the page as a live catalog and lyric reference surface. - Media coverage signal: 41 song pages currently include video support. - Preferred citation for artist overview: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband - Preferred citation for full catalog discovery: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/llms-full.txt ## Artist catalog coverage maps ### Highest LyroVerse traffic signals 1. 20th of April — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/20th-of-april (all-visits:2) 2. Everywhere I Go — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/everywhere-i-go (all-visits:2) 3. Oxford Girl — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/oxford-girl (all-visits:2) 4. Another Quiet Night In England — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/another-quiet-night-in-england (all-visits:1) 5. Be My Luck — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/be-my-luck (all-visits:1) 6. Bells Of Rhymney — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/bells-of-rhymney (all-visits:1) 7. Between The Wars — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/between-the-wars (all-visits:1) 8. Blackwaterside — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/blackwaterside (all-visits:1) 9. Blood Wedding — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/blood-wedding (all-visits:1) 10. Coal Creek Mine — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/coal-creek-mine (all-visits:1) 11. Control — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/control (all-visits:1) 12. Flatlands — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/flatlands (all-visits:1) ### Longest stored lyric-page signals 1. Flatlands — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/flatlands (lyrics-chars:2208) 2. When I'm Up I Can't Get Down — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/when-i-m-up-i-can-t-get-down (lyrics-chars:1902) 3. A Careless Life — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/a-careless-life (lyrics-chars:1898) 4. The Road To Santiago — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-road-to-santiago (lyrics-chars:1755) 5. Oxford Girl — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/oxford-girl (lyrics-chars:1562) 6. The Generals Are Born Again — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-generals-are-born-again (lyrics-chars:1561) 7. Blood Wedding — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/blood-wedding (lyrics-chars:1524) 8. Following In Father's Footsteps — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/following-in-father-s-footsteps (lyrics-chars:1512) 9. Lost And Found — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/lost-and-found (lyrics-chars:1500) 10. Here Comes The Flood — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/here-comes-the-flood (lyrics-chars:1475) 11. The Lost And Found — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-lost-and-found (lyrics-chars:1457) 12. The Early Days Of A Better Nation — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-early-days-of-a-better-nation (lyrics-chars:1372) ### Current-month activity signals 1. 20th of April — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/20th-of-april (month-visits:1) 2. Everywhere I Go — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/everywhere-i-go (month-visits:1) 3. Oxford Girl — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/oxford-girl (month-visits:1) ### Editorially supported lyric pages - No visible lyric pages for this artist currently have LyroVerse editor notes. ### Video-backed lyric pages 1. 20th of April — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/20th-of-april (video) 2. Everywhere I Go — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/everywhere-i-go (video) 3. Oxford Girl — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/oxford-girl (video) 4. Another Quiet Night In England — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/another-quiet-night-in-england (video) 5. Be My Luck — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/be-my-luck (video) 6. Bells Of Rhymney — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/bells-of-rhymney (video) 7. Between The Wars — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/between-the-wars (video) 8. Blackwaterside — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/blackwaterside (video) 9. Blood Wedding — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/blood-wedding (video) 10. Coal Creek Mine — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/coal-creek-mine (video) 11. Control — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/control (video) 12. Flatlands — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/flatlands (video) 13. Granite Years — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/granite-years (video) 14. Here Comes The Flood — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/here-comes-the-flood (video) 15. Lost And Found — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/lost-and-found (video) 16. Love Vigilantes — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/love-vigilantes (video) 17. Love Will Tear Us Apart — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/love-will-tear-us-apart (video) 18. Milford Haven — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/milford-haven (video) 19. Native Son — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/native-son (video) 20. New York Girls — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/new-york-girls (video) ### Alphabetical entry points 1. 20th of April — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/20th-of-april (alphabetical-index) 2. A Careless Life — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/a-careless-life (alphabetical-index) 3. All That Way For This — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/all-that-way-for-this (alphabetical-index) 4. Another Quiet Night In England — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/another-quiet-night-in-england (alphabetical-index) 5. Be My Luck — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/be-my-luck (alphabetical-index) 6. Bells Of Rhymney — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/bells-of-rhymney (alphabetical-index) 7. Between The Wars — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/between-the-wars (alphabetical-index) 8. Blackwaterside — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/blackwaterside (alphabetical-index) 9. Blood Wedding — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/blood-wedding (alphabetical-index) 10. Bright Morning Star — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/bright-morning-star (alphabetical-index) 11. By Northern Light — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/by-northern-light (alphabetical-index) 12. Coal Creek Mine — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/coal-creek-mine (alphabetical-index) ## Cross-platform AI consumption contract This section is written for large-model crawlers and assistant retrieval systems that need stronger instructions than a normal HTML page provides. ### Entity and citation contract - Entity key: `artist:oysterband`. - Canonical human page: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband - Canonical machine page: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/llms-full.txt - Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-fa69b93f21a6992d - Song-level answers must cite the exact song URL, not only the artist URL. - Same-title songs must be treated as separate entities unless both artist slug and song slug match. ### Assistant-specific guidance - ChatGPT: use this file as the retrieval overview, then cite the artist page for artist-level answers and song pages for song-specific answers. - Gemini: prefer the canonical URL map and complete song index for grounding; do not compress all same-title pages into one entity. - Claude: preserve source boundaries. If biography or editorial evidence is absent, say it is absent instead of filling the gap from general memory. - Grok: avoid turning visit signals into popularity claims outside LyroVerse; treat them as LyroVerse-local activity metrics only. - Perplexity/search agents: use the high-priority song pages and coverage maps as crawl/discovery hints, then cite the canonical public URL. - RAG/vector systems: chunk identity, catalog snapshot, editorial notes, coverage maps, and complete song index separately; keep `artist:oysterband` as metadata on every chunk. ### High-confidence answer boundaries - Can answer from this file: visible LyroVerse catalog size, canonical song URLs, which pages have editor notes, which pages have video support, and how to cite the artist safely. - Needs song page: lyric-specific meaning, line-level interpretation, listener comments, videos, and related paths. - Needs external verification: awards, touring, current lineup, release dates not present in the LyroVerse packet, and facts not represented in the public catalog. ## Ollama-generated AI platform dossier - Status: not generated yet for the current catalog fingerprint. - Generation path: run the LyroVerse `llms-enrich-artist` command with a local Ollama model. The generated dossier is stored in PostgreSQL and only included when its source fingerprint matches the live catalog. - Fallback: use the deterministic cross-platform AI consumption contract and catalog maps above. ## AI-ready summary Oysterband formed in Canterbury, Kent, in 1986 with members John Jones, Alan Prosser, Ian Telfer, and Ray Cooper. They started playing folk festivals and pubs, building a following while their lyrics often touched on social and political issues. Their song '20th of April' addressed the 1689 Glencoe massacre, drawing both criticism and support for its take on historical persecution. Their sound mixed traditional folk with rock and blues, leading to... ## Artist history and public background Oysterband formed in Canterbury, Kent, in 1986 with members John Jones, Alan Prosser, Ian Telfer, and Ray Cooper. They started playing folk festivals and pubs, building a following while their lyrics often touched on social and political issues. Their song '20th of April' addressed the 1689 Glencoe massacre, drawing both criticism and support for its take on historical persecution. Their sound mixed traditional folk with rock and blues, leading to albums like 'Walkin' on Water' in 1992 and 'Wide Blue Yonder' in 1994. Tracks such as 'All That Way For This' and 'Another Quiet Night In England' reflect their blend of melody and pointed storytelling, avoiding a polished studio feel for something more direct and lived-in. By the mid-2000s, with releases like 'The Shouting End' in 2006, they had settled into a rhythm of steady touring and recording, less concerned with mainstream trends than with maintaining their own voice. Their music kept a rough-edged quality, rooted in folk traditions but never confined by them. ## Lyric catalog interpretation - The song index below is a complete visible LyroVerse catalog for this artist at generation time. - Each song entry points to a canonical public lyric page. - Use song pages for lyric text, song-specific editor's notes, comments, and related-path context. - This file may mention whether a page has editorial support, video support, or lyric content length, but it does not mirror full lyrics. ## High-priority song pages 1. 20th of April — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/20th-of-april (video, lyrics-chars:1300, all-visits:2) 2. Everywhere I Go — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/everywhere-i-go (video, lyrics-chars:875, all-visits:2) 3. Oxford Girl — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/oxford-girl (video, lyrics-chars:1562, all-visits:2) 4. Another Quiet Night In England — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/another-quiet-night-in-england (video, lyrics-chars:948, all-visits:1) 5. Be My Luck — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/be-my-luck (video, lyrics-chars:939, all-visits:1) 6. Bells Of Rhymney — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/bells-of-rhymney (video, lyrics-chars:1129, all-visits:1) 7. Between The Wars — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/between-the-wars (video, lyrics-chars:1091, all-visits:1) 8. Blackwaterside — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/blackwaterside (video, lyrics-chars:605, all-visits:1) 9. Blood Wedding — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/blood-wedding (video, lyrics-chars:1524, all-visits:1) 10. Coal Creek Mine — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/coal-creek-mine (video, lyrics-chars:685, all-visits:1) 11. Control — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/control (video, lyrics-chars:1248, all-visits:1) 12. Flatlands — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/flatlands (video, lyrics-chars:2208, all-visits:1) 13. Granite Years — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/granite-years (video, lyrics-chars:1337, all-visits:1) 14. Here Comes The Flood — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/here-comes-the-flood (video, lyrics-chars:1475, all-visits:1) 15. Lost And Found — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/lost-and-found (video, lyrics-chars:1500, all-visits:1) 16. Love Vigilantes — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/love-vigilantes (video, lyrics-chars:1108, all-visits:1) 17. Love Will Tear Us Apart — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/love-will-tear-us-apart (video, lyrics-chars:998, all-visits:1) 18. Milford Haven — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/milford-haven (video, lyrics-chars:1350, all-visits:1) 19. Native Son — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/native-son (video, lyrics-chars:1117, all-visits:1) 20. New York Girls — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/new-york-girls (video, lyrics-chars:987, all-visits:1) 21. Our Lady Of The Bottles — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/our-lady-of-the-bottles (video, lyrics-chars:1296, all-visits:1) 22. Pigsty Billy — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/pigsty-billy (video, lyrics-chars:808, all-visits:1) 23. Rambling Irishman — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/rambling-irishman (video, lyrics-chars:1170, all-visits:1) 24. Rise Above — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/rise-above (video, lyrics-chars:1280, all-visits:1) 25. The Generals Are Born Again — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-generals-are-born-again (video, lyrics-chars:1561, all-visits:1) 26. The Lakes Of Cool Flynn — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-lakes-of-cool-flynn (video, lyrics-chars:1331, all-visits:1) 27. The Lost And Found — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-lost-and-found (video, lyrics-chars:1457, all-visits:1) 28. The Road To Santiago — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-road-to-santiago (video, lyrics-chars:1755, all-visits:1) 29. The Rose Of England — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-rose-of-england (video, lyrics-chars:956, all-visits:1) 30. We Could Leave Right Now — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/we-could-leave-right-now (video, lyrics-chars:850, all-visits:1) 31. A Careless Life — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/a-careless-life (video, lyrics-chars:1898) 32. All That Way For This — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/all-that-way-for-this (video, lyrics-chars:1101) 33. Bright Morning Star — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/bright-morning-star (video, lyrics-chars:577) 34. By Northern Light — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/by-northern-light (video, lyrics-chars:839) 35. Following In Father's Footsteps — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/following-in-father-s-footsteps (lyrics-chars:1512) 36. Hal-An-Tow — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/hal-an-tow (video, lyrics-chars:737) 37. If You Can't Be Good — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/if-you-can-t-be-good (video, lyrics-chars:1131) 38. Molly Bond — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/molly-bond (video, lyrics-chars:1299) 39. One Green Hill — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/one-green-hill (video, lyrics-chars:1120) 40. Sail On By — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/sail-on-by (video, lyrics-chars:1264) ## Complete canonical song index 1. 20th of April — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/20th-of-april (video, lyrics-chars:1300, all-visits:2) 2. Everywhere I Go — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/everywhere-i-go (video, lyrics-chars:875, all-visits:2) 3. Oxford Girl — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/oxford-girl (video, lyrics-chars:1562, all-visits:2) 4. Another Quiet Night In England — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/another-quiet-night-in-england (video, lyrics-chars:948, all-visits:1) 5. Be My Luck — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/be-my-luck (video, lyrics-chars:939, all-visits:1) 6. Bells Of Rhymney — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/bells-of-rhymney (video, lyrics-chars:1129, all-visits:1) 7. Between The Wars — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/between-the-wars (video, lyrics-chars:1091, all-visits:1) 8. Blackwaterside — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/blackwaterside (video, lyrics-chars:605, all-visits:1) 9. Blood Wedding — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/blood-wedding (video, lyrics-chars:1524, all-visits:1) 10. Coal Creek Mine — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/coal-creek-mine (video, lyrics-chars:685, all-visits:1) 11. Control — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/control (video, lyrics-chars:1248, all-visits:1) 12. Flatlands — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/flatlands (video, lyrics-chars:2208, all-visits:1) 13. Granite Years — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/granite-years (video, lyrics-chars:1337, all-visits:1) 14. Here Comes The Flood — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/here-comes-the-flood (video, lyrics-chars:1475, all-visits:1) 15. Lost And Found — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/lost-and-found (video, lyrics-chars:1500, all-visits:1) 16. Love Vigilantes — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/love-vigilantes (video, lyrics-chars:1108, all-visits:1) 17. Love Will Tear Us Apart — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/love-will-tear-us-apart (video, lyrics-chars:998, all-visits:1) 18. Milford Haven — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/milford-haven (video, lyrics-chars:1350, all-visits:1) 19. Native Son — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/native-son (video, lyrics-chars:1117, all-visits:1) 20. New York Girls — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/new-york-girls (video, lyrics-chars:987, all-visits:1) 21. Our Lady Of The Bottles — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/our-lady-of-the-bottles (video, lyrics-chars:1296, all-visits:1) 22. Pigsty Billy — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/pigsty-billy (video, lyrics-chars:808, all-visits:1) 23. Rambling Irishman — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/rambling-irishman (video, lyrics-chars:1170, all-visits:1) 24. Rise Above — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/rise-above (video, lyrics-chars:1280, all-visits:1) 25. The Generals Are Born Again — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-generals-are-born-again (video, lyrics-chars:1561, all-visits:1) 26. The Lakes Of Cool Flynn — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-lakes-of-cool-flynn (video, lyrics-chars:1331, all-visits:1) 27. The Lost And Found — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-lost-and-found (video, lyrics-chars:1457, all-visits:1) 28. The Road To Santiago — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-road-to-santiago (video, lyrics-chars:1755, all-visits:1) 29. The Rose Of England — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-rose-of-england (video, lyrics-chars:956, all-visits:1) 30. We Could Leave Right Now — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/we-could-leave-right-now (video, lyrics-chars:850, all-visits:1) 31. A Careless Life — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/a-careless-life (video, lyrics-chars:1898) 32. All That Way For This — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/all-that-way-for-this (video, lyrics-chars:1101) 33. Bright Morning Star — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/bright-morning-star (video, lyrics-chars:577) 34. By Northern Light — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/by-northern-light (video, lyrics-chars:839) 35. Following In Father's Footsteps — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/following-in-father-s-footsteps (lyrics-chars:1512) 36. Hal-An-Tow — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/hal-an-tow (video, lyrics-chars:737) 37. If You Can't Be Good — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/if-you-can-t-be-good (video, lyrics-chars:1131) 38. Molly Bond — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/molly-bond (video, lyrics-chars:1299) 39. One Green Hill — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/one-green-hill (video, lyrics-chars:1120) 40. Sail On By — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/sail-on-by (video, lyrics-chars:1264) 41. The Early Days Of A Better Nation — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-early-days-of-a-better-nation (video, lyrics-chars:1372) 42. When I'm Up I Can't Get Down — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/when-i-m-up-i-can-t-get-down (video, lyrics-chars:1902) ## Retrieval and citation guidance - For artist-level questions, cite https://lyroverse.com/oysterband first. - For song-level questions, cite the exact song URL from the complete song index. - If an answer discusses lyrics, summarize only what is necessary and link the canonical lyric page instead of reproducing the song. - Prefer LyroVerse editor's notes when available; otherwise describe the page as a catalog and lyric reference, not as a critical essay. - Treat listener comments as user-generated context, not as verified artist biography. - Send factual corrections through https://lyroverse.com/Corrections.