# Oysterband | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 16:16 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Oysterband
- Visible lyric pages: 42

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `oysterband`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 16:16 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
- 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.

## 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...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. 20th of April — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/20th-of-april
2. Everywhere I Go — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/everywhere-i-go
3. Oxford Girl — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/oxford-girl
4. Another Quiet Night In England — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/another-quiet-night-in-england
5. Be My Luck — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/be-my-luck
6. Bells Of Rhymney — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/bells-of-rhymney
7. Between The Wars — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/between-the-wars
8. Blackwaterside — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/blackwaterside
9. Blood Wedding — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/blood-wedding
10. Coal Creek Mine — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/coal-creek-mine
11. Control — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/control
12. Flatlands — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/flatlands
13. Granite Years — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/granite-years
14. Here Comes The Flood — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/here-comes-the-flood
15. Lost And Found — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/lost-and-found
16. Love Vigilantes — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/love-vigilantes
17. Love Will Tear Us Apart — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/love-will-tear-us-apart
18. Milford Haven — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/milford-haven
19. Native Son — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/native-son
20. New York Girls — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/new-york-girls
21. Our Lady Of The Bottles — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/our-lady-of-the-bottles
22. Pigsty Billy — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/pigsty-billy
23. Rambling Irishman — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/rambling-irishman
24. Rise Above — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/rise-above
25. The Generals Are Born Again — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-generals-are-born-again
26. The Lakes Of Cool Flynn — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-lakes-of-cool-flynn
27. The Lost And Found — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-lost-and-found
28. The Road To Santiago — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-road-to-santiago
29. The Rose Of England — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/the-rose-of-england
30. We Could Leave Right Now — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/we-could-leave-right-now
31. A Careless Life — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/a-careless-life
32. All That Way For This — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/all-that-way-for-this
33. Bright Morning Star — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/bright-morning-star
34. By Northern Light — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/by-northern-light
35. Following In Father's Footsteps — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/following-in-father-s-footsteps
36. Hal-An-Tow — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/hal-an-tow
37. If You Can't Be Good — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/if-you-can-t-be-good
38. Molly Bond — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/molly-bond
39. One Green Hill — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/one-green-hill
40. Sail On By — https://lyroverse.com/oysterband/sail-on-by