Steelwind

Folksinger Jack Traylor formed this group at the end of the 60s. By 1973 it consisted of Diana Harris (vocals/piano), Craig Chaquico (lead guitar; ex-Soma), Skip Moriarty (guitar/flute/vocals), Danny Virdier (bass) and Rick Quintanal (drums). Steelwind were closely associated with Jefferson Airplane and its side-projects for which Traylor had occasionally provided material. A Child Of Nature was issued on the Airplane's Grunt label. The set comprised of acoustically-based songs, many of which dealt with ecological and social themes. It successfully evoked the atmosphere and sp...