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On Easter Sunday, 9th April Dimbola Museum & Galleries in Freshwater Bay, Isle Of Wight are proud to announce the return of Woodstock Festival hero Barry "The Fish" Melton, founder member with Joe McDonald of Country Joe and the Fish, one of the most influential psychedelic groups that emerged from San Francisco during the 1960s. This time Barry will be appearing with a full band, none other than all the members of the fabulous band who backed Greg Douglass from The Steve Miller Band at Dimbola last year - a sensational gig with a capacity audience! Not only that, but they'll be joined by top Parisian guitarist and banjo player Stephane Missri, who collaborates with Barry in the acclaimed Paris based band Jamasutra. Country Joe and the Fish released their debut album, "Electric Music For The Mind & Body", which in the U.K was consistently featured by John Peel on his B.C.C radio show. The album was a chart success, has never been out of print, and unfailingly appears in lists of the all time top psychedelic albums. During 1967's "Summer of Love" Country Joe and the Fish were rocketed onto the world stage at the Monterey Pop Festival together with The Jefferson Airplane, The Who and Jimi Hendrix, who all starred at the early Isle of Wight Festivals between 1968 and 1970. All four bands played 1969's legendary Woodstock Festival , and their performances were immortalised in "Woodstock", acknowledged as the best music festival film ever. From 1970 onwards Barry released a number of solo albums, recorded two albums with Man in Rockfield Studios in Wales, and toured extensively in the U.K, France the Netherlands, Ireland and even Thailand. In the 1980's, Barry formed San Francisco's historic supergroup, The Dinosaurs, which also featured members of Quicksilver Messenger Service, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin's band Big Brother And The Holding Company and Robert Hunter, The Grateful Dead's lyricist. Barry fronts his own band in California, and in France is lead guitarist with Jamasutra, who recorded the excellent album "Revolution Down the Road". The event starts at 5 p.m sharp, and the tea room at Dimbola will be open until then, so come early! Advance tickets (£9) are available online from https://webplus.barkingspider.abelgratis.com/tickets/ . You can also purchase tickets at Dimbola Museum and Galleries in person - or take your chances on the door!