Shide & Acorn was a short-lived British folk-rock band from the Isle of Wight, active in the early 1970s. Originally called Foehammer (and then Peppermint Snuff of Wight), they played light folk-rock with a mixture of male and female lead and harmony vocals. Comprising Graham Spencer, Jeremy Cahill, Joy Perkis (vocals), Mike Jolliffe (guitar), Steve Jolliffe (bass), their sole album, "
Under the Tree" (1971) was a privately pressed LP given away to friends. However, in the 1990s, two CDs of more previously unreleased rehearsals and studio recordings were released, as w…
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