Sallyangie

The Sallyangie were a 1960s folk duo consisting of siblings Mike and Sally Oldfield. In 1968 they released their first and only album Children of the Sun. The duo split in late 1969 after limited success and a national tour. Both members have released albums since to greater success. The duo's name is reputed to be an amalgamation of "Sally" (Oldfield's name) and "Angie", the name of a guitar instrumental, written by Davey Graham. The duo's second single, "Child of Allah" was released three years after they had split up, a song which subsequently ended up on Sally Oldfield's debut solo album, Water Bearer in 1978.
==Links to Peel==
Mike Oldfield made his recording début in late 1968/early 1969 as half of a folk duo with sister Sally, Sallyangie, whose LP Children Of The Sun (coincidentally, the title of a song by Peel favourites The Misunderstood) was issued by Transatlantic Records, the label of Pentangle and other notable folk-based acts of the era. Peel mentioned them in his ABC Of Beauty article in Disc & Music Echo in November 1968 ("A twenty year old girl of rumoured reckless beauty and her younger brother"). The album was not a commercial success and the duo soon split up, but did do one session for Night Ride in December 1968. 
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1968-12-03. First Broadcast: 04 December 1968
*Children Of The Sun / Song Of The Healer / Flee There Melancholy Flower / Lady Mary / Midsummer Night Happening
==Other Shows Played==
*None, according to available tracklistings
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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