The Sallyangie, the British folk duo of
Sally Oldfield and her brother
Michael, were signed upon the recommendation of guitarist
John Renbourn of
Pentangle.
Sally was 21 years old, and
Michael a mere 16, at the time of their late-'60s album
Children of the Sun. Not surprisingly, the result was crystalline and gentle contemporary British folk with similarities to
Pentangle, but considerably more low-key. The Oldfields collaborated on the writing of all of the material on their sole outing.
Mike Oldfield went on to join
Kevin Ayers' band and achieve stardom as a progressive rock guitarist and composer with
Tubular Bells, while
Sally recorded less successful but equally ambitious art rock albums as a solo act.
–
Richie Unterberger, Rovi