BIOGRAPHY

Inspired by the wildlife of the woods and folk tales of the forest, brothers Alex and Jonathan Betts formed AFFORESTED in England 2007.

Although their sound is best described as progressive folk rock, some of their work has lent towards the folk metal genre.

Early albums, 'Surviving Remnants Of The Medieval Greenwood' and Frithu', combined the sound of British folk rock with progressive rock.

The later works, 'Until The King's Pardon E.P.' and 'Before The Beech Mast Begins To Fall', incorporated electric guitars for the first time and added influences from classic heavy metal.

In 2022 they released 'Ancient Healing Oakwood Journeys'. This album features one epic 39:43 minute song of progressive folk rock that combines all the elements of the previous albums plus a few more.

Influences include: JETHRO TULL, STEELEYE SPAN, RICK WAKEMAN, RUSH, GRYPHON, CAMEL, IRON MAIDEN, FAIRPORT CONVENTION, DEEP PURPLE, THE GORDON GILTRAP BAND, THIN LIZZY, FOCUS, KANSAS, ELP and AL DI MEOLA.

Jonathan Betts - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Lead Vocals, Mandolin and Percussion

Alex Betts - Drums, Keyboards, Flute, Whistle, Recorder, Percussion, Vocoder and Backing Vocals