Rare Bird has been played on NTS shows including Queen Kong, with Passing Through first played on 12 July 2015.

Rare Bird were a progressive rock band that came together in the 1960s. They were formed in England, but had more success in other European countries than they did at home.

The band's initial line up was as below, although there would be line up changes for the band by the time they came to work on their 3rd album, the first two members listed were a constant throughout the life time of the band.

* Steve Gould (vocals/saxophone/bass) * Dave Kaffinetti (keyboards) * Graham Field (organ) * Mark Ashton (drums)

The band split up in the mid 1970s.