Third Ear Band has been played over 40 times on NTS, first on 6 September 2015. Third Ear Band's music has been featured on 43 episodes.

The Third Ear Band were one of the most challenging and distinctive bands to emerge from the UK underground music scene in the late 1960's. Championed by DJ John Peel, their music is characterised by improvised and sometimes atonal improvisations on tabla, oboe, violin and cello.

The band was formed from the ashes of the psychedelic group Hydrogen Jukebox in 1968 by Glen Sweeney (tabla/percussion). Signed to the fledgling Harvest Records, they recorded 3 albums:

Alchemy (1969) Third Ear Band (aka…