Erland and the Carnival are a British folk rock band, formed in London, England by multi-instrumentalist Simon Tong (formerly of The Verve / Blur / [a=The Good, the Bad & the Queen]), Orcadian folk guitarist and singer Erland Cooper and Drummer/Engineer David Nock ([a=The Orb ] / [a=The Cult ] / [a=Fireman]).
Erland and the Carnival are best known for their contemporary arrangements of traditional Scottish and English folk songs, including: "Tramps and Hawkers", "Was You Ever See and Love Is a Killing Thing" collected by Ralph Vaughan Williams. The band's debut album was recorded at Damon Albarn's Studio 13 and released January 2010.