The Wyld Olde Souls are a psychedelic folk band from New York City who mesh medieval and Indian influences with their passion for late 60s British folk rock.  With influences ranging from 12th century courtly love songs to Jefferson Airplane to Fairport Convention to Loreena McKennitt, The Wyld Olde Souls have created an other-worldly sound that’s all their own, linking the music of the past with the music of tomorrow (or the day after that).  

10 years in the making, the group released their highly anticipated, full-length CD Ensoulment on June 1, 2011.

Their debut CD, a six-song EP entitled Poems from the Astral Plane, was released on Parallel World in 2000. The CD gained a cult status among European collectors of the femme folk psych genre.  In addition to fervent reviews from abroad describing the band as "mysterious," "bewitching," "classy," "magical," and "transcendent,” the CD is endorsed by Tom Rapp, founder of legendary late ‘60s band Pearls Before Swine, who said, “It's good to see that someone is still exploring folk and psychedelia and doing it so well.”

The Wyld Olde Souls have appeared on two compilations to date: Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol. 5 (Purple Lantern) 'The Sun God' and Pull Up the Paisley Covers: A Psychedelic Omnibus (Aether Records) 'High Flyin' Bird.'

The Wyld Olde Souls are Ivy Vale (lead vocals, guitar, hand percussion), Rick Reil (vocals, electric & acoustic lead guitar, bouzouki), Melissa Davis (vocals, hand percussion), Kristin Pinell Reil (vocals, flute, guitar, mandolin), and Naren Budhakar (tablas). Rick Reil and Kristin Pinell Reil are also members of the critically acclaimed New Jersey psychedelic power pop band The Grip Weeds (Rainbow Quartz/Wicked Cool Records). Naren Budhakar has studied with renowned tabla maestro Samir Chatterji and performed with a wide range of eastern and western artists including Terry Riley, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, Alms for Shanti, and La Monte Young.