Having originated from a Dulwich College band by the name of Pooh and the Ostrich Feather, Quiet Sun was formed in 1970 after MacCormick had made friends with Robert Wyatt, the son of a friend of his mother's.
Entstanden aus einer College-Band namens Pooh and the Ostrich Feather, wurde Quiet Sun 1970 gegründet, nachdem MacCormick sich mit Robert Wyatt, dem Sohn einer Freundin seiner Mutter, angefreundet hatte.