Woodstock Star Licorice McKechnie Vanished for Decades, Now Revealed to Be Alive

In November 2025, the mysterious disappearance of 1960s folk icon Licorice McKechnie has finally been solved. McKechnie, known for her captivating performance with The Incredible String Band at the legendary Woodstock festival, vanished from the public eye sometime in the late 1980s, leaving her family, friends, and fans to wonder about her fate for decades.

The Daily Mail has now tracked down the reclusive McKechnie, who is now 80 years old, living in a modest one-bedroom apartment in a low-income housing complex in Sacramento, California. Once a celebrated figure in the 1960s music scene, adored by the likes of The Beatles and Bob Dylan, McKechnie has spent the past four decades living in complete obscurity, estranged from her former bandmates and even her own family.

McKechnie's ex-husband, Brian, was shocked to learn of her whereabouts, having last seen her in 1983. "Wow...Wow...It's been 40-something years," he said. "I'm amazed that she's still alive after all this time." McKechnie's former brother-in-law in Scotland, David Harding, also expressed surprise, saying that McKechnie had "removed herself from family life and chosen another path."

The reasons behind McKechnie's disappearance and reclusive lifestyle remain a mystery, but it seems her struggles with mental health and her involvement with the Church of Scientology may have played a role. As one former bandmate, Rose Simpson, noted, "Whatever her troubles, she overcame them to be a glowing presence in many people's imagination and a lot of real lives too."