ProgDay Announces MIRTHRANDIR!
 

ProgDay is thrilled to announce the addition of MIRTHRANDIR to this year’s lineup. With a style in the tradition of classic symphonic, melodic, driving progressive rock, the band also features a unique twin lead guitar attack that allows for added complexity and density.

The band formed back in the early 70’s and released “For You The Old Women” in 1976, generally ranked as one of the top American progressive rock albums of the time. For a while it looked like MIRTHRANDIR would join the top tier of U.S. based progressive rock acts, but unfortunately the band broke up before that happened.

Reunited in the new millennium, critically acclaimed performances at the New Jersey Proghouse, Baja Progressive Rock Festival, and The Rights Of Spring Festival have gained the band a whole new generation of fans. ProgDay is proud to welcome this classic ensemble to the Storybook stage.

ProgDay, the world’s longest running progressive rock festival, takes place this year on August 30th and 31st at Storybook Farm near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Other bands announced so far are Ain Soph (Japan), Canvas Solaris (US), CHEER-ACCIDENT (US), Holding Pattern (US), VonFrickle (US) and Abigail's Ghost (US). To hear music and get information about all the bands, please visit our website at www.progday. com.

Re: ProgDay Announces MIRTHRANDIR!
 

I know, it's no big surprise around here. Anyway, it's official now.

Re: ProgDay Announces MIRTHRANDIR!
 

Because it was announced on the moon? :rolleyes:

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Nah, I'm not taking the bait this time. ;)

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Bait? I think you set it yourself

...vax I think Mike meant that it was no big surprise because it was announced in front of a thousand people at Nearfest.

It usually takes a while for all of the i's to be dotted and to make its was on the webpage. I wasn't worried either way.

Re: ProgDay Announces MIRTHRANDIR!
 

When one of the event's promoters stands up in front of 1000 NEARfesters and proclaims that Mirthrandir will be performing at ProgDay -- which is more more than 1 day but we can debate the semantics of that in another thread :) -- I consider it to be an official announcement. It might not have made it in real time to the ProgDay site but it is/was on the Mirthrandir site.

1/2 of Advent was present at NEARfest and I spoke with them. Alan Benjamin is guitarist for both Advent and Mirthrandir. He confirmed it to me as well. I haven't had a chance to speak with Simon yet; however, any conversation with him wouldn't be to confirm their ProgDay appearance. ;)

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Well said. Alan and I talked about some other things but not that - the announcement was a pleasant surprise. Hopefully we'll have another official announcement soon, the one that's on that band's website - that would make my day.

Another thing like this is Morglbl playing in Baltimore this week. Their band site shows something different than what the venue shows, and I had a great deal of skepticism about it...Morglbl in a bar in Baltimore? But it's true. I've missed the two shows this week, but 5PM on Saturday I will be at the place ready for action.

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That should be fun. I really enjoyed Morglbl! Very animated and personable on stage. I hope they have the light-rope palm tree, that really made the stage! :D

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LMAO........who really gives a damn? It's just great that they will be playing isn't it? :)

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I was googling "Prog stereotype" for another thread and found this...includes a quote from my friend Buster who I went to college with (we lived on the same dorm floor)...

http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Con...d=oid%3A160062