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Old 07-27-2006, 07:03 PM
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A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

Yes folks they DO exist.

Details are here. http://www.summersend.co.uk/index.html

Rick and Roll, Ozzie, Keithie and (probably) Rogor mortis will be there.

Anyone else interested?????
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Old 07-27-2006, 07:21 PM
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Re: A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

i'm overcoming my motion sickness and my never having been overseas to do this...looking forward to it....
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Old 07-27-2006, 08:06 PM
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Re: A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

Fantastic, Rick!!!!!!!!!!

You going to this almost makes me as happy as me going to this. Wish I could but no hols, no moolah.

I know it will be a blast.
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Old 07-27-2006, 08:10 PM
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Re: A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

BTW, keith, the Robin 2 was Frankie Dunnery's regular venue before he started doing the house concert circuit. Good vibes there!
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Old 07-28-2006, 04:00 AM
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BTW, keith, the Robin 2 was Frankie Dunnery's regular venue before he started doing the house concert circuit. Good vibes there!
It will be good to be somewhere that has Frankie's vibe running through it. He has always been a favourite artist of mine ever since I got into "It Bites" all those years ago.
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Old 07-29-2006, 05:50 AM
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Re: A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

So far we have three definites. Rick+Roll, Mortis and me. Tickets have been purchased and hotels are being sorted.

Anyone else who fancies a great weekends Prog. Let us know. It would be good to make it a Meet a Moonie type event.
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Old 07-30-2006, 05:03 PM
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Re: A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

Hey this looks cool. I am new to the forum but was kindly pointed to the direction of this thread - and who knows, I'd love to be able to get to this event if I can make it.

I must do a little listening to the bands who are already earmarked to play... any pointers anyone so I can have a listen...?
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Old 07-30-2006, 05:52 PM
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Re: A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

For starters try Pendragon's "Guardian of my soul" or "Paintbox". As for The Flower Kings, Rogor Mortis is our resident TFK expert but my own favourite is "Stardust we are". Strangefish are a band where you could pick anything from Aural moon's playlist and you would enjoy it. A great band and one of the reasons I'm going to the festival.

Hope that helps you MusicMan.

See you in Bilston.
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Old 07-30-2006, 08:14 PM
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Re: A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

Looks really cool.. but I will already be back in the US. I will be going to the UK for a mini-tour of my own at the beginning of September.. Will be playing with Tim Blake, Dream Machine and others.. Wish the timing was better for me to be able to go to the festival while I am over there!! GRRRRR!!!

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Old 07-31-2006, 01:19 PM
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Re: A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

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Looks really cool.. but I will already be back in the US. I will be going to the UK for a mini-tour of my own at the beginning of September.. Will be playing with Tim Blake, Dream Machine and others.. Wish the timing was better for me to be able to go to the festival while I am over there!! GRRRRR!!!

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Cyndee.

I'm not sure about being able to make any of the dates on your tour because of work commitments.....I will try and sort something out.

However, Nik Turner's Space Ritual band are playing in London (Portobello Road) on Friday 18th August and I will definitely be there.

Did you know about that gig?

I'll post this in your thread as well in case you don't get to see this one.
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Old 07-31-2006, 08:33 PM
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Re: A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

Thanks Keithie! Wish I could go to the Space Ritual gig!!
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Old 08-01-2006, 07:52 AM
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Re: A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

Thanks KeithieW - great info, I will check it out.

Tell you what guys and gals, after listening to, then purchasing Frosts - Milliontown album on the weekend, I gotta say this is the most superb modern prog rock stuff I have ever heard.

I travel on the train a lot, and being a musical sound geek I tend to analyse all the sounds on a track - or in a section of a track - if I like it.

For those who have this album - please have a listen to the absolutely brilliant lead synth keys playing on the track Hyperventilate just after the guitar solo at 5:53. The piece goes into a totally wild 5/8 with what I'd say is some of the best lead keyoard playing I have ever heard. Awesome stuff...

I am gobsmacked at this stuff as you can tell...
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Old 08-01-2006, 07:13 PM
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Re: A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

MM,

Not sure what you like etc...

Strangefish is a stew of Genesis, Echolyn, IQ, Gentle Giant, thrown together in accesible prog music. I like it because it rocks and they use sounds from great bands without being derivative. The first CD has longer pieces (and more enjoyable) and the second is thematically linked and repeats a bit but is also stellar.

If you are not familiar with the Flower Kings you will love them. I like them all, bear in mind they are a bit different now and jazzier. And there's too much to explain lol...
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Old 08-02-2006, 02:35 AM
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Re: A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

There's an outside chance I'll show up. BUT, having seen Flamborough Head at Baja Prog, I strongly recommend not missing them. Not the most original sound (hints of Renaissance), but solid and enjoyable.
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Old 08-02-2006, 02:36 AM
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There's an outside chance I'll show up. BUT, having seen Flamborough Head at Baja Prog, I strongly recommend not missing them. Not the most original sound (hints of Renaissance), but solid and enjoyable.
Jim..........if you show up at the fest it will make me as happy as seeing everyone at my Birthday party. That's the truth!!!!!
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Old 09-13-2006, 06:51 PM
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Re: A UK Prog Festival!!!!!!!

Here's a link a friend sent:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire..._feature.shtml

There's a link to the festival, pictures of Heather Findlay and Christina (and a last name too)!

And what the Sam Hill is Cheese Rolling?
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