Steve Petch
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Sep 01 2016
Announcement
To say that i am thrilled to bits is an understatement to announce that The Progmeister’s PROGCAST is now to be hosted by the very splendid ARFM rock radio. It has been my pleasure to listen to ARFM rock radio for many years so becoming part of the team there is for me an …
Aug 29 2016
Francis Dunnery House concerts.
I was sent some exciting news from Francis Dunnery’s press machine. Well worth considering Pop pickers. Francis Dunnery is scheduling a House Concert Tour through the UK in October. The beautiful Dorie Jackson will be joining Francis bringing….an extra layer of genius to the evening! We are excited to announce that we are offering opportunities for fans in your area to …
Aug 29 2016
August Progcast
Hi Girls and Boys The august Progcast is now available on Mixcloud. For those who didn’t manage to catch it live on Nusakan radio on August 26th he is another chance. Please accept my apologies if you couldn’t hear the show when it was broadcast due to the gremlins out in the ether. …
Aug 14 2016
Greg Lake’s view on vinyl matters
I was reading with interest Greg Lake’s view about the forthcoming ELP remastered vinyl albums “Pictures At An Exhibition” and “Tarkus” in a recent communication from Compact Disc Services in Dundee. Really informative. read on… “To all friends of vinyl. Ever since producing and recording with King Crimson and ELP, it has been my personal …
Aug 07 2016
Freedom To Glide | Fall
Freedom To Glide are the produce of a Pink Floyd tribute band (Dark Side Of The Wall) and consist of keyboard player Pete Riley and guitarist/singer Andy Nixon. This is the duo’s second album the first being as simply titled “Rain” . My review of Rain was a favourable one sighting that obvious influences were …
Jul 28 2016
RIP Roye Albrighton
The curse of 2016 strikes again. Nektar axe man passes away….. The Cleopatra Records family has lost one of its closest friends and brightest stars. Nektar vocalist/guitarist Roye Albrighton passed away peacefully at the age of 67. Albrighton had just recently completed the text for a full-length book (co-written by Dave Thompson) about the group …
Jul 27 2016
August Progcast
Good day ladies and gentlemen. I am in the process of compiling my next Progcast which should go out into the ether next month (August 2016) I am slowly but surely gaining confidence as i don’t profess to be a professional broadcaster. I love combining contemporary music with classic prog and mainstream bands and artists …
Jul 08 2016
Anderson / Stolt | Invention Of Knowledge
From the outset having read the myriad of top quality musicians playing throughout this album i knew that i would be unable to lend my usual forensic appraisal of this rather special suite of goodies. My review here is based on the vinyl edition of the album which in my opinion seems to be the …
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- The Progmeister @ Progzilla February 251. The Procession/The White Rider – Camel 2. From The Weeping Cradle – Dominic Sanderson 3. Masheena – Last Flight To Pluto 4. Don’t Lose Your Soul -Tony Patterson & Doug Melbourne 5. Crystalline – Midnight Jazz Club 6. Return Of The Ellington – Rosalie Cunningham 7. You – Roy Harper 8. Sulis Rise […]
- The Progmeister @ Progzilla January 25 show.1. Martha’s Madman – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 2. Coexistence part 1 – Oddleaf 3. The Fastest Man In The World – Gary Kemp 4. The Race – Yello 5. A Timeless Place – Anne Dudley & Jaz Coleman 6. Fingertips (live) – Peter Jones 7. Ectone – Norrsken 1982 – Beardfish 8. Arriving Somewhere […]
- The Progmeister @ Progzilla December 241. Something Very Strange – Spock’s Beard 2. The Rotter’s Club Is Closing \Down – Jakko Jakszyk 3. Torrential Downpour – Beardfish 4. Earthsong (live at Rosfest 2012) – Sanguine Hum 5. Blakey Jones – Back Door 6. Dream Kitchen – Frazier Chorus 7. Heavy Pencil – Rosalie Cunningham 8. It Ain’t Cool – […]
- The Progmeister @ Progzilla November 241. Heathrow- Level 42 2. In My Life-Barclay James Harvest 3. The Way Back Home-Unity 4. Flight Behaviour-Haze 5. Take Your Shot-Pineapple Thief 6. Telling The Bees (live)-Big Big Train 7. Tureg’s Dance-Madfellaz 8. Coffee In New York-The Korgi’s 9. Bermuda Triangle-Bob Walsh 10. Sweet Dreams (live)-Jethro Tull 11.Philadelphia-Neil Young 12. Tony Patterson @ Doug […]
- The Progmeister @ Progzilla | October 24 Show1. Water From A Vine Leaf – William Orbit 2. The North Sky – The Tangent (4 one) 3. Between Two Points David Gilmour featuring Romany Gilmour 4. Digging In The Dirt – Peter Gabriel 5. For You And I – Glorious Wolf 6. Back Seat Driver – Emily Francis Trio * 7. Gordon’s Gin […]
- The Progmeister @ Progzilla September 2024 show.1. Crazy – Supertramp 2. Do You Know – Jadis 3. Transylvanian Dances – Mandoki Soulmates 4. Pigs Might Fly – Doris Brendel 5. Sand Castles – Tony Patterson & Doug Melbourne 6. The Good Old Days Of The Cold War – The Korgis 7. Bats In The Belfry – Big Big Train 8. Heart […]
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