Steve Petch

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Sep 08 2016

A Prog Holiday in Wales with High End Audio

If you are considering a holiday break in Britain and like me a dyed in the wool Audiophile then why not consider this beautiful country house in beautiful welsh Wales http://www.llwynhelygcountryhouse.co.uk/contact.php Fabulous looking gaff with a high end Hi-Fi system to die for. This appeals to me not only because the thought of being able …

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Sep 08 2016

The Pineapple Thief | Your Wilderness

The Pineapple Thief are one of those bands that have managed to elude me. That was however until their new album Your Wilderness Landed at Progmeister towers for review,  I found myself intrigued from the outset having taken the album from it’s jiffy bag along with another disc to find a beautifully presented album with …

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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 …

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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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