How 70s proggers, blues rockers, and psychedelic popsters put the humble flute out front.
Saluting some of the finest, most out-there prog rock artists from outside the UK: long may their Mellotrons resonate down the years.
The ambitious ‘Journey To The Centre Of The Earth’ was recorded on January 18, 1974, as Rick Wakeman recorded live with a choir, an orchestra, and a rock group.
The interview forms part of a new series on the band's official YouTube channel called 'The Missing Interviews: The Early Days'.
‘Prog For Peart’ presents two concerts each featuring eight prog bands at The Northcourt, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, on July 2 and July 3.
Seen as a return to Camel's principles, Harbour Of Tears represents an extended rumination on 19th-century Irish famine immigrants heading to America.
The prog rock world has no lack of virtuosity, with its guitar heroes, keyboard wizards, and bass and drum monsters but this list salutes the proggers whose instrument was their vocal cords.
On January 15, 1977, the progressive innovators debuted on the UK chart with their eighth album.
The profile of the Canadian rock giants was about to rise around the world, as their seventh album hit record stores on January 14, 1980.
Titled 'The Show Must Go On: Stories of Resilience', the event kicks off at 6.30pm local time on February 18.
Wilson's cover of Swift's 'Folklore' track is part of his 'The Future Bites Sessions' project
'In Dulci Jubilo' was not just Oldfield's first UK Top 5 single, but has become a part of the sound of Christmas in his home country.
