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Gandalf's Fist
Gandalf's Fist is an English band originally from Maryport, Cumbria. The band operates and records their own material from their headquarters currently located in South Norfolk. Their music is influenced by 1970s progressive/psychedelic rock. The group formed in 2005, and built their reputation through various airplay by national radio ( Planet Rock Radio, Teamrock Radio) with the help of several interviews in the "Classic Rock presents Prog"-Magazine, they cemented their reputation by playing at the "Second Stage" of Planet Rockstock in Great Yarmouth in December 2013, despite being a "initially studio only" project. They were featured in the TOP20 of ''Geoff Barton's 2013 Critic's choice'' in PROG Magazine Issue #41. History Formed at a nightclub in 2005 when a mutual friend invented a silly band name to try to impress a girl, Gandalf's Fist began as the creative collaboration of multi-instrumentalist Dean Marsh and lyricist-vocalist Luke Severn. Meeting at university and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clockwork Fable
''The Clockwork Fable'' is the sixth studio album by the English progressive rock band Gandalf's Fist. Released on 1 May 2016, it is a three disc spanning rock-opera interspersed with a professionally acted radio play between the actual songs. Each disc of the record serves as an individual element of a traditional three-act structure. Reception Classic Rock Magazine's Geoff Barton wrote "a conceptional tour de force, it reduces Rick Wakeman's The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table to the level of a Chas & Dave Cockney knees-up." in his review in issue 224, awarding it 9/10 Points. Prog Magazine's Steve Pilkington writes " ..Imagine The War Of The Worlds if it had been tackled by Ayreon rather than Jeff Wayne and you’re halfway there. Indeed, Arjen Lucassen’s just one of the guests here, along with Blaze Bayley (Iron Maiden), and prog-savvy actors Mark Benton and Zach ‘Gremlins’ Galligan. ..this is a career-defining, magical epic." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clockwork Prologue
''The Clockwork Prologue'' is the seventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Gandalf's Fist. Released on 1 July 2019, it is a two disc spanning rock-opera interspersed with a professionally acted radio play between the actual songs. The album is a two-part "Expansion Pack" to their previous album, The Clockwork Fable, featuring an expanded set of the original cast and performers, and providing more characters and storylines alongside the original story. Reception ''Sea of Tranquility'' Steven Reid wrote " ..none of this would matter if the music wasn’t up to snuff, but whether encountering the languid surge of "The Waxwork Downs", the grandiose Uriah Heep meets Iron Maiden styled "Leader of Men", the more Saracen-like "Wardens" or the glorious folk prog workout that is "Supplies for the Festivities", there's not a cog that isn't turning perfectly." ''The Progressive Aspect'' Tony Colvill writes " ..Every now and then the lunatics have an away day from the as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryport
Maryport is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Cumberland (unitary authority), Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is on the coast of the Solway Firth and lies at the northern end of the former Cumberland Coalfield. It is about outside the Lake District National Park. Maryport includes the site of the Roman Britain, Roman settlement of Alauna (Maryport), Alauna. The modern town was developed from the mid-18th century around a new harbour built at the mouth of the River Ellen. The parish also includes the village of Flimby. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the built up area had a population of 8,525 and the parish had a population of 10,865. Location Maryport is located on the A596 road north of Workington, west of Keswick, Cumbria, Keswick and south-west of Carlisle, Cumbria, Carlisle. Silloth is to the north on the B5300 road, B5300 coast road, which passes through the villages of Allonby, Mawbray, Beckfoot and Blitterlee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Nolan
Clive Nolan (born 30 June 1961) is a British musician, composer and producer who has played a prominent role in the development of progressive rock. He has been the regular keyboard player in Pendragon (band), Pendragon (1986–present), Shadowland (band), Shadowland (1992–present), Strangers on a Train (1993–1994) and Arena (band), Arena (1995–present), as well as writing lyrics for Arena and producing or co-producing several other bands' albums. Early life Nolan was educated at The King’s School, Gloucester. At the age of sixteen, Nolan became the youngest musician in England (at the time) to gain an London College of Music Examinations#Diplomas, ALCM diploma in composition from the London College of Music. Holding both a BMus and MMus, he played violin, cello and viola, although his main study while at university was composition, orchestration, musical arrangement and conducting. Career In 1982 Nolan won the cup and two medals at the composers competition in the Chelt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Folk Groups
Progressive may refer to: Politics * Progressivism, a political philosophy in support of social reform ** Progressivism in the United States, the political philosophy in the American context ** Progressivism in South Korea, the political philosophy in the South Korean context * Progressive realism, an American foreign policy paradigm focused on producing measurable results in pursuit of widely supported goals Political organizations * Congressional Progressive Caucus, members within the Democratic Party in the United States Congress dedicated to the advancement of progressive issues and positions * Progressive Alliance (other) * Progressive Conservative (other) * Progressive Party (other) * Progressive Unionist (other) Other uses in politics * Progressive Era The Progressive Era (1890s–1920s) was a period in the United States characterized by multiple social and political reform efforts. Reformers during this era, known as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widdershins
Widdershins (sometimes withershins, widershins or widderschynnes) is a term meaning to go counter-clockwise, anti-clockwise, or lefthandwise, or to walk around an object by always keeping it on the left. Literally, it means to take a course opposite the apparent motion of the sun viewed from the Northern Hemisphere (the face of this imaginary clock is the ground the viewer stands upon). The earliest recorded use of the word, as cited by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'', is in a 1513 translation of the ''Aeneid'', where it is found in the phrase "Abaisit I wolx, and widdersyns start my hair." In this sense, "widdershins start my hair" means "my hair stood on end". The use of the word also means "in a direction opposite to the usual" and "in a direction contrary to the apparent course of the sun". It is cognate with the German language ''widersinnig'', i.e., "against" + "sense". The term "widdershins" was especially common in Scots language, Lowland Scots. The opposite of widder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fusion Orchestra
Fusion Orchestra was a British progressive rock band active between 1969 and 1975.Fusion Orchestra official website FusionOrchestra.com History The band was formed in 1969 by Dave Bell, Stan Land, and Colin Dawson, but the more recognisable incarnation was formed when Jill Saward joined on vocals in 1970. They performed regularly on the British club circuit in the early 1970s, clocking up over 500 gigs at venues such as the before they eventually split in 1975. Their live performances were flamboyant and Saward's reputation for erotically charged on-stage antics drew bo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fierce And The Dead
The Fierce and the Dead (often abbreviated as TFATD) are a rock band formed in London in 2010. Initially known for instrumental post rock, stoner rock and progressive rock compositions, they began incorporating vocals with their 2023 album, ''News from the Invisible World''. The band members are originally from Rushden, Northamptonshire. They have released four studio albums and three EPs, toured with Hawkwind and have appeared at festivals including Ramblin' Man Fair and ArcTanGent. They were nominated at the Progressive Music Awards, once in 2013 and twice in 2018. Guitar.com noted that they had "cultivated a large following by using both traditional and modern means". History Formation and Early Years (2010–2012) The Fierce and the Dead began as an experimental recording project initiated by guitarist Matt Stevens, drummer Stuart Marshall and producer/bassist Kevin Feazey, resulting in the release of the ''Part 1'' EP in February 2010. Their debut album, ''If It Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gryphon (band)
Gryphon are an English progressive folk band formed in London in 1972. They are known for their medieval and Renaissance style of music. The band briefly flourished in the progressive rock heyday of the early 1970s, and then retired to other musical activities before reforming for a one-off reunion in 2009. Subsequently, Gryphon played some gigs in 2015, featured at the Cropredy Festival in 2016, and in 2017, an invitation to a ProgRock festival in Portugal, and in the UK, the NewDay Festival near Canterbury. The first new Gryphon record for 41 years was released in 2018. History Formation Gryphon formed in early 1972 as a four-piece band by English musicians Graeme Taylor, Richard Harvey, Dave Oberlé, and Brian Gulland. Harvey and Gulland were graduates of the Royal College of Music in London who started an acoustic band, using their classically trained backgrounds to perform a mixture of English folk music, contemporary rock, medieval and Renaissance music. The duo were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjen Lucassen
Arjen Anthony Lucassen (born 3 April 1960) is a Dutch singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer, best known for his long-running progressive metal/rock opera project Ayreon. Lucassen started his career in 1980 as the guitarist and backing vocalist of Dutch heavy metal band Bodine (band), Bodine as Iron Anthony, before joining Vengeance (band), Vengeance in 1984. After eight years he left the band, wanting to go into a more Progressive music, progressive direction, and released two years later an unsuccessful solo album entitled ''Pools of Sorrow, Waves of Joy'' under the nickname Anthony. In 1995, Lucassen released an album uncredited to any artist called ''The Final Experiment, Ayreon: The Final Experiment'', in which he sang, wrote every song and played most of the instruments. The album led to the creation of Ayreon; despite being relatively unknown at first, the project gained notable attention and praise with the release of its third album, ''In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaze Bayley
Blaze Bayley (born Bayley Alexander Cooke, 29 May 1963) is an English heavy metal singer. He was the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994 (and currently since 2010, following reunions in 2007 and 2009). He was also the lead singer of Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999. Since then, he has pursued a solo career and has released eleven studio albums. Blaze was voted number 67 in Sweden Rock magazine's top 100 singers of all time. Early life Bayley was born Bayley Alexander Cooke in Birmingham on 29 May 1963. His main inspiration to be a singer was when he saw Ronnie James Dio perform live at Birmingham Odeon on Dio's "Holy Diver" tour. At the time, Bayley was working a night job as a hotel porter. He would watch the rehearsals of a sixth form band who played Sex Pistols covers and some original material. It was the first time Blaze decided he would like to be a singer on stage. Career Wolfsbane (1984–1994, 2007–present) Bayley started his career as the lead vocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Galligan
Zachary Wolfe Galligan (born February 14, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Billy Peltzer in the comedy-horror films ''Gremlins'' (1984) and '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990). Early life and education Galligan was born on February 14, 1964, in New York City, the son of Carol Jean (née Wolfe), a psychologist, and Arthur John Galligan, a lawyer who was a founding partner of the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro. He is mostly of Irish descent, although he also has some English roots and Jewish ancestry (from Austria) on his mother’s side. He has a sister, Jessica, and graduated from Columbia University. Career Galligan's first major and most widely seen role was as Billy Peltzer in the 1984 film ''Gremlins''. Prior to being cast in ''Gremlins'', he filmed '' Nothing Lasts Forever'', which had its theatrical release cancelled and went unreleased in any form for years. In 1988, he starred as Mark Loftmore in the horror comedy '' Waxwork''. He reprise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
