The Caves, Edinburgh Saturday, 21st September 2024 ALI FERGUSON “This tiny planet has its own music, Its own beating heart and angelic voice. It forms its own laughter and creaking aches It cries its own tears and speaks its own…
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Abingdon United Football Club, Oxfordshire 8th July 2023 TPA were once again back at Abingdon United Football Club in Oxfordshire for the third iteration of Prog For Peart festival, with sixteen bands to entertain the prog faithful over two days,…
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Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow Saturday, 26th November 2022 ‘Twas the month before Christmas and our intrepid TPA scribe and his faithful companion Bronwen got up before they went to bed and flew to a distant land up North. Many…
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The Bedford, Balham, London Sunday, 19th September 2021 Why are we here? My reason is that Genesis in Belfast was rescheduled, so I am going to get the most out a weekend, and where better than The Bedford Hotel, Balham.…
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Here’s to a hopefully happier New Year! It’s that time again where we look ahead to the audible delights that might give us a quick peck on the cheek, a full-blown snog or have us running screaming from the singles…
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Let’s face it, 2020 has been a totally CRAP Year… it will not be remembered fondly by most and will be the cause of much sadness for too many. In times like these we really need special things in our…
View More Abel Ganz – The Life of the Honey Bee and Other Moments of Clarity
Is this a definitive list – hell NO! I could name numerous albums that might/should have been on this list and were certainly in the nominees category, however: “Then, shalt thou count to ten. No more. No less. Ten shalt…
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It seems to be traditional to start these things by saying just how difficult it was to choose 10 of the best albums, and that if you asked me to tomorrow the list would be totally different. However, to be…
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[With photos by Tony Colvill, Nigel John, Leo Trimming and Dave Glaves] The Drill Hall, Chepstow – 2nd to 4th October 2015 As a warmer than average September ebbs away and the temperatures start to dip it’s time once again…
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I doubt many readers of this blog will need an introduction to Scots based Abel Ganz, but just in case. Formed in the early 80s the band toured their native Scotland earning a healthy following and went on to release…
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