The Civic Hall, Stourport Saturday, 8th March 2025 SPLINK (Richard Swan) What a joyous start to Day 2 of the Fusion Festival! With the 4-piece Splink, like me, Steve Gould (the promoter of this event that grows in stature every…
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Poppodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer [NL] Saturday, 15th March 2025 After releasing their latest studio album In Murmuration in 2024, and the live album Live at Tavastia, it is now time for a short tour through Western Europe for Finland’s Von Hertzen…
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Surely Finland’s finest export, the Von Hertzen Brothers released the album of their career with 2022’s Red Alert in the Blue Forest, so it was with high expectations that we awaited their new studio effort, In Murmuration. So how does…
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Happy New Year! Another strange year – this seems to be becoming a habit! At least there has been plenty of new music to enjoy and live performances are well and truly back on track. As is usual at this…
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Poppodium De Boerderij, Zoetermeer, the Netherlands Thursday, 29th September 2022 On a cool, dark autumn night, Poppodium Boerderij once again sets the stage for a performance by the Finnish band Von Hertzen Brothers (VHB). Again, because these musicians played here…
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There is always a sense of anticipation when news arrives of a new album from Finland’s wonderful Von Hertzen Brothers. Since they began making inroads into the consciousness of music lovers outside their homeland, they have gone from strength to…
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Hafan Y Mor Haven Holiday Park, Pwllheli, Wales 17th & 18th November 2017 HRH Prog 6 put on display an impressive range of bands old and new in the now familiar yet remotely beautiful North Wales location. Following on only…
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This is the seventh album from Finland’s Von Hertzen Brothers and it sees a return to a more prog influenced sound after the last two albums which were more straightforward AOR/Rock. I think that on the strength of the material…
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