Happy New Year everyone!
Here are some updates from some of the awesome people/bands that have appeared on Lyric L. and Amy V's UK Featured Music Live in the past:
AraPacis
AraPacis has recently signed with Femme Metal Records of Canterbury, UK. Their album, yet to be named, is set to be released something this coming spring. Femme Metal Records, founded by Carrie Sharp, exclusively produces female fronted metal bands. For more information about either the band or the label, visit www.femmemetalrecords.com and/or www.arapacis.com .
CIRCA:/Billy Sherwoodhttp://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=163846258
CIRCA: will be on tour in Italy from February 4 – 11, 2009! The tour will begin at the Alcatraz Theater in Milan, then continue on to Torino, Bologna, Firenze, and Rome before their final show in Naples at the Casa Della Musica Federico . They will be joined by Bobby Kimball (lead singer of Toto}, and will be performing music from CIRCA:, Toto, Yes and more...!
The ever-prolific Billy Sherwood has also had his latest solo release, "At The Speed of Life" nominated for 2008 Best Prog CD of the Year at USAProgmusic.com, so don't forget to show him some love and vote!
Judy Dyble
The amazing Judy Dyble's newest album 'Talking With Strangers' is almost finished and set to be released in March of this year. It has contributions from Robert Fripp (King Crimson) Ian McDonald (King Crimson,Foreigner) Jacquie McShee (Pentangle) Pat Mastelotto ( King Crimson Tuner,KTU,etc) Simon Nicol (Fairport Convention),Julianne Regan (All About Eve) Celia Humphris (Trees) and Sand Snowman and many other fabulous musicians. She has had a marvelous time working with Tim Bowness(No-man) and Alistair Murphy (Cromer Museum) as producers, arrangers and collaborators , so stay tuned for the result! J
M O T H S
The ever talented Winged Ones have released their first album, entitled " Here Lies The Question" online to many positive reviews; it can be downloaded from http://www.indmill.com.
Pale Hollow
Pale Hollow's S/T CD was selected 5 in Absolute Power-Pop's top 125 CDs of 2008;
you can read more about it at http://absolutepowerpop. blogspot. com/ Congrats, all!
RoSfest 2009!
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewProfile&friendID=60322662
The 6th Annual Rites of Spring Festival , held at the historic Keswick Theater in Glenside, PA ( just outside of Philadelphia) from May 1 – 3, 2009 has the most exciting line up to date!
Appearing this year are: Nektar( UK, Germany); Apocalypse (Brazil); Iluvatar (USA); Lazuli (France); Frost (UK); Abigail's Ghost(USA); Moth Vellum(USA); John Lee's Barclay James Harvest (UK); Mangala Vallis(Italy); Moonsafari(Sweden); and Touchstone (UK).
Tickets are now on sale via the Keswick Theater Box at http://www.keswicktheatre.com and also available through Ticketmaster at http://www.ticketmaster.com. For the first time, single day tickets for individual bands appearing on Saturday and Sunday during the festival will also be available…although I recommend you purchase the full package for the true RoSfest experience– it is the festival to beat all festivals! If you don't attend any others in the States, definitely choose this one!