[2017-04-21] The Strawbs "Live In Gettysburg: Rites Of Spring Festival 2016" CD/DVD set (Witchwood)

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Feb 04, 2017 5:05 pm

Description
2016 was a major turning point for STRAWBS. Prestigious ROLLING STONE magazine listed the band's Hero and Heroine as one of the 50 greatest prog rock albums of all time. STRAWBS headlined RoSFest (The Rites of Spring Festival) - North America's Premier International Progressive Rock Festival - in Gettysburg, the city where Abraham Lincoln made his historic address to the nation. It was in Gettysburg that STRAWBS filmed the complete new version of their historic Hero and Heroine.

The latest STRAWBS line-up is considered by David Cousins to be the best of them all. Keyboard virtuoso Dave Bainbridge - respected for his work with Celtic band IONA - has brought modernity, sensitivity, and drama to the band. David Cousins, Dave Lambert, and Chas Cronk - the front line of the band - played on the first Hero and Heroine in 1974. Drummer Tony Fernandez first recorded with STRAWBS in 1977 and has been RICK WAKEMAN's resident drummer for the past 35 years. This is an historic release.

Tracklist
1. Prologue - Cousins
2. Autumn (i) Heroine's Theme - Hawken, (ii) Deep Summer's Sleep - Cousins, (iii) The Winter Long - Cousins
3. Sad Young Man - Coombes
4. Just Love - Lambert
5. Without Your Song - Bainbridge
6. Shine On Silver Sun - Cousins
7. Hero And Heroine - Cousins
8. Snow White Dove - Bainbridge
9. Midnight Sun - Cousins/Cronk
10. Her Open Arms - Bainbridge
11. Out In The Cold/Round And Round - Cousins
12. Angst - Bainbridge
13. Lay A Little Light On Me - Cousins/Hero's Theme - Lambert/Round And Round (reprise) - Cousins

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Kid Bailey · 16 Jul 2006

They remain a wonderful band, and it seems as if the new keyboard player fits in perfectly.
Excited about this.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Kid Bailey wrote:

They remain a wonderful band, and it seems as if the new keyboard player fits in perfectly.
Excited about this.

I as well Kid. So glad to see the continuation of Dave Lambert and Chas Cronk with Dave Cousins. Having almost everything this band has ever released has me saying "Why Stop now?" :wink:

Nice song selection as well.

Rick A.

Invisible Pedestrian · **Joined:** 24 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 26163

It's always great to see bands like this still going.

Interviewing Dave Lambert for my book was a real thrill. He is criminally underrated.

These guys had some of the best Prog albums of the 70s, even their commercial material.

Linda · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2017 12:42 am

Bump: This is now going to be released domestically. See the first post for updated details.

[2017-04-21] The Strawbs "Live In Gettysburg: Rites Of Spring Festival 2016" CD/DVD set (Witchwood)

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