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Episode 934 - Explorations, Vol. 3 - Progressive Folk

This week's Prog-Watch is another edition of our Explorations series, this one looking at Progressive Folk! In this program we'll explore the Prog Folk sub-genre through great music from Fairport Convention, Comus, Spirogyra, Jethro Tull, Magna Carta, Jan Dukes de Grey, The Strawbs, Harmonium, Steeleye Span, and Clannad!

101 Dimensions - August 2022

101 Dimensions curated by Anthony Rowsick, August 2022:1. Peter Baumann – Strangers In The Night; Metro Man; King Of The Jungle; Be Mine; and Time Machine (from the album Strangers In The Night, 1983)2. Thomas Dolby – She Blinded Me With Science (extended mix); Radio Silence; Airwaves; Flying North; and Weightless (from the album The Golden Age Of Wireless, 1982)3. Hawkwind – It's The Business Of The Future To Be Dangerous; I Am The Eye That Looks Within; and Quark, Strangeness, and Charm (from the album 25 Years On, 1994)4. Erik Norlander – Fanfare For Absent Friends; City Of Living Machines; and New Gotham Prime (from the album Seas Of Orion, 2004)5. Vangelis – The Motion Of The Stars; The Will Of The Wind; Metallic Rain; Elsewhere; Dial Out; and Glorianna (Hymn a la Femme) (from the album Direct, 1988)This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

Episode 933 - School Days

This week's Prog-Watch is a themed special called School Days! With fabulous music by The Kinks, Argent, Comedy of Errors, Pete wnshend, Godley & Creme, Big Country, Gentle Giant, Stone Temple Pilots, Frank Zappa, Van Halen, Joe Walsh, Paul Simon, Jon & Vangelis, Jethro Tull, and Rush!

Episode 932 - Epix, Vol. 11

This week's Prog-Watch is another edition of Epix! But this time around I've done something a little different. The songs are all still 10 plus minutes in length, but this time there is more emphasis on the contemporary. Only one track comes from the 70s...the rest are from this century, with one from 2001, one from 2018, and two from this year. Tune in to hear great progressive sounds from Yes, The Watch, Ben Craven, All Traps on Earth, and Athak!

Episode 931 - Variety

A plethora of fantastic stuff has come across my digital desktop lately, so this week's Prog-Watch is a straight-up variety program full of awesome, mostly contemporary progressive rock! I've got great music from Combinator, Evership, Grombira, The Bedlam Furnaces, Numen, Robert Berry's 3.2, The Samurai of Prog, Lucifer Was, Head Spin, Porcupine Tree, and Glass Island!

Episode 930 - Shaking the Yes Family Tree (Remastered + Bonus Track)

I sometimes listen to old shows to see how I've progressed. In listening to this first edition in my “Shaking the Tree” series, I really liked the content, but feel the sound quality leaves a little to be desired. So I decided to remaster it, and in many cases used tracks from remastered versions of the albums. Since I had time, I also included a bonus track at the end. Sonically, the program is far superior to the program (although there was only so much I could do with the voice track). Anyway, without further ado, I present Shaking the Yes Family Tree (Remastered + Bonus Track), with music from The Buggles, Trevor Rabin, Refugee, Asia, Flash, Esquire, Levin-Torn-White, Badger, Bruford, and Chris Squire!

Episode 929 - The Musical World of Jon Lord - A Tribute

I hope you will join me on Prog-Watch this week when I will be exploring some of the vast Musical World of the late Jon Lord! We'll hear great music from Deep Purple and his solo career, of course, as well as some of his other work with Tony Ashton, Whitesnake, and George Harrison!

Episode 928 - Variety + Poets of the Fall on Progressive Discoveries

More astounding progressive sounds await on this week's Prog-Watch! We'll hear music from Bill Bruford, Nick Fletcher, Robert Berry's 3.2, The Prog Collective, Caravaggio, Andrew Ruoti, and Grombira! Plus, our friend and resident reviewer, Dr. Rob Fisher, will take us on a voyage of Progressive Discovery with the latest release by the Finnish band Poets of the Fall!

Episode 927 - Virtuosos, Vol. 2 - Keyboardists

Join Rob Fisher, Magnus Moar and Big Tony on Prog-Watch this week for a look at some of the greatest keyboard virtuosos to ever grace our favorite genre! Guess who made the program, based on the episode's cover art! Even if you can guess them all, you won't want to miss this one! It's a belter!

Episode 926 - In Conversation with Dave Bainbridge, Pt. 2

This week on Prog-Watch it's Part Two of my coverage of Dave Bainbridge! More chat with Dave, more great solo music, and more great music from his work with the Strawbs, Lifesigns, the Downes Braide Association, and Dave Fitzgerald!