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I've now moved back to Scotland and am in a transitional state as I sell my home in the SE of England and find somehwere to buy up here.  I've now also formally left the BBC and have become a freelance producer/writer/lecturer for hire.  Followers of my various social media accounts will realise I'm actually busier than ever.  Music has, I'm afraid, been placed on the backburner a bit while I sort myself out.

That said, I managed a short, acoustic support slot at the Glasgow O2 Academy opening for Rick Wakeman at the beginning of April.  I've also agreed to appear at PBX4 (The Prog Before Xmas) on the 26th of November - also in Glasgow.  See above for details.  

I'm also hoping to have news of a first appearance with the Daughters of Expediency at Prog in the Park soon.  Watch this space.   

However, I am convinced that 'Grey Sky Thinking' will be my best work so far.  Some of the songs have already appeared as part of the live set, and I can't wait for you to hear how they've developed from those early versions.   

But this is all relatively small stuff when you put it into the context of what's going on in the wider world.  
The war in Ukraine has forced us all to confront the fragility of the peace we've taken for granted in Western Europe since the end of the Cold War.  

I'm glad to say that both myself and my former colleagues in Pallas have managed to put our differences aside to add our support to the appeal by the Disasters Emergency Committee to help those affected by the war in Ukraine.  We have released a reworked live video of 'Beat The Drum' to encourage everyon to donate what they can.  

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Currently all live plans are on hold.  The one notable exception was due to be Prog in the Park 2 in Dunfermline. 

Unfortunately, Kevin O'Neill, (the man behind it) died unexpectedly a short time ago.   

It was a horrible shock to Kevin's close family and friends - and all of us who'd got to know him so well over the past couple of years.  In the circumstances it seemed appropriate to at least postpone the festival while his family dealt with the more pressing matters that losing someone close brings.

However, I'm hearing that the festival may now go ahead early in April 2023.  We've not yet been approached to play, but I'm sure I speak for the whole band when I say that it'll have our full support regardless.

Let's hope we can all give Kevin the send-off he deserves.


For those starved of 'new' music, I'm afraid I haven't got much I can share with you right now.


However, Rob Reed and I did release a video of a one-night-only voice and piano version of 'Sanctuary' that we played together at Magenta's annual 'friends and family' gig outside Cardiff.  You can watch the video on youtube, or download the track on a 'pay what you want' basis from Bandcamp. There's also a second mix where Rob has added some subtle orchestration.  And very classy sounding it is too!


You can get it here: https://magenta.bandcamp.com/album/alan-reed-rob-reed-sanctuary-live


The Youtube Link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mlmi6uyO_7w




TOUR-SHIRT

We've all been in Lockdown for a long time.  We all miss gigging. So we thought why not commemorate what we've lost with a a t-shirt for the tour we would have wanted to do?


So here it is. The T-shirt for the Imaginarium European Tour 2020. They come in a range of colours and you can order them direct from the Streetshirts website on the following links.  


N.B. FOR SOME REASON I CAN'T GET THE WEBSITE TO LINK DIRECTLY - BUT COPY AND PASTE THE LINKS BELOW AND THEY WILL WORK!!


Ladies  - Purple V-neck

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Ladies - Purple

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UNISEX - Purple

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UNISEX - Light Blue

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UNISEX - Dark Blue

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Once Upon A Time in the Netherlands: Concert Video

Sadly work on this has also ground to a halt for the time being.  However, we hope to be able to tell you a bit more about this once we're a bit closer to release.

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Live: From the Razor's Edge


Live performances of tracks from the first two albums  - and some Pallas classics - played with gusto with The Daughters of Expediency.  The album is now available for purchase via the following outlets and other specialist retailers, but I'd much prefer you to buy via one of the following. 


**PLEASE NOTE: I NO LONGER DISTRIBUTE VIA ITUNES, SPOTIFY OR OTHER STREAMING SERVICES.  PLEASE RESPECT MY MATERIAL BY PURCHASING LEGITIMATELY AS A CD EITHER DIRECTLY OR FROM A REPUTABLE RETAILER

 

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DANCING WITH GHOSTS

EP of acoustic tracks including numbers first recorded with Pallas and Abel Ganz, as well as new songs

 

FIRST IN A FIELD OF ONE

Alan's first fully-fledged solo album.  An eclectic mix of musical styles held together by strong songs, great playing and a fabulous voice

 

LIVE IN LIVERPOOL

High-quality live recording of Alan's performance at the Philharmonic, Liverpool whilst supporting Steve Hackett on his 'Genesis Revisited' Tour.  

 

HONEY ON THE RAZOR'S EDGE

Alan's second album.  Slightly heavier han the first, with guest appearances from Steve Hackett, Claude Leonetti,Tina Booth, Monique Van der Kolk and Laetitia Chaudemanche

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Honey on the Razor's Edge is now available form all good specialist retailers.  Treat yourself to a copy.  Reccommended for daily consumtion as part of a balanced diet

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Live dates »

It's been really busy on the live front, with the latest incarnation of The Daughters of Expediency plahing a series of dates around the country.  Look out for us near you soon


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Out'n'About »

The Hackett dates were truly an eye-opener.  Long time since I'd played those sort of venues - and certainly the first time armed only with an acoustic guitar!!!  Youn can find out more about my adventures on my blog  


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