Radio Abbey Classic Rock and Prog Show

12/02/2023

Listen to The Classic Rock and Prog Show 12.02.23 PART ONE by Radio Abbey

01/02/2023

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10/01/2023

08/07/2021

The radio show is taking a break this week. I'll be back on Friday 16th July.

02/07/2021

This week's show part 2 featuring an overview of the career of Gary Moore, the latest album by Simon Collins, plus tracks from Ranestrane, It Bites and much more!

02/07/2021

Part 1 of this week's show: featured album is 'Becoming Human' by Simon Collins; featured artist is Gary Moore. Plus: Gazpacho, IQ and much, much more!

25/06/2021

Part 2 of this week's show featuring Transatlantic, Flying Colors, Rain and much, much more!

25/06/2021

This week's featured band is Transatlantic, taking in Suckerpunch, Spock's Beard, Marillion and much more along the way!

13/06/2021

SPECIAL EDITION: This week, all tracks in Part One of the show have been chosen by KENILWORTH BOOKS. Includes: The Beatles; Bell & Sebastian; Ange Hardy; Abney Park and much more.

04/06/2021

It's my birthday! We celebrate the year I was born with classics from that year, as well as a sprinkling up to the 90s. Featured album this week is The Beatles' The White Album. Also featuring: Deep Purple, Status Quo, Pink Floyd, Marillion and much more!

30/04/2021

It's the 1971 show again! Featured album this week is In Search of Space by Hawkwind. Also featuring: Uncle Watson's Widow, The Airwaves, Jethro Tull, Deep Purple and much more!

30/04/2021

Celebrating 20 years since Marillion's Anoraknophobia - the album that invented crowdfunding! Also featuring other music from 2001 including Radiohead and other classics from Queen, Queensryche and much more!

03/12/2020

‘A FISH IN THE LEMON TREE’ FULL AUDIO STREAM OF FISH’S ONLY 2020 LIVE SHOW - AVAILABLE FRIDAY 4TH DECEMBER

ALL PROCEEDS DONATED TO FISH’S LIVE BAND & ROAD CREW

Recorded on March 13th 2020 at The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen, the audio will be available to stream for free on Soundcloud and on YouTube, alongside a JustGiving page raising money for Fish's band and crew members, aiming to relieve their financial struggles caused by the global pandemic crisis.

From Friday 4th December, fans can stream the gig and visit the donation page. The set list for the tour was built around songs from his first solo album Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors, on its 30th anniversary outing, new material from his brand new and final double album Weltschmerz and a couple of nods to songs from his first album, Script For A Jester’s Tear with Marillion that had just been re-released. It was the closing of a circle on what was meant to be his penultimate tour.

The recording captured what has become a special moment for Fish and his crew, their only live performance of 2020 which took place just before the UK went into lockdown. Neither the show nor the recording would have been possible without his talented band or crew, so Fish is using the release of the recording as an opportunity to help raise funds for them during these trying times.

"On Friday March 13th I performed my one and only show this year at The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen. Two days later my musicians and crew were disbanded and soon after in lockdown in their respective homes across the UK and beyond. None of us has set foot on a stage since and are unlikely to do so again for quite a while.

Losing all our concert touring in 2020 has been both a huge emotional and financial hit for everyone concerned however I was lucky that, although I didn't qualify for government support, my wife and I had the record company mail order business to get us through the year. My musicians and crew haven't been as fortunate and most of them being self employed qualified for only basic support, others getting nothing at all.

The show on March 13th at the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen was essentially a warm up gig for a tour that was booked with around 50 shows throughout the year and across Europe. We wouldn't normally record these shows but luckily it was captured by my sound engineer Steve Kent and with a touch of studio magic from Steve Vantsis, my bass player, Weltschmerz album co-writer and co-producer, we've managed to get together an hour and 30 minutes of the only show performed in 2020. It's a very special memory and means a lot to us all.

I decided that I didn't want to release it as an official live album but to use it in a very different way. This Lemon Tree gig will be available to stream free of charge on Soundcloud and YouTube from 4th December and all I ask is that if you're moved enough by the show that you make a small donation.

I personally am taking nothing from anything raised here and funds will be dispersed directly to associated band and crew members who have been struggling financially this year with little or no work outside the live music industry. Should funds raised exceed expectations then I will pass the remainder on to a similar charity that is supporting the live music industry." -Fish

‘A Fish In The Lemon Tree’ follows the release of Fish’s double album Weltschmerz in September, marking his final studio recording.

A FISH IN THE LEMON TREE SETLIST
Family Business
Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors
Rose Of Damascus
He Knows You Know
Weltschmerz
This Party’s Over
Cliché
View From The Hill
A Gentleman’s Excuse Me
Script For A Jester’s Tear
The Company

03/10/2020

Hi folks. Do not be alarmed, but I won't be on the radio for a while now. As soon as I'm back, I'll let you know. Please watch this space!

20/09/2020

To celebrate the release of the new album and a 30-year solo career, this week's show will be a Fish special. Tune in via TuneIn or on www.radioabbey.com for the Weltschmertz special this Wednesday 23rd September! 7pm-9pm BST!

12/09/2020

We're back this week... Wednesday 16th September... with Ghost, The Rolling Stones, the new single by Fish and much, much more!!! www.radioabbey.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNZn5jYSwpc

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09/09/2020

No show this week - real life got in the way. We will be back next week!

30/08/2020

In honour of Marillion's Couch Convention this week, my radio show celebrates the band, solo and together, live and onstage. Tune in for 2 hours of tracks from: rare Marilion FRC live releases; Unplugged performances; H band and Steve Hogarth solo in concert; Steve Rothery's band live; music from conventions and classic live performances. I'll be focusing on albums from the last 30 years but not necessarily those highlighted in the Couch Convention evenings. This will be a complement to the official activities and two hours showcasing A Better Way of Life for fans old and new!
Listen live via the Radio Abbey website or via the TuneIn app. Just ask Alexa to "play Radio Abbey fromTuneIn" and you're away!
Wednesday 2nd September 2020 7pm to 9pm GMT.
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Radio Abbey is an online radio station for Kenilworth, Warwickshire.

18/08/2020

Tomorrow 7pm until 9pm - the Radio Abbey Classic Rock and Prog Show featuring: AC/DC; Nirvana; Rolling Stones; Deep Purple; Boston; Blue Oyster Cult and much, MUCH more! Tune in via the website or TuneIn. Every Wednesday!

13/08/2020

Last night's show, available to Listen Again on Mixcloud:

PART 1
1. Asia – Heat of the Moment
2. Gazpacho – Soyuz One
3. Magnum – Rockin’ Chair
4. Jethro Tull – Living in the Past
5. Church of the Cosmic Skull – Everybody’s Going to Die
6. The Flaming Lips – It’s Summertime
7. Van Halen – Hot for Teacher
8. Deep Purple – Fireball
9. Magenta – Snow
10. Steven Wilson – Pariah
11. Marillion – The Only Unforgiveable Thing (live)
12. Stereophonics – The Bartender & the Thief

PART 2
1. Duran Duran – Too Much Information
2. The Police – Too Much Information
3. The Who – Too Much of Anything
4. The Police – Omegaman
5. Doris Brendel – You’re Everything
6. The Police – Demolition Man
7. Feeder – Comfort in Sound
8. Doves – Jetstream
9. The Police – Invisible Sun
10. Genesis – On the Shoreline
11. Yes – Long Distance Runaround
12. Three Colours Dark – Know You Now

Amidst record temperatures, we bring you the Heat of the Moment! Also featuring: Gazpacho; Magnum; The Flaming Lips; Magenta and much, much more!

09/08/2020

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29/07/2020

This week's show:

https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioAbbey/radio-abbey-classic-rock-and-prog-show-290720-part-1/

1. The Wildhearts – TV Tan
2. James Kennedy – The Power
3. Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter
4. The Cult – Brother Wolf Sister Moon
5. Fleetwood Mac – Man of the World
6. Doris Brendel – You’re Everything
7. Fleetwood Mac – Rhiannon
8. Three Colours Dark – Enter, Soubrette
9. Airbag – Machines and Men (edit)
10. Genesis – No Son of Mine

https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioAbbey/radio-abbey-classic-rock-and-prog-show-290720-part-2/

1. Fish – Garden of Remembrance
2. Fish – Cliché
3. Doris Brendel – It Can Only Get Better
4. Three Colours Dark – Ghosts in the Wind
5. Cosmograf – Godspeed
6. Magenta – A Gift from God
7. Lonely Robot – God Vs Man
8. Marillion – Drilling Holes (live)

https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioAbbey/radio-abbey-classic-rock-and-prog-show-290720-part-3/

1. Pink Floyd – Louder Than Words
2. Yes – Lift Me Up
3. Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – Ark
4. Big Big Train – Theodora in Green and Gold
5. Porcupine Tree – Trains
6. Jethro Tull – Lap of Luxury
7. Flying Colors – Last Train Home
8. Fleetwood Mac – Need Your Love So Bad
9. Fleetwood Mac – Black Magic Woman

28/07/2020

Tune in (on Tunein even or via the website or just ask Alexa) on Wednesday 29th July from 7pm to 9pm UK time for this week's show, featuring new music from: Three Colours Dark; James Kennedy; Fish; and Doris Brendel. All of this bolstered of course with a tribute to the late Peter Green with some classic Fleetwood Mac and (you guessed it) much, much more, inclduing Cosmograf, The Rolling Stones, Genesis and Airbag!

26/07/2020

This week's show, Wednesday 29th July 2020 features a tribute to Peter Green on his sad passing with some classic Fleetwood Mac. Also this week: the new single by Fish, 'Garden of Remembrance'; our featured album is 'Mind Over Depth' by Cosmograf; and we'll have our usual mix of new and classic rock and prog including The Rolling Stones, Genesis, Ark, Airbag and (of course) much, much more! Come along at 7pm, stay until 10pm, or catch up with the two hours as separate shows on Mixcloud afterwards.

25/07/2020

Sad news. We'll have a little tribute to Peter on Wednesday's show. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/25/fleetwood-mac-co-founder-peter-green-dies-aged-73

Green co-founded band with Mick Fleetwood in 1967 and was behind a string of hits

22/07/2020

Here's the link to Listen Again in case you missed part 2 of the show this week:

Tracklist:

1. Soundgarden – Spoonman

2. David Bowie – Suffragette City

3. David Bowie – Lazarus

4. Marillion – You’re Gone

5. Spock’s Beard – She is Everything

6. Metallica – Enter Sandman

7. Mitsumena – Killer

8. John Evans – Ta**us Littrow

9. Rush – Subdivisions

10. Steven Wilson – Personal Shopper

11. Pink Floyd - Money https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioAbbey/radio-abbey-classic-rock-prog-show-220720-part-2/

The double bill and triple lock round out this second hour of the week, with Marillion, Soundgarden, Spock's Beard, Metallica, Mitsumena and much, much more!