A N D Y
G L A S S
GUITARIST/ SONGWRITER/PRODUCER/
FOUNDER of
UK'S NEO-PROGRESSIVE FOLK ROCK BAND
S O L S T I C E
ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT
on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
with RAY SHASHO
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TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY
Andy Glass founded the UK Prog group Solstice in 1980 with violinist Marc Elton and the following 4 years would see them make the Marquee Club their home and take the band to the main stage at Reading Rock Festival, Glastonbury and many others. Following the split in 1985, a change of tack led to touring as guitarist for American soul legends Bill Withers and Geno Washington alongside his work as studio engineer and session musician.
After recording Ian Anderson in the studio, Andy was invited to take the job of 'front of house' sound engineer with Jethro Tull leading to five American tours and long outings through Europe and the UK. Nothing would prove as satisfying as playing with Solstice though and so, inevitably, Andy reformed the band in its current line up in 2007. UK prog rockers Solstice have shared a teaser video for their brand-new album Light Up which is released today through GEP Records. The follow-up to 2020's acclaimed Sia is the band's seventh album, and the second to feature vocalist Jess Holland, who was placed fourth in the Best Female Vocalist category of Prog Magazine's 2022 Readers' Poll (guitarist Andy Glass also ranked 5th in the Guitarist category while the band ranked 8th in Best Band).
Big Big Train's Greg Spawton was moved to comment: "Nothing prepared me for the extraordinary new line-up that they have settled on in the last few years. Solstice are back and are back to being brilliant. Their forthcoming album, Light Up, is utterly sensational: beautiful production, great songs, great voices, tricky rhythms and epic guitar solos."
The band have lined up some live dates to support the new album, including appearances at Cropredy Festival, London's 229 venue on April 28 and a co-headline performance with fellow 80s neo-prog veterans Trilogy, the first time the two bands have performed with each other since they toured together back in 1983!
THE BRAND-NEW
RELEASE
BY
S O L S T I C E
Entitled
'LIGHT UP'
Available at
GEP Records
(Giant Electric Pea)
and
Official website
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT
ANDY GLASS
AND
S O L S T I C E
VISIT
Official website
https://solstice3.bandcamp.com/
Bandcamp
Facebook
www.instagram.com/solsticeproguk
Instagram
GEP Records
(Giant Electric Pea)
Solstice tour dates 2023
FRI 3 MARCH
Fusion 4 2023 Stourport, UK
SAT 8 APRIL
Progdreams Festival 2023 Zoetermeer, Netherlands
FRI 28 APRIL
229London, UK
SAT 29 APRIL
The Northcourt Music Venue Abingdon, UK
SUN 30 APRIL
the 1865Southampton, UK
SAT 1 JULY
Alford Rock and Blues 2023Alford, UK
SAT 22 JULY
Colchester Arts CentreColchester, UK
SAT 12 AUGUST
Cropredy Festival 2023Cropredy, UK
SAT 2 SEPTEMBER
The StablesMilton Keynes, UK
SAT 11 NOVEMBER
HRH Prog XII 2023Great Yarmouth, UK
HRH Prog XII 2023
Line-up
Focus Tangerine Dream Steeleye Span
Airbag Gong Spock's Beard
Russ Ballard Magenta Solstice
Jump Galahad It
Rosalie Cunningham Godsticks Ryders Creed
Apostle Doris Brendel Gandalf’s Fist
Pearl Handled Revolver Kepler Ten The Far Meadow
Codices The Amber Herd Dr Hasbeen
I Am The Manic Whale Mother Black Cap Stuckfish
Grace and Fire Dadaxl The Pearson Memmott Conspiracy Marmrain
SOLSTICE
Discography
Studio albums
Silent Dance (1984)
New Life (1993)
Circles (1997)
Spirit (2010)
Prophecy (2013)
Sia (released 23rd November 2020)
Light Up (2022)
Live albums
The Cropredy Set (2002)
Kindred Spirits (2011)
Live in Veruno (2022)
Compilation albums
Pathways (1998)
ENTITLED
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES TRUTHS
CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM
FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS
THAT SET US FREE!
BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...
AUTHOR RAY SHASHO
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Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
https://literarytitan.com/2020/05/03/literary-titan-book-awards-may-2020/
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