Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Mike Oldfield and Henrik Lindstrand
Tag: ProgRock
Coming Up
Wednesday, Feb 24, 2021 – Icon of Echoes Mike Oldfield
We ring the Tubular Bells of the 11th Icon of Echoes, Mike Oldfield. Oldfield made one of the signpost works of the 1970s, but he’s done so much more. We explore his vast career on Echoes.
Reviews & Commentary
Concert Review: King Crimson at The Met Philadelphia
King Crimson, the long-lived progressive rock group, is still crushing it after 50 years. Led by founder guitarist Robert Fripp, the latest edition reinvigorated classic Krimson tracks.
Playlists
Thursday, January 7th, 2016 – Echoes Program 1601D
Chad Kettering started out as a classical trumpet player, but something happened on the way to the concert hall.
Playlists
Tuesday, September 8, 2015-Echoes Program 1536B
Chad Kettering started out as a classical trumpet player, but something happened on the way to the concert hall.
Playlists
Thursday, February 26th, 2015-Echoes Program 1508D
Tubular Bells for Two performs one of the signature compositions of the late 20th century on which composer Mike Oldfield played over a dozen instruments in this layered piece. TB for 2 do it live with just two musicians.
CD of the Month
Fernwood Echoes February CD of the Month
If it wasn’t for Martin Mull’s 1970s TV series, Fernwood T2 Night, the name Fernwood would more instantly conjure up pastoral images of a backwoods town from a time gone by. The band called Fernwood does that, only their backwoods could be in Bangalore, Senegal or in the Appalachian hills. It’s not that the music…
Program Highlights
Re-Genesis – Steve Hackett Live.
Steve Hackett Goes Back to Beginning at Keswick Theatre With Yestival this past summer, gearing up for Hawkwind’s sadly postponed tour, and now Steve Hackett revisiting his work with Genesis, it’s been a year for Progressive Rock nostalgia. Guitarist Steve Hackett was with Genesis for their glory years and then stuck around for two post-Peter…
Program Highlights
Krimson, Kveikur and Church tonight on Echoes
Sigur Ros is touring the US this fall. Hear some of what they’ll be playing when we hear a track off their latest CD, Kveikur. We’ll also hear a sublime classic from the Discipline era of King Crimson and there’s a surprising track from Charlotte Church, the former child-prodigy opera star who tunes her pipes…
Program Highlights
Echoes in Video-Hillage & Foxx
Some really great videos have been coming our way in the last two days. First up, Steve Hillage, a member of the psychedelic progressive band, Gong, and a prolific solo artist in various guises including this one as System 7. I love Hillage’s electronic music but when he plays live, I like him better with…