Komedia, Bath Sunday, 27 September 2026 Big Big Train have been rolling down the tracks as a live outfit since their remarkable 2015 Kings Place gigs, followed passionately by their ‘Passenger’ fans.

In the infancy of the internet era there were dial-up / email service providers, including my chosen supplier AOL. What has ...

There’s something which sets Flying Colors apart from the other bands in which the Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy axis feature. Whilst both the Neal Morse Band and Transatlantic are undeniably prog, ...

Kraanerg is the title of a ballet written by Iannis Xenakis in 1969. It is derived from the Greek and translates as ‘accomplished action’. It seems like an apt name for Nat Bergrin’s outfit, as ...

The progressive scene in Italy took slightly longer to catch on than it did in the UK, with PFM and Banco’s stunning debuts and sophomores only showing up in 1972, by the time Yes and many other ...

The Emerald Dawn recently released the second part of their epic two-disc project and, as per the band’s versatility, it runs the whole gamut of styles that this powerful four piece have in their ...

The Nostalgia Factory was Voyage 35’s first released song which seems apt as this is a band built on nostalgic memories of former days. Voyage 35 is to Porcupine Tree as A Saucerful of Secrets is to ...

Peter Hammill stands, rightly, as a legend within progressive rock circles, yet his stature comfortably extends beyond that world. His appearance at this year’s Proms underlines just how deeply ...

As TPA’s unofficial Samurai of Prog reviewer over the last several years, what has struck me most is the consistency from one album to the next. Especially because the main songwriters and ...

ESP is a project started by eminent producer Tony Lowe in 2015 as a vehicle for his own music. Already a familiar name in the music business, the project has evolved over ten albums released so far, ...

300 years is a mere drop in the ocean when transcendence inspires you to explore the limits of human creativity. Johann Sebastian Bach yearned to touch the infinite and used counterpoint to try to do ...

The experiences of childhood can have a profound effect upon our adult life. Our early memories might trigger pleasure, nostalgia or embarrassment; but in some cases, they may be so traumatic they ...