Author: Paul

Join us for the second part of our trip back to The Mexicali Prog Festival in 2005. Last week we witnessed the drums distorting & the soundman kicking out my speaker cable on his way to fix them… will the drums be fixed? Will the Read More …

In keeping with Easter traditions, mine & Simon’s gift to you this Easter is something with a decorated hard outer shell… Tarkus! Join us at 3pm ET for a Transatlantic duo concert

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A few days ago I received a message on Facebook: “Hi Paul, I have a question I hope you could answer (or if you could be kind enough to ask Carl.  4/1/05 (April 1, 2005) Carl played a gig at the Baja Prog Festival, Teatro Read More …

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Join me, Simon, Dyanne Klinko & Noddy’s Puncture (UK ELP Tribute band) as we discuss and celebrate everybody’s favourite armadillo!  The Crowdcast stream is open to all patrons and includes a watch party of ELP’s live performance of the piece. The stream starts at 3pm Read More …

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This Sunday’s Livestream will be a gathering of guests to discuss, demonstrate and dissect Tarkus (we’re going to need some sharp scalpels to get through that armadillo armored plating)! Join ELP Tribute band Noddy’s Puncture, Dyanne Klinko, Simon & myself as we talk and play Read More …

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Join us for our Sunday get together – 3:30pm ET, 7:30pm GMT

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Well, it’s been a long time coming, but the new website is now live! The site was designed with you all in mind – there are a couple of patron-only areas for you to check out, and I’ll be adding more in the coming months. Read More …

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I hope you can join us for another Patreon catchup and concert commentary, this evening at 7:30pm ET (11:30pm GMT) https://www.crowdcast.io/e/concert-commentary

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I hope you can join me and Simon this afternoon at 3:30pm ET, as challenge the laws physics with our transatlantic duo performance…

I’ll be doing another transatlantic duo livestream with Simon Fitzpatrick this Sunday. We’ll be tackling some tricky new pieces together, while trying to overcome the delay of sending a video signal across the Atlantic. Will we manage it? Join us Sunday at 3:30pm ET to Read More …

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I hope you can join us for another Concert Commentary this evening at 7:30pm, as we continue our trip down memory lane to a time when live music was allowed!

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Hope you can join me and Andre at 3:30pm ET, when we’ll be asking 4 of you to ‘Come on Down, The Prog is Right!’

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Join us for another silent movie get together today at 3:30pm ET.

Join us for the continuation of our Neal Morse Sola Scriptura & Beyond concert commentary 

Hope you can join us for our second episode of The Prog is Right! gameshow.  Anyone watching on Crowdcast can be a contestant.

Seeing as The Prog is Right has replaced our usual Silent Sunday movie for the time being, I’ve had requests to move the movie to another day. Seeing as Silent Thursday doesn’t have the same pleasing alliteration, I’m opting to rename it Silent Sthursday! Today’s Read More …

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I hope you can join me for the final part of our Concert Commentary on the Tribute to Keith Emerson concert.

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Today’s the day. I hope you can join me for the first episode of The Prog is Right! All patrons can watch on Crowdcast and have a chance to be a contestant, if you have non-patron friends then they can watch on facebook. Join me Read More …

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Come on down, The Prog is Right! https://www.crowdcast.io/e/the-prog-is-right

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After it was suggested in Thursday’s livestream that we organise a time for us to get together face to face, I’ve set up a Crowdcast session this Sunday, at 3:30pm ET. We’ll be able to have 6 people on screen at a time – I Read More …

We’ll be starting a new concert commentary today, and I’ll be giving you a choice of two shows to watch. I’ll be taking a poll at the start of the stream – the show with the most votes wins. Hope you can join us!

I was recently advised by two separate people, that I really should sign up to TikTok if I want to get my music to young folk. I reluctantly relented, and now I have two videos on there. If you are so inclined, feel free to Read More …

When I got together with Eric for a Zoom catch-up recently, I was in stitches laughing at stories from his time touring with bands and in the circus – the thought occurred to me that it was such a shame there weren’t more people with Read More …

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Today we’ll be starting a new concert DVD talk through – as usual, expect backstories, behind the scenes insights, me pointing out mishaps and saying things like, “Here comes the smoke machine that hid my pedal board from me!” We have a choice of two Read More …

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Today’s the day – forget Santa Claus, The Magic Hare is coming to town! I am SOOOOOO excited about this. Tune in to hear 55 patrons tell a festive version (because the hare wears a Santa hat) of The Quest for the Magic Hare. I Read More …

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Thank you SO much to every who has submitted a video, what an amazing collaboration this is turning out to be. I’m recording all the music today and tomorrow I’ll start on putting your videos together. If I sent you chapters to record then today’s Read More …

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Join us for the 3rd part of one of my very first shows with Carl Palmer. As usual, I’ll be talking you through the performance, providing more behind the scenes stories and generally being over-critical of a much younger me! 😂

Join us for another exploration of the vaults, as we continue to watch one of my first concerts with Carl Palmer, complete with live nostalgic commentary from me! 😂

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Join us for what has been described as “A Christmas’s Carol’s darker and edgier cousin”. This 1921 classic is guaranteed to bring some Christmas Spirit(s) 👻👻👻

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We’ll be going back to the vault’s today, to my first ever performance with Carl to be captured on film! I think it’s from 2004 and I’ve NEVER watched it. Join me for this trip down memory lane.

I hope you can join us for the last instalment of the concert we’re watching. Expect more insights, back stories, and me pointing out any bloopers that might be on there!

Join us for this week’s Silent Sunday movie, IT (don’t worry, there are no creepy clowns in this one). If you want to examine the Zeitgeist of Roaring Twenties USA in serious book form, read The Great Gatsby. If you want to do the same Read More …

This Tuesday’s livestream will be a lot of fun. Fellow patron, Jerry Janicki, has an unusual hobby – he syncs music to movies, and the results are often amazing! So, when it came time for me to write Jerry his Patreon composition, it seemed like Read More …

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Here’s another movie I’ve always wanted to watch.  Hope you can join us for today’s movie. In common with the beginning of Touch of Evil, the end of Some Like It Hot and the middle of Psycho, there is a sequence some way into Sergei Read More …

Hope you can join us for the continuation of our Tribute to Keith Emerson concert commentary :)

Join us for another classic silent film, 4pm ET 🙂 Hitchcock’s most successful silent movie, as he himself acknowledged to Francois Truffaut, was the first that could plausibly be called Hitchcockian. This variation on the hunt for Jack the Ripper features themes and motifs that Read More …

Hope you can join us for another get together and part 2 of the documentary.

Hope you can join us for another catch up

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After watching Murnau’s amazing Sunrise last week, I thought we’d check out another of his classics – Faust. Join us at 3:30pm ET

Apologies to everyone who tuned into today’s ill-fated livestream.  I’m not sure what the issue was, but if it’s on my end then I’ll get to the bottom of it ASAP.   Hope you can join us for the rescheduled stream at the same time Read More …

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Join us for our regular Tuesday meet-up.

Join us to watch what is often cited as the greatest movie of the silent era. From the director who brought us Nosferatu, this movie boasts masterful cinematography to match its well-acted, wonderfully romantic storyline.  Sunrise is perhaps the final – and arguably definitive -statement Read More …

This month’s Patreon download is now on the download page.   If you’re on a tier that includes the monthly download then you can get it now by CLICKING HERE then entering the password that was sent in a Patreon message earlier today. I hope Read More …

I hope you can join us for another Patreon get together.  7:30pm ET, 11:30pm GMT. 🙂

I hope you can join us for another get together

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Hope to see you in a few hours for our second weekly catch-up.

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Join us at the usual time – 3pm ET, for this classic silent movie. With Halloween approaching I thought it’d be fun to get together for this classic 1920 scary movie – 100 years old this year! Bring your popcorn and prepare for some classic Read More …

Join us for another Patreon get together!

Join us for another Patreon catch up 🙂

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The day has finally come!  I’m so excited! I hope you can join us for the premier of the first of our Patreon compositions as we go on a quest to find the magic hare…

Hope you can join us for another get together.  Today I’ll be sharing some new technology (if I can get it to work before the stream starts)!

Hope you can join me and my guest, Eric Evans, as we share our stories from the road.

Well we made it to 200 patrons, which means the start of a new season for our Patreon group – regular premier performances of the compositions I’ve written for you. Our very first premier will be this Sunday at 3pm ET, when I’ll be performing Read More …

I hope you can join me and Simon for another Transatlantic livestream of multi-continental proportions!

Hope you can join me for some music, chat and a fun little theory/composition lesson

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Livestreams are back!  Join us for the first of this week’s Patreon hangouts

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Come and join me and Simon for 2 ELP epics: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/tarkus-pictures

Join me & Simon for another transatlantic live performance of not one, but TWO ELP epics – Pictures at an Exhibition & Tarkus! And of course there’ll be the usual aftershow party, complete with encores and an opportunity for us to butcher all you song Read More …

Join us for another Patreon Hangout

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Today we’ll be treated to a live tour around a 16th Century House.  What???  Tune in to see something amazing!

Hope you can join me for our Stream today.  I’ve had a few tech issues this morning, so pushing the stream back 30 minutes.  We’ll be starting at 3:30PM EDT.

See you soon!  

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Wow!  We did it!  Today we reached 200 patrons! Thank you all for your support, it really does mean so much. Starting next week I’ll be sending out your individual compositions, and once you’ve had a chance to listen to it, I’ll be hosting weekly Read More …

Today’s Patreon meet-up will be at the slightly earlier time of 7:30pm.  Hope you can join us. :)

Hey everybody, Patreon recently offered a new feature – patrons can now pay using their local currency (USD $, EUR €, or GBP £).  I’ve opted in this program, which will hopefully benefit everyone who’s local currency isn’t USD.  

Today, at 3pm EST, join me and Simon for an afternoon of live accompaniment to silent films, performed from either side of the Atlantic!

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I’m looking forward to catching up with my friend and amazing luthier, Matt Shimala.  If you didn’t catch Matt’s first livestream with us in April, you can check it out HERE  Matt will be talking about the process of building a guitar – both acoustic Read More …

We’ll be continuing our Concert Commentary livestreams – watching videos of concerts I’ve played while I talk you through the back story and point out noteworthy (no pun intended) moments during the show.  This week’s live streams will be: Tuesday 7:30pm ET Thursday 3:30pm ET Read More …

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It turns out that tomorrow is the 50th Anniversary of ELP’s Isle of Wight Festival show – the performance that catapulted them on to the world’s stage.  I thought it would be cool to celebrate that with a livestream, so I’m moving this weekend’s stream Read More …

Our special guest on today’s livestream is Donny!  Regulars to our livestreams will know him from the chat window, so here’s a chance to meet him (almost) in person! We’ll be talking drums, carpentry and brewing beer! 

What a great livestream we had last night with my dad.  If you didn’t catch the stream then you can watch the replay here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/patreon-get-together-8 We talked about his latest project and exhibition – recreating Picasso’s paper and card sculptures using ceramic.   As promised, Read More …

As the pandemic continues, I realise that our top tier is not offering as much as in non-pandemic times.  So, I’ve decided to make a major change to it, to make it much better value and a whole lot more appealing. Until normal touring recommences, Read More …

Hey everyone, we’ve got some special guests lined up for our Patreon livestreams, I’m really excited about them. I’m going to have to change the days a times a little, I hope you don’t mind.  Here are the new days & times for this week’s Read More …

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Join me and Simon for another Sunday livestream plus a VIP Patreon encore performance after the show.  Hope to see you there 🙂

Join us for a livestream with a difference – Dyanne Klinko of the “ELP – Titans of Prog” page will be interviewing me about translating Keith Emerson’s keyboard parts to guitar.  I’ll be talking and demonstrating various ELP classics.

Hope you can join us for another Patreon Hangout

All this talk of the US postal service being in trouble is making me a little nervous – I sent out the Patreon postcards last week (luckily I had a surplus from last year’s tours – some of them signed by legends such a Arthur Read More …

I know this is short notice, but I woke up this morning with the thought that we should do another Sunday movie today.  So, if you’re free at 3:30pm EST, let’s get together to watch a great documentary about the band that brought many of Read More …

I’ll be doing a livestream interview with Dyanne Klinko, from the ELP Titans of Prog Facebook group.  You can tune in on my facebook page.  Hope you can join us 🙂

Today’s livestream will be at 3:30pm EST.  It’ll be more of a performance livestream than usual.  Hope you can join us 🙂

In the early 2000’s I wrote a month column for Guitarist Magazine, analysing the styles of various guitarists, and showing how the influenced others.  The idea was proposed by music editor Jason Sidwell, so I chose 26 guitarists I thought had influenced, or been influenced by Read More …

It’s been a full day in the studio, now I’m ready to hangout with some of you amazing people!  Hope you can make it :)

Thanks to everybody who tuned in to yesterday’s prog stock livestream. For those of you who missed it, a new genre of music was created – Prog Knock Knock Rock – combining music and Knock Knock jokes! I was hoping it would be recorded for Read More …

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I’m looking forward to putting my rebuilt, new and improved streaming setup through its paces this Saturday. I’ll be using new looping software for audio and video loops. I hope you can join me to see the results of my experiments! This is a limited Read More …

Tuesday’s live stream get together will be at the earlier time of 3pm this week.  Hope you can join us.  🙂

Livestream today: 3pm EDT. Rock n Roll Stories from the Road.  Featuring: Adam Holzman (Steven Wilson, Miles Davis) Simon Fitzpatrick (Carl Palmer, Jennifer Batten) Andre Cholmondeley (YES, ELP, Al Di Meola)  Hope you can join us for our get together to compare stories touring tales Read More …

Well, the laptop is ALMOST back to normal… but it didn’t happen in time for Tarkus Live.  😢 BUT, I’m not going to leave you without your Sunday livestream.  So, I’ve gathered a few rock n roll friends (Simon, Andre and a TBC major name Read More …

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Well, we can’t play it live without my laptop, BUT we can get together and talk about it!  Join us for a special celebration of everyone’s favourite Armadillo in today’s livestream – 3pm EDT.  Specials guests include: Andre Cholmondeley (tech for ELP, YES etc.) Rob Read More …

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Hey everybody, for those of you who didn’t catch yesterday’s livestream, I’m really sorry to say that my laptop is still not back from the repair shop.  I went to collect it yesterday morning, after the battery and fan had been replaced, but when I Read More …

Hey guys, Crowdcast looks to have fixed all of the issues they were experiencing yesterday, so we’re good to go!  Hope you can join me and Simon at 3pm EDT

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It’s Tarkus Week!  To celebrate I’ll be talking and playing you through the ELP epic, discussing arrangement and compositional details.  Hope you can join us!

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Strap yourselves in, because this week is Tarkus Week! By request, this Sunday me and Simon will be playing the whole of ELP’s Tarkus, from either side of the Atlantic.   As a build-up to the performance, our Tuesday and Thursday livestreams will both be Read More …

Hope to see you there 🙂

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See you at 8pm EDT for another Patreon Hangout. 

All July’s bi-weekly Patreon get togethers are now listed on the Crowdcast page.  You can register for them in advance to get reminders and alerts when we go live.  Looking forward to hanging out at tomorrow’s (Tuesday) 8pm EDT livestream.  Hopefully see you there!

See you at 3pm EDT and then afterwards for the Patreon Aftershow Party

Join us for another get together and catch up.  I’ll tell you all about how rehearsals with Simon are going and there’ll be a few updates.

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Hope you can join us!

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