#NP: #NowPlaying:

Martin Orford - 'The Old Road' (2008)

Fine melodic prog solo album by keyboardist / composer #MartinOrford, featuring #NickDVirgilio, #JohnMitchell, #GaryChandler, #MikeHolmes, #SteveThorne, #DavidOberlé and the great late #JohnWetton and #DavidLongdon.

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Dyble Longdon - 'Between A Breath And A Breath' (2020)

Gorgeous album by the great late #JudyDyble and the great late #DavidLongdon. Superb melodic, proggy songs, wonderfully performed. 'Whisper'. An emotional album. Goosebumps. Gorgeous.

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David Longdon - 'Wild River' (2004) (2023 remaster)

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#playall #playallyourcdsagain #playallyouralbumsagain #albumcollection #DavidLongdon

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David Longdon - 'Wild River' (2004) (2cd) (2023 remaster)

Solo debut album from the great late #DavidLongdon. Remastered and sounding terrific. Comes with bonus live disc. Excellent song and sung material, a bit proggy. #Longdon is much missed.

In all the excitement of #Voyager2 being lost then found, I meant to post this at the time.

#BigBigTrain performing #Voyager, such a beautiful song, again showcasing the vocal talents of #DavidLongdon (RIP) and the magical musicianship of the band. And it's a lovely tale.

#Prog #ProgRock #ProgressiveRock #BBT #SongsAboutSpaceships #Space #ICouldWatchNickDVirgiolioDrumAllDay

Big Big Train - Voyager (Emperor)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=gY2RmRNcmFU&feature=share

Big Big Train - Voyager (Emperor)

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Today's #WashingUpMusic is #Folklore by #BigBigTrain. This was their 9th album but the 4th with the more "revered" line up that included the late David Longdon. Each #BBT album is a majestical journey and Folklore has many live staples (they rarely played live, anyway!), including The Transit Of Venus Across The Sun, Winkle (a true story, that one), Folklore and Wassail. Check them out if you love your #Prog and need to tap into something wonderful. #DavidLongdon #NickDVirgilio #ProgRock

#RIPDavidLongdon who tragically left us a year ago today. David was such a beautiful vocalist, an amazing musician and songwriter. Today will be a tough day for his partner, Sarah, and his children, family and friends, as is every day without him. But he did leave us a wonderful sonic legacy, especially with #BigBigTrain. Here's one of their greatest tunes, and to be fair, they didn't do many duffers, if any! Kingmaker, by Big Big Train. #DavidLongdon

https://youtu.be/SX3LEHh4QxE

Kingmaker by Big Big Train, live in London, August 2015

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#NowPlaying The Underfall Yard off of #BigBigTrain. 2009. The start of the #DavidLongdon years. #BigBigTrainathon. #PlayEverything 185