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Ghost Rhythms (as well as VAK) came to-the-rescue for the Virtual ProgDay festival in 2021, when our outdoor event was put on-hold due to the COVID shutdown. It was truly a rare opportunity to see...

A wonderful Soleil Zeuhl festival, many thanks to Alain Lebon!! :up

And the performance by Ghost Rhythms tonight at Polynotes was absolutely outstanding - thank you so much, Xavier!! Looking...

Alain ~

Bravo!! One hundred (at least!) hats off to you for an absolutely outstanding Soleil Zeuhl festival! :up All of the bands were mind-blowingly superb, and a grateful audience got...

Great seeing you, again, Trane/Hugues! I was heartened to see so many familiar faces from past festival years, it was almost as though time had stood still. The music and community gathering were...

Correct on every count, Xavier!

All of the Soleil Zeuhl festival bands performed brilliantly, and it was well worth the trip over to Paris for the week. Just returned to my hotel from Polynotes...

Exactly! This is actually quite great!

Thanks to everyone who has donated so far - your kindness is greatly appreciated!

Debi

We're sending a plane to pick him up! ;)

Loads of love here, Steve! Take care of yourself and we'll see you again, soon.

Debi

Jed ~

:D No worries! I'll pass the word next time I talk with Paul. Hope all is well your way.

Debi

That's very kind of you! :) But don't sweat it if it's a pain.

If I ever do another crowdsourcing campaign, I may utilize one of the other platforms that accept PayPal.

Mark ~

I totally agree! Unfortunately, GoFundMe only accepts donations via PayPal to certified Charity Campaigns. I discovered this about 10 days ago, myself, when I donated to another GoFundMe...

Friends, I have set up a GoFundMe campaign for Geoff and Kelli Logsdon of Jefferson, GA. Geoff has been involved with the production of our ProgDay music festival of international progressive rock...

Oh, this is great!! Just watched it...hahahahaha.... :D

Will definitely be at the RhizomeDC show on June 19th. Tip O' The Hat for bringing the band to DC, Steve! :)

Absolutely! And they're playing for free... :D

https://youtu.be/MKMOClN9ITg

Karlheinz Stockhausen performing "Sirius" at the Albert Einstein Spacearium, Air and Space Museum, in Washington, DC on 17 July 1976.

I'm in this year!! Hotel booked. Tickets and airline reservations to go... :)

Yes!! I'll be there - these first announcements are already enough to get me to pack my bags! :D Of course, I still have a wish-list for remaining slots, but I'm very happy. ;)

Looking...

Done! Looking forward...! :)

Toby and Angel will both be there and at a vendor table! :)

Thanks, Mark! It's been a crazy few months with long-overdue communication. :D

Excellent! The ProgDay ladies will welcome you. Looking forward to meeting you both on the Storybook field! :cool

Debi

My avatar is a photo of a (large) set of iron bells on a plaster wall at Spilberk Castle, Brno, Czech Republic (2012).

Thanks so much, Martin! Let me know what you find.

Debi

Well, we were on the second floor... Any available shared-accommodation (for two travelers) on the first floor? If not, we'll stay in Albi - no problem. But the limitation of the shuttle schedule...

Me, too! These festivals are special and precious.

Helaine Burch and I will both arrive in France on Wednesday morning and spend 2 days in Albi before we move to the festival site. We'll be spending a day in Toulouse, afterward, and then over to...

Another fan, here! :up

"ProgDay Goddess" confirms that R.T.P. Homemade Catering will once again bring their delicious Greek food to the Storybook field! ;)

Per the ProgDay website, tickets may also be purchased by check. Checks should be made out to ProgDay and mailed to:

ProgDay Tickets
c/o Debi Byrd
522 Council Ct., N.E.
Vienna, VA 22180

Tickets have been received from the printer and will be available for advance-purchase, very shortly. The ProgDay website is being modified to make purchases through PayPal (or via direct check...

Brian,

Right now, we're looking at the end of June or beginning of July for ProgDay tickets (Weekend and Patron) to be available for advance-purchase. Once we receive them from the printer, we'll...

Absolutely, Lou!

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Advance-purchase tickets (Patron and Weekend) will go on sale around the end of June or early July, as soon as they are received from the printer, and will be available until early/mid-August. We'll...

I'm joining my R.I.O. brothers and sisters in supporting this most worthy cause! Hope to see many of you, again, in September! ;)

Mirek posted an article on the band's FaceBook page that confirms this. Petr Židel was an experienced SCUBA diver with over 200 dives to his credit. Apparently, at a depth of about 95 feet, Petr's...

Jed, yes he was! His name is Steven Burnett - a super-nice guy (and ProgDay Patron). I don't know if he is on PE but he's aware of the festivals and has been coming to ProgDay for as long as I...

Yes, the response has been overwhelmingly positive and we have met our venue capacity - which is a great thing. The not-so-great thing is there are more folks who would love to attend this event...

All -

We have officially SOLD OUT of our reservations for the Orion 20th Anniversary Celebration! The committee wants to thanks everyone who has made plans to attend this special event and we...

All -

We have officially SOLD OUT of our reservations for the Orion 20th Anniversary Celebration! The committee wants to thanks everyone who has made plans to attend this special event and we...

October 24th in Richmond, for me!

All the best for a great tour, Matt! :up

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Sean -

Just dropped them in the mailbox! See you, soon!

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Debi

The Olympic Flame will be the caterer, again. Local Chapel Hill small business owners Louis and Iris Andros will be preparing home-cooked Greek meals - meats, vegetarian dishes, salads and...

Both Helaine Burch and I have yet to make our airline reservations but we're having a difficult time finding an affordable hotel around St. Germain, which we prefer. Several of our regular hotels...

Excellent! We should conspire to get Michel Besset to bring them over for R.I.O... ;)

Have had the pleasure of seeing Corima perform at both ProgDay and SeaProg. They ARE the real deal and are not to be missed!

Anyone within driving distance of Whiskey Blu should make the trip and...

Nice job, Krys! Thanks, very much!

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Hahaha!!!

I really shouldn't laugh too hard - - I look like I just came down from the hills! I did invest in a new hat the year after, however... :lol

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Great, Steve! Look forward to seeing you, there! :)

Chris -

I'll try to remember to save a new stamp for you and bring it to ProgDay. The limited-edition Jimi stamp has been sold-out at many Post Offices and are a bit hard to find at the moment....

Sean -

Just received your order! The ticket will be in the mail tomorrow morning...

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It just wouldn't be the same without you, Ed... :lol

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Outstanding!! Looking forward to seeing you at the festivities!

Yes, there appears to be a big event (possibly associated with the University / game) that has taken away many hotel rooms. I just...

It will be great to see you both at the festivities this year, Jimmy! Safe travels in the Labor Day weekend traffic... The football games seem to be a standard big event at UNC Chapel Hill during...

Well, you are definitely one cool peep, John...!!

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Thanks for the confirmation, Ian - and your support! Yes, it's great that the USPS often has a "music-themed" stamp around the time that ProgDay tickets are being mailed - love it! :)