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Oh! Maybe you're right! I think you are! Yeah, a lot of depth to that voice when he's in interviews and "looking back" ;) But he sang fairly high on his solo album--maybe it deepened with time or he...

Thanks very much, as you can probably tell I think a lot about vocals and could probably go on for pages and pages lol ;) I think one time I did a silly list of vocal ranges--it was really silly---I...

For sure you're right about Eris! I mean, I knew a lot of people wouldn't like that bit or skip it, but it just felt like it had to be like that or that WAS the piece to me. But yeah, I knew it may...

Thanks very much! Yes I think the British vibe in the vocals is something I like a lot, thank you! I think you're right that we're all doing this for the love of music, although Chris, Dino and...

Thanks very much for your well-thought-out comments! Yes, I've certainly had some negative vocal comments over the years (and some positive ones too though), but the best way I can put it is that I...

Thanks very much, Bruce! Very nice of you to say, and I think I'm like that too a lot of the time where it takes me quite a few listens to absorb some new music. Also I agree that Chris, Dino, Kelly,...

Thanks! :)

Thanks very much, Jimmy!

Hi, yes it was a "wtf?" moment and I knew it would be for a lot of people, but I just had to do it that way. I love it really, but yeah, I understand why some people will NOT like it being there....

Thanks very much! :)

Thanks so much guys for posting about this and commenting (so I don't have to this time, thanks!)

I haven't been on here for a while! I'll take a good look around!

BTW Here's the youtube album...

"Final" solo album, "Further Out" up now on the Monarch Trail bandcamp site, so that's all of 'em! Won't be putting anything else up until the next (fourth) Monarch Trail album, hopefully later on in...

Just put up Martin Road today. Bandcamp Friday! Nice price is $11 Cad for the CD as I printed way too many of these back in the day (cheaper per unit if you do 1000, but I should have done 500 like I...

Thanks again, Kevin! August is the most instrumental of the solo albums and probably the closest to what I'm doing with Monarch Trail--certainly in terms of having a twenty minute track which many of...

Thanks so much Kevin, you're very welcome! :) Once I've heard your recent album in entirety, I'll post some comments here too :) Might take a while only because I'm limited to the studio with my...

Hi Kevin,

Just bought the download now and will listen later, congrats on the new release!

Ken

Thanks, Kevin!

Yes, I know some people that like Monarch Trail also like the solo albums so I figured it's worth a try putting them up there.

August has sold the best so far, but that's...

Hi Everyone,

I stewed about this decision for a year or more, but decided I didn't want the hassle of multiple logins and accounts!

So finally I've made the Ken Baird albums available again,...

Very sorry to hear this. Bill was a super nice guy and great musician and composer. I bought all 6 of the Cirrus Bay CD's in the last few years and talked to him about Tony Banks and stuff like that....

I did get the package last week, but haven't had time to open it yet. Will do soon and start getting into it all! For now it looks really nice in the box :)

It is pretty cool, I agree! I just found out myself that M. Sadler was on it. Also Todd Sucherman! I've got the CD now but I haven't had a chance to listen yet, will do soon!

Very true!

But I'm sorry it took Peter so many emails to get through, too.

Let's hope it arrives really soon!

I'm learning myself about how it is for things to not arrive with people. Some...

And it was the same kind of message that several had been lost in the mail, so a second package has been sent.

Hi, yes I did get a reply and tracking number and it says it is "in transit" right now, so stuff bodes well at least for me. I can't think of why you haven't had a reply yet, that's odd. I admit I...

I know I already did a post about Steve Cochrane's new album today but there's a second release today that is also related to Monarch Trail--and that's Art Griffin's Sound Chaser!

It features...

I know Steve isn't a member here, so I figured I'd throw some promo out there for him on his new/old album, "Heroes Awaken" as he's been talking to me a bit on the sound choices and guitars used in...

I wrote to them a second time and got a nice response from Anne, saying that quite a few went missing and a replacement copy has now been sent, so if you didn't get through before, maybe try writing...

Thanks so much, Sunrunner2! Really glad you enjoy Sand and are have Wither Down on your list! Yes, I think Greg has the new one--pretty sure he ordered those a few months ago along with some extra...

thank you so much!

Really glad you have Wither Down on CD as I like the way the booklet came out too.

Really nice that you enjoy that second half of Waves! And of course I'm a huge Tony Banks...

Thanks so much, aith01!

Really glad you have been enjoying Wither Down!!! Neat to see this old thread show up here, we still have lots of Sands! (I actually printed far too many...I mean we did...

Thanks so much, Steve! I didn't know there was Monarch's Trail in England, that's cool!

For around here, there's a small trail in Ontario where the name came from, but I think there's a bike...

Wow, thanks so much progfan!!! And thanks so much for following what I've been doing with music for so many years! :)

Ken

Thanks so much again, Scot!!!

Honoured to be on your very cool list, Scot!!!

Thanks so much and you're very welcome again, Kevin! I looked up the keyboard and it looks like one of those nice "do every sound" ones that were coming out in the mid to late 90's and they truly did...

Thanks so much for including us (Monarch Trail) on your list, Skeptrick! :)

Hi Kevin,

Did listen through Christmas a fair bit and I really enjoy the calming acoustic guitars and really pleasant female and male vocals! Some keys too, such as in Christ Child's Lullaby which...

Hi Sunrunner, just wanted to let you it is at Greg's shop now http://synphonicmusic.com/country/canada.html

You're welcome Kevin! Aww, thanks for your compliments and I'll put comments here once I put it on (likely Christmas Eve or Day but possibly tomorrow as there may be some snow here!) Happy Christmas,...

Hi Kevin, I purchased the download of "Noel" from Bandcamp yesterday, so I hope you get all the money for that (I think that's how bandcamp friday works)

Sounds great so far!

Cheers!

Ken

Sure DM, feel free to send me a PM on here. I need to see how it works again, but I think I can work it out--either that or you can send me an email if you prefer at augustfieldsorion@gmail.com I'm...

that's cool! I NEVER made the connection to the Genesis track there. but I always thought it was a tiny bit like Tom Sawyer (although it's drum machine on the KB album) Yay with great neighbors in a...

Thanks Jed, I agree with the "Neo-Prog" label for a track like "Echo" and probably "Canyon Song", but I think other labels might apply to other songs and sections? I'm no "label expert" though ;)
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For sure, Jed, things have changed a lot since then and I feel the same with the "get off my lawn!" stuff for sure! ;) Progression Mag was "good times" for sure! Glad you have Orion and Fields. I...

Yes, could well have been A&A's! There were also those record stores where everything was red (not Robinson's although that was red too--there was always a SALE ;) I'm sure there's a website I could...

Yes, so many record stores back in the day, I forget all the names now but there were some good ones. For some reason I want to share that I bought "Wind and Wuthering" on a windy late fall day at...

Ah yes, so many ROWheels used to exist, but I think Mike's is the last store to retain the name (but the company no longer exists). Trying to think of when I started going to Mike's, probably around...

Neat with the solo albums, Digital Man, I wonder which ones they are? I do plan on making another solo album (it's been 12 years I think since the last one, maybe more) when I can afford to do it...

No problem, Kevin, you deserve money for them! And so yes, I'll do Bandcamp Friday on Dec 3rd and that way you'll get a bit more. Thanks for "upping" the Monarch Trail albums too! :)

oh wow, I don't think I knew of that store before, but I looked it up--looks cool! I don't even need to go on the Skyway to get there, it's about 20 minutes away (I'm in Dundas). I can even take the...

Thanks again, Kevin! And you're right, I think that would have been the Progression Magazine interview which came out in 2002 I think. Thanks so much for enjoying the new one, possibly as the best...

I'm totally devastated by this news. He had SO much ahead of him!!! Wishing all the best possible support to his family. The world has lost an amazing talent

Thanks so much, Kevin! btw, I am going to check out/download your Christmas music soon! Saw that on here above this thread

Thanks Bruce, I think you're probably right? Again, I don't fully know, so let's say "Yes, you're right!" ;)

I think the way I have heard about these terms it is something like:

Neo-prog:...

I should also comment on the whole "neo-prog" thing. I wasn't all that surprised that progarchives decided that is the sub-category they'd put us under. It doesn't fully fit, but it's sometimes not...

Thanks, Jimmy!!!

Thanks so much, Sunrunner2!

Thank you, Jed! Glad "Sand" sounds good to you as well! :)

Ken

Thanks a ton for purchasing and enjoying Sand! I must contact Greg soon, thanks for the reminder here. Really behind on that. There's no track as long as "Sand" on here, but there are three songs ten...

Thanks very much once again, Bruce! ken