SOLSTICE

Return To Cropredy/New Light WILD THYME

GARY MACKENZIE

Glorious visual celebration of Solstice in the present and an exploration of their past. Original neo-prog survivors Solstice took to the stage at Fairport Convention’s Cropredy Festival in 2023 almost exactly 25 years after they last appeared there. They’ve been experiencing something of a rebirth in recent years, but back in 1998, plans to record the set for a live album had to be abandoned when technical problems made the tapes unusable, so there seemed to be a certain closing of the circle in recording last year’s gig both for audio and video release. Already out on vinyl, Return To Cropredy now gets a fulsome CD and Blu-ray release, packaged with a documentary, New Light, looking at the band’s 40-plus-year history. “A warm-hearted tale of the power of music and…

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Prog Italia (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 155

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