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At this page you can find the videos of the TV appaereance
and pictures, a lot and beautiful ;-)
Added a new ones today, wednesday.
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Go Well Diamond Heart This exclusive double album will be limited to 2333 copies only.  The extra disc will only ever be available as part of this Limited edition, released 2-3 months before the general release single album. Available only from Mostly Autumn Records www.mostly-autumn.com.
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Awesome photos by Roger Newport.
July 2010
Hello everybody, I know it’s been a while but things have been intensely busy to say the least.
Firstly, we would like to thank you all for attending the Leamington ‘farewell Heather’ concert. What a night that was! Larger than life is one way of putting it. As far as the DVD of that show goes we have recently finished mixing the audio. Unfortunately this did take three weeks of studio time that was originally dedicated to the new album, but it was most definitely worth it after hearing the end result. The emotion of the event is dripping all over the songs, I can only say how proud I am of the way the band performed that night, in that situation, and of how you all lifted us off the ground and sent Heather off to new pastures in the grandest way.
As far as a release date for the DVD goes, we are now just waiting for the film to be edited, This is a very time consuming affair but the latest on this is that the first half is finished and John Vis, our man in Holland, is on with the second set as we speak, so we will keep you posted. The whole concert will be released in its entirety and will possibly be available as a double album as well.
I would also like to thank all of you who have had the loyalty to pre-order the special edition “Go Well Diamond Heart”. As things stand I have been working and writing intensely with Olivia since early January and will be still on with it solidly until early August but hope to have it finished by then for a late August release, fingers crossed.
The rest of the band will be adding their colours as we progress in the next few weeks, it’s also been nice to work with Iain again after so long and we have been jamming a few ideas.
It’s been a little more difficult balancing touring, rehearsing, writing and sorting out a DVD all at the same time but we are very pleased with the results, we have twenty songs which are work in progress, some more complete than others.
As far as how it’s sounding I would say it is still a definite MA sound but is also different. It’s not short of attitude and is maybe a little heavier than our more recent work but is still very provocative, a little experimental in places also. Olivia is very different to Heather as a vocalist and a writer as I’m sure you know and she has been thrown in at the deep end somewhat, but the signs are very good so far and she is melding into the MA environment very nicely. All in all a very exciting new era.
We will endeavour to post more updates from now on as we enter the later stages of the album,
Thank you for your patience,
Cheers,
Bryan Josh.
News March 2010:
The Leaminington Spa gig will e filmed by John Vis for a DVD recording.
020410 Leamington Spa Farewell Gig Heather; DVD recording!
100410 Gloucester Guildhall with Olivia Sparnenn as frontlady
Well, it has been a fairly busy time behind the scenes around Mostly Autumn these last few months. A few decisions have been made and plans put into place for a very exciting year.
Of course we are all looking forward to the gig on 2nd April in Leamington – with mixed feelings it’s true but then we must look forward and welcome Olivia for her first gig fronting the band at the Gloucester Guildhall on 10th April followed by 5 Dutch dates – really exciting to see what she can do (a few words from her below). The gig at Leamington you will be pleased to know, will be filmed for a DVD – by John Vis – a Dutch friend who has much experience and we will get it released as soon as we can – fingers crossed everything will go well on the night.
Bryan is putting in a tremendous amount of time writing and in the studio and has decided the new album (Go Well Diamond Heart) will kick off the new era for Mostly Autumn in fine style with a Limited Edition double album. This will be available for pre sale soon and we hope to start shipping around July. The general release single album will probably have a release date around late September. Of course timings are not set in stone yet!!
Meanwhile – we have the spring tour to look forward to and a tour in the autumn to promote the new album (though look out for a few tasters in the set list a bit sooner....maybe).
A few words from Livvy can find on their blog:
MOSTLY AUTUMN:
Has kicked of their special X-mas tour with a grande set and show at the Grand Opera House in York, Saturday 5th December.
The original vocalist Heidi Widdop supported the band at the York Grand Opera House gig. Heidi left the band shortly before the first album "For All We Shared" was recorded back in 1998 but never lost her passion for music and live performance, having been involved in a number of bands/solo projects over the years.
Heidi's latest musical venture is "The Secrets" - a two-piece, part acoustic band which also features the rather excellent Martin Ledger on guitar/vocals. The Secrets performed a number of Floyd tracks and other covers - time permitting of course - and Heidi will once again be taking the lead vocal as well as playing guitar and bass so please wander in from the bar area and check them out!
They released 2 live albums, Part 1 and a Part 2. The tracklist is indeed a best of and contains stunning new versions with rare arragements.
At first we were looking down the route of just doing one album and cramming in as many of the highlights as we could, but after speaking to so many of you the general consensus was that we should put the whole set out in its entirety, as two full blown albums exactly as these sets were performed - so this what we are doing.
We seriously believe that we have here the definitive versions of many of our songs; they have just evolved beautifully with the strength of our current line-up. It’s very live and very powerful so make sure you crank it up.
Bryan Josh
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Check them out at www.mostly-autumn.com.
Competition!
Free cd's + tickets for the Dutch tour.
Music with heavy emotions, organic, powerful and atmospheric floydian spheres with a Celtic edge; songs about life. Influenced by Pink Floyd, Genesis, Fleedwoodmac, Fairport Convention, Deep Purple and the Lake District! I'm sure that the band will be hugely successful in the future. Mostly Autumn's sound incorporates the uses of flute, low and penny whistles, violins and vocal harmonies - over a powerful band, existing of keyboards, two guitarists, bass, drums and lead-vocals by Heather and Bryan. |
THE NEXT GENERATION OF MOSTLY AUTUMN AUDIO VISUAL ... With the huge sweep of symphonic art rock music, a spectacular light show, innovative film projections and a highly theatrical stage show it’s no surprise Mostly Autumn are being widely hailed as the new Pink Floyd. The band is touring in th eUK and The Lowlands, some of their shows will have a full thechnicol coloured gig with all the extra's you can get.
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The band was formed in York and the inspiration was found in the beautiful English Lake District.
The line-upp in those early beginning was:
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Bob Carruthers is as executive producer involved since 2002. He's an author, film producer (mostly documentaries about the war), fan of Uriah Heep, born in Scottland,
And in April 2004 they announced that Jonathan Blackmore leaves the band for personal reasons...
Andrew Jennings, brother of Iain, is the new man behind the drumkit. And as a fully
trained classical percussionist Andrew will bring an impeccable musical pedigree to the band.
The first performance by Mostly Autumn with Andrew Jennings on drums was at the Y Theatre
Leicester on April 3rd.
The Albums, click on the titles for more info.
 | For All We Shared (1998) |
 | The Spirit Of Autumn Past (1999) |
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The Last Bright Light (2001) + the single Prints in Stone. |
 | The Story So Far DVD/ CD (2001) |
 | Music Inspired By The Lord Of The Rings (2001) |
| Catch The Spirit - The Complete Anthology (2002) | |
 | Passengers (2003) |
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The Next Chapter DVD (2003) Live at The Opera House DVD Limited Edition Astoria DVD. | |
 | Storms over over still Water CD (2005) |
 | Storms over London Town live cd (2006) |
 | Heart full of Sky (2007) |
 | Glass Shadow CD (2008) |
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A Different Sky (Official Promo Video). | |
 | Pass the Clock 3 geremasterd cd's/ best of cd (2009) |
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| Live (2009) 2 albums! |
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Go Well-Diamond Heart (2010)! To Heather..... ‘Through Valleys of Evergreens and Violets We walked for a while, We reached for the heart of the sun And a forest of stars, But down in the fields I realised a dream That they all shone from the back of your eyes’ Go well, friend of mine Bryan Josh |
The band changed often, drummers went and new sat down the kit, even Liam, one of Bryans close friends left for a short while, Chris Johnson replaced him and Iain Jennings. The heart core was always Bryan, Heather, and Andy. When Angela became pregnant she decide to leave and Ann Marie Helder replaced her. Some people did know her of Karnataka and later from Panic Room.
Nowadays (january 2010) the band is:
January 2010:
Heather Findlay left the band after 13 year, read more here.
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Tourdates 2009:
NEW:
Dutch X-mas Photos 2009
+ more links
New: photo's and reviews of the Dutch Spring tour 2009 at this spot.
Dutch April tour 2010:
140410 Bibelot Dordrecht www.bibelot.net
150410 De Kade Zaandam www.kade.nl
160410 Auw Kerk Bunde (Maastricht) www.roosterrockpromotion.com
170410 Metropool Hengelo www.metropoll.nl
180410 W2 Den Bosch www.w2.nl
New dates:
08.08.2010 Cambridge Rock Festival Cambridge 01353 749749 http://www.cambridgerockfestival.co.uk
17.09.2010 Shepherds Bush Empire London W12 020 83543300 http://www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk
04.12.2010 Grand Opera House York 0844 8472322 http://www.grandoperahouseyork.org.uk
17.12.2010 De Boerderij Zoetermeer NL www.cultuurpodiumboerderij.nl/
18.12.2010 Oosterpoort Groningen NL www.de-oosterpoort.nl
19.12.2010 Spirit of 66 Ververs Be www.spiritof66.be/
Storms Over Still Water
Launch Party 4 June 05
Storms Over London Town
Interview with Heather Findlay
Sound Samples
live-reviews and pics
Pictures
of Bristol 17 March 05
013 live review
v-shows
cd-reviews
dvd at the Grand Opera House
Mostly Floyd DVD
lyrics
interview
sound samples passengers
Album-reviews by DPRP; see this Page.
An long inter
view with Heather
and Bryan,
by Jon Hitchliffe thanks Fireworks!
Some lyrics
Solo / Sessions
See Mostly Autumn Page 2
for more news and gosspis
Iain Jennings
Odin Dragonfly
Bryan Josh
Symfo Index.
A Present
Mostly Autumn 14 April 2010 Updated
April 2010 by Nick
TV Limburg.
Evergreen.
The Rain Song.