Big Big Train share a 90-minute interview on the making of ‘Grand Tour’

by | May 8, 2019 | New Video, News

Four times Progressive Music Award-winning band, Big Big Train, recently announced the release of Grand Tour, their new studio album, out on May 17th2019.  Big Big Train’s Greg Spawton and David Longdon, and band artist Sarah Ewing sat down with Prog Magazine writer Nick Shilton at the Royal Astronomical Society for an in-depth discussion on the new album and more. 

The band recently released “Alive”, the first single and video from the album, which you can see here: https://youtu.be/Qh6tPwd4GNA

Inspired by the 17th and 18th century custom of the Grand Tour, where young men and women travelled to broaden the mind, Big Big Train have made an album of songs set in distant lands and beyond. Grand Tour features nine new tracks which will take listeners on an epic journey over land and sea and through time and space.

Grand Tour tracklist
1.Novum Organum (2.33)
2.Alive (4.31)
3.The Florentine (8.14)
4.Roman Stone (13.33)
5.Pantheon (6.08)
6.Theodora in Green and Gold (5.38)
7.Ariel (14.28)
8.Voyager (14.03)
9.Homesong (5.12)

The album is available for pre-order here: https://www.bigbigtrain.com/ 

The Big Big Train story

In recent years, Big Big Train has built a substantial and passionate following for their music. Noted for their story-telling songs and progressive rock influences, their 2017 album, Grimspound, reached number one in the UK Official Rock Album Chart. After selling out a three gig residency at London’s Cadogan Hall in 2017, the band headlined the Night of the Prog festival at Loreley, Germany in 2018. In autumn 2019, Big Big Train will head out on a UK tour, with support from Mercury Prize-nominated band, Sweet Billy Pilgrim.   

Big Big Train UK Tour 2019 (with special guests Sweet Billy Pilgrim)

Edinburgh, Queen’s Hall, 26th October
Newcastle City Hall, 27th October
Halifax, Victoria Theatre, 29th October
Birmingham, Town Hall, 30th October
Newport, Riverfront, 1st November
London, Hackney Empire, 2nd November

BIG BIG TRAIN online:
www.bigbigtrain.com
https://www.facebook.com/bigbigtrain/
https://twitter.com/bigbigtrain

Dave Kerzner Announces New Band

by | Mar 18, 2018 | News

I’m very pleased to announce my brand new sci-fi progressive rock band called “In Continuum”!

The first album will be released later this year! Joining me on lead vocals will be Gabriel Agudo (Steve Rothery Band, Bad Dreams) with special guest Jon Davison of Yes and it will feature multi-instrumentalists Matt Dorsey (SOC), Randy McStine (The Fringe, SOC), Wes Dearth(Porcupine Tree, SOC), Nick D’Virgilio (BBT, Spocks Beard), Derek Cintron and Fernando Perdomo (DKB) and the amazing Steven Rothery(Marillion) and more! Just announced today, “In Continuum” will be doing a big show on Cruise To The Edge Feb 4-9th, 2019!

Come visit and like the new Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/incontinuumband
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/incontinuumband
Website coming soon: http://incontinuumband.com

Extra big thanks to Larry Morand for bringing me back onto CTTE and for premiering my new band today and to Joel Barrios for amazing photos, graphics and web admin!