2022 was always going to be a tough call. With the accumulated obstacles presented by Covid, compounded with the new touring regulations created by Brexit, all dressed in uncertainty, any form of touring activities were going to be a very difficult and potentially expensive undertaking. I made the decision last year not to book any shows in 2022 and to … Read More

I just heard that ‘The Last Straw’ has touched down in Holland and that it is arriving here late tomorrow. The album will be on sale at fishmusic.scot and at fishmusic.eu on Friday afternoon 4th February from 12 GMT and 13.00 CET respectively with initial orders being posted out from Monday 7th February. Customers from the UK and R.O.W should … Read More

Fish presents Vigil’s End – the final live performance of the full Vigil In A Wilderness of Mirrors album, including material from Weltschmerz at The Assembly, Royal Leamington Spa. This unique online event, recorded in front of a live audience will be a full 2 hour FISH concert including the final ever performance of the iconic Vigil In A Wilderness Of … Read More

Finally the jigsaw from my years with ‘Marillion’ is complete with the release of the remaster of the 1984 ‘Fugazi’ album on 10th September. We are now taking preorders for the album, the full track listings and content of both the vinyl box set and the deluxe CD/Blu-ray you can read below. I’ve been unable to announce anything until now … Read More

Marillion released its studio album debut, Script for a Jester’s Tear, in March 1983. The record was certified platinum in the band’s native U.K. where it reached number seven on the Albums Chart and spawned two Top 40 singles: “He Knows You Know” (#35) and “Garden Party” (#16). Rhino will shine a spotlight on this neo-progressive favorite on April 3 with two … Read More

The New Year started as the last decade ended with a flurry of studio activity. John Mitchell was up at the start of the week finishing the guitar parts and contributing to the final song to be written the album. I’d been struggling with the original concept/ story behind ‘Market garden’ as it crossed too much with images I’d used … Read More

And so it begins. First day of ‘Weltschmerz’ recording and Craig Blundell joins us in the Studio to work on the drum tracks. Hugely productive day with Calum Malcolm and Steve at the ‘coalface’. We’d met up with Craig when he was playing with Steve Hackett in Edinburgh a couple of weeks ago, sent him the tracks and he arrived … Read More

There’s an impressive line up for the Guildford Show on December 7th. Ticket details are on the SAS website and at Guildford G Live.

I’ll be back with the SAS band for a special night on the ’25 Riff tour’ at the G Live in Guildford on Saturday December 7th. I’ll be joining Madelleine Bell, Chris Thompson, Tom Robinson and a lot of other special guests and old friends on what is the 25th anniversary of the band and last night of the tour. … Read More