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Sending my latest substack post to @stuartmaconie.bsky.social, who put together a fantastic prom last weekend, which features large in this round-up of six excellent concerts I had the privilege if attending over the last fortnight. markbraund.substack.com/p/in-praise-...

markbraund.substack.comIn Praise of Prog RockA fortnight of sublime music that I'm writing about in the hope it'll cheer you up as much as it did me

25/7/26, 1:52 pm2 reposts12 likes

Stuart Maconie

@stuartmaconie.bsky.social

25 July

…. also a selection from The Snow Goose was in my original thinking (see also Caravan etc) But in the end, it came down to getting the right mix of famous, obscure ‘immediate’ and deep cut, the voices, and the fact that there was no way I was not including some Gentle Giant!

Mark Braund

@markbraund.substack.com

26 July

Thanks Stuart, I'm glad you had The Snow Goose in mind. And of course, your absolute prerogative re: Gentle Giant. It really was a great concert, and brilliant that it's on iPlayer for a year. Thank you again.

Mark Braund

@markbraund.substack.com

26 July

Oh, and I see Clarkson is singing Peter Hammill's praises in his column today. The press coverage has been fabulous.

Stuart Maconie

@stuartmaconie.bsky.social

26 July

Oh wow, I must check that out!

Stuart Maconie

@stuartmaconie.bsky.social

25 July

Thanks for your thoughtful review. I did ask several of the people that you mentioned and received many gracious enthusiastic replies and apologies from the likes of Ian Anderson Peter Gabriel et cetera who were either away on holiday or hearteningly playing gigs elsewhere that night in Europe…..