Northern Prog Festival Skylake, Leap Day, Sky Architect,
Last years Northern Prog Festival (see review) was in many ways a success. The five acts on stage were all on
fire. Most of all headliners IO Earth. The band made sure the festival ended with a true musical highlight!
But it was not only the music which made it worth visiting this annual festival. Also the wonderful atmosphere
between the many lovers of progressive rock characterizes once again this excellent festival. I was hoping this
festival would come up with another great 7th edition in 2019 looking forward to a great headliner and some true
dark horses! Now one year later our team made our way to the Northern parts of the Netherlands. Again with a
great headliner on the menu with Comedy Of Errors from Scotland. The rest of the acts didnīt have to take
a plane or to cross a sea to climb the stage of this festival. All of their members speak the same native language
and have Willem Alexander as their king and Maxima as their queen. Also, for me no dark horses because I am familiar
with all the bands. However, it could be that the opening acts was for some people rather unknown.
Skylake Maybe some people know that Skylake consist of two brothers whose father is the keyboard player in Silhouette. Namely Bart Laan (guitar and vocals) and Arjan Laan (drums). Their dad is Erik Laan. Somewhere on Facebook somebody wrote: "Progfans keep an eye on this new upcoming generation, influenced by Karnivool,
Leap Day
In summary you can say, that despite the absence of the bands regular lead singer they gave a unique performance with many guest singers helping them out on stage. Hopefully they will decide to release it one day for everybody to enjoy, next to the people who were present on that day and must have loved it as much as I did! Sky Architect
Silhouette The next Dutch band has had a kind of sabbatical year, but made an exception to perform at this festival. The last time the band had climbed the stage was exactly one year ago. But there were no traces that they were nervous or in bad shape.
Comedy Of Errors This year's headliners were certainly one of the main reasons people travelled so far from their hometown. Their latest concert in our country was two years ago at the Parkvilla in Alphen aan de Rijn (see review). At the time they had just released their latest album House Of The Mind (see review). Strangely enough they only played
Like every year I can say that once again the organizers can look back at a well organized festival. The bands got again a perfect sound made possible by the people behind the mixing desk. Those bands did their thing on stage very well, so there's nothing to complain, I guess. Furthermore the food and drinks were good and you could again feel the wonderful atmosphere between the many lovers of progressive rock. So all I can say is thanks to everybody involved making it again the best festival in the Netherlands! Henri Strik (edited by Dave Smith) |
Setlist Skylake: HastePrisoner Vicious The Storm Crossroads Luna Smooth Skin / War Within |
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Skylake by Arthur Haggenburg Click on the picture to enlarge. |
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Line up Skylake: (left to right)Arjan Laan: drums Suzan van den Engel: vocals and harp Jimmie Feld: 2nd guitar Bart Laan: guitar and vocals Charlie Feld: bass guitar |
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Setlist Leap Day: Sun Stood StillTaurus Appearance March Under The Symbol (Bart Laan) Awaking The Muse Time Passing By (Margriet Boomsma) Humble Origin Walls (Sieberein Schaaf) Skylge's Lair Changing Directions (Joe Carney) God Of Wars (Joe Carney) |
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Leap Day by Arthur Haggenburg Click on the picture to enlarge. |
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Line up Leap Day: (left to right)Sieberein Schaaf: guest lead vocals, acoustic guitar Gert van Engelenburg: keyboards, backing vocals Eddie Mulder: lead guitar, backing vocals Margriet Boomsma: guest lead vocals Koen Roozen: drums, percussion Derk Evert Waalkens: keyboards, backing vocals Joe Carney: guest lead vocals Harry Scholing: bass guitar Bart Laan: guest lead vocals |
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Setlist Sky Architect: Traveller's Last CandleThe Grey Legend Melody Of The Air - Explicatio Sandwalker The Campfire Ghost' Song Wasteland Endless Roads |
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Sky Architect by Arthur Haggenburg Click on the picture to enlarge. |
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Line up Sky Architect: (left to right)Wabe Wieringa: electric guitar Tom Luchies: lead vocals and electric guitar Guus van Mierlo: bass guitar Christiaan Bruin: drums Rik van Honk: keyboards, trumpet and backing vocals |
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Setlist Silhouette: March Of PeaceThe Flow Wingst To Fly Symphony For A Perfect Moment When Snow Is Falling Down Encore: Web Of Lies: Part I - The Vow Web Of Lies: Part II - The Plot |
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Silhouette by Arthur Haggenburg Click on the picture to enlarge. |
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Line up Silhouette: (left to right)Daniel van der Weijde: electric guitar Brian de Graeve: twelve string acoustic guitar, keyboard, lead and backing vocals Jurjen Bergsma: bass Rob van Nieuwenhuijzen: drums Erik Laan: keyboards, bass pedals, lead and backing vocals Bart Laan: electric guitar |
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Setlist Comedy Of Errors: The AnswerJekyll Something She Said Fanfare Student Prince Pt2 Carousel Song Of Wandering Jacomus In A Lifetime Going For A Song Spirit Edit Student Prince Pt1 Encore: Disobey |
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Comedy Of Errors by Arthur Haggenburg Click on the picture to enlarge. |
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Line up Comedy Of Errors: (left to right)Jim Johnston: keyboard, laptop and backing vocals Mark Spalding: electric guitar and backing vocals Joe Cairney: lead vocals John Fitzgerald: bass and backing vocals Bruce Levick: drums Sam McCulloch: electric guitar |
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