Albion UK & Flamborough Head September 6, 2024 - Parkvilla Theater, Alphen a/d Rijn (NL) Flamborough Head
Albion A concert that will be remembered for a very long time also for the performance of the headliner. Also this band did not disappoint at all and made the people in front of them very enthusiastic. The band that is led by former Jethro Tull guitarist Joe Parrish-James gave the audience a great show on which they mixed songs from both of their studio releases with several covers. His strong flute playing and vocal parts, sometimes reminding me of Mariusz Duda (Riverside), fitted perfectly to the playing of his fellow band members.
The band started their performance with my favourite of the band's latest album Lakesongs Of Elbid (2024, see review). Namely Arthurian Overture . A beautiful instrumental piece with nice twin guitar parts. It was followed by another track from the same album. Namely The Dream Of Rhonabwy. After that it was time for the first cover. Bottle Of Smoke a song originally written by The Pogues. A totally different song compared to the music of Albion. An up-tempo sing a long tune with a mix of punk and Celtic traditional music. Often labelled as Celtic punk. After that it was time to play some songs from their debut EP Pryderi (2021, see review). The two songs Second Branch (Brān And Branwen)and Third Branch (Kin, Enchantment) were perfectly done. After that it was time to go back to the cover songs. First the Type O Negative cover Wolf Moon. The band gave this gothic/doom metal song a nice own version. Just as they also did with the next cover. Probably the most well known cover of the evening. The Iron Maiden song To Tame A Land. The song of this heavy metal band is written by bassist and founder-member Steve Harris and based on the novel Dune. Written by the American Sci Fi writer Frank Herbert (1920- 1986). When the band asked Herbert for permission to name the song Dune, Herbert declined with a terse and combative statement. He'd sue them and stop the album coming out, and all kinds of very unpleasant things. Musically however, it is for a lot of people a brilliant masterpiece that begins slowly, breaks into a powerful driving rhythm, and ends with a long and interesting instrumental section inspired by the famous classical piece Asturias by Spanish composer Isaak Albeniz (1860- 1909), and which slowly retreats back to the original opening softness.
All in all a very successful concert evening by two bands that really entertained the people present all the way. Therefore I'll have to thank Serious Music Alphen for bringing Albion UK and their support Flamborough Head to their stage for this one-off special European show. Well done guys and everybody else who made this possible. They know who they are! Henri Strik (edited by Tracy van Os van den Abeelen) |
Setlist Flamborough Head: Andrassy Road The Garden Shed Tomorrow Is Another Day Lost In Time Jumping The Milestone Start Of A Nightmare |
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Flamborough Head by Arthur Haggenburg Click on the picture to enlarge. |
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Line up Flamborough Head: (left to right)Peter Stel: bass guitar, backing vocals Edo Spanninga: keyboards Margriet Boomsma: lead vocals, recorders, flute Koen Roozen: drums and percussion Hans Spitzen: guitar, backing vocals |
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Setlist Albion: Arthurian Overture The Dream Of Rhonabwy Bottle Of Smoke (The Pogues cover) Second Branch (Brān And Branwen) Third Branch (Kin, Enchantment) Wolf Moon (Type O Negative cover) To Tame A Land (Iron Maiden cover) Barrett's Privateers - A Tribute To Stan Rogers Pagan Spirit Encore: Raggle Taggle Gypsy (traditional Planxty cover) |
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Albion by Arthur Haggenburg Click on the picture to enlarge. |
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Line up Albion: (left to right)Jack Clarke: guitar, vocals Joe Parrish-James: vocals, flute, guitar Ollie Medlow: drums Peter Szypulski: bass |
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