This happened to me way back in 1975. I was on a plane going from Manchester in England to visit family in the South Of France and I found myself sitting next to “Whispering” Bob Harris -the presenter of the BBC’s very influential “The Old Grey Whistle Test”. We got to talking, and we got to drinking heavily, and he told me he was on the way to visit with Jethro Tull at a recording session.
Not much of a Jethro Tull story, true, however, it is the gospel and just one degree of seperation from Ian ANderson and anyway, I’, not much of a Jethro Tull fan. Give me Stand-Up and leave me alone, more or less, that’s what I say…
JETHRO TULL – THE ROCK OPERA
Ian Anderson Presents 8 Shows Only in The USA This November
Ian Anderson celebrates the life and times of the English Agricultural inventor, Jethro Tull, with the announcement of a new series of
concert tours beginning September 2015.
The shows tell the story of the original Jethro Tull’s life, reimagined as if in the near future and illustrated with Anderson’s best-known songs from the rock band Jethro Tull repertoire.
The performance is in a quasi-operatic structure with virtual guests on video and some additional newly-written songs to round off the elements of the story.
Heavy Horses, Farm On The Freeway, Songs From The Wood sit alongside Aqualung, Living In The Past, Wind-Up, A New Day Yesterday, The Witch’s Promise, Locomotive Breath and other favourites – often with slightly re-written lyrics to better tell the tale.
Accompanied by David Goodier (bass), John O’Hara (keyboards), Florian Opahle (guitar), Scott Hammond (drums) and surprise virtual guests, Ian Anderson begins the touring schedule in the UK followed by Russian, European and South American dates before the end of the year.
DATES:
November 1: Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL
November 3: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
November 5: CITI Performing Arts Center, Boston, MA
November 6: Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY
November 7: Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
November 8: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT
November 10: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
November 11: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ