Mark Warden, my university cruise companion.
Jonas Reingold of Karmakanic and the Flower Kings, who played with Steve Hackett's band.
Nick D'Virilgio of Big Big Train and one third of DMJ.
Peter Nicholls of IQ.
Rickard Sjobllom, vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist of Beardfish.
Robert Hansen, bassist of Beardfish.
David Zackrisson, guitarist of Beardfish.
Greg Blondell of Steven Wilson's solo band, and Rob Townsend, sax, of Flower Kings and Karmakanic.
Nick Beggs from Steven Wilson's solo band and Trifecta.
Charlie Griffiths, guitar, Haken.
Ross Jennings, vocals, Haken.
Michael Lapja, keyboards, Riverside.
Mariusz Duda, vocals and bass, Riverside.
Marco Minneman, drums, Aristocrats and formerly of Steven Wilson's solo band.
Guthrie Govan, guitar Aristocrats and formerly of Steven Wilson's solo band.
Randy McStine, guitar, he works with everyone and is currently a member of Steven Wilson's solo band and toured with the reunion of Porcupine Tree.
April 9th.
Just a quick summary.
Mark was a very laid back and easy to get along with travel companion, just as I knew he would be. We had no issues, lots of fun and were not joined at the hip, we were content to do what we wanted and check out the bands that appealed to us.
Mark commented that on this trip I took a lot of pictures of myself with other people, and here's the proof.
I played the role of the music fanatic, as I suppose I am, and when I found musicians I like or respect, I asked for photos. Everyone was very accommodating; the only seemingly reluctant one was Mariusz Duda.
The cruise was very well run, lots of fun, and had excellent bands. Mark and I enjoyed it immensely and hope to do it again, providing the political climate in the US improves significantly.
Your smile in every picture says it all.
ReplyDeleteI would never thought there was a rock band cruise. Sounds like a lot of fun!
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