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It was a pleasure once again to welcome Oliver Wakeman onto the YMP. He came along to talk about his new album, Anum Cara, and, as you might expect, I couldn’t help throwing a couple of Yes related questions in as well. Listen carefully towards the end of the conversation and you’ll hear about an abandoned Yes project that Oliver would have been involved in. Head over to the show notes for this episode to see the videos Oliver has created to accompany the album and why not order yourself a copy of the CD rather than streaming the album.
- Is this a folk album?
- Who else is playing?
- Is that really Oliver on guitar?
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The music I use is the last movement of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert
3 replies on “Anam Cara with Oliver Wakeman – 649”
It’s always a joy to hear from Oliver and he’s a lovely chap. I love Anam Cara, as well as his previous albums, and recommend getting the beautiful cd if you can. Hayley has a lovely voice, and David Mark Pearce is a great guitarist. I reviewed his solo albums when I was with Progression magazine for over 20 years. Troy Donockley always adds nice touches on whistle and pipes to everyone’s albums.
Hello Kevin & Mark –
So great to hear from Oliver again and to hear his new material (including guitar solos!).
Along the way here I just want to note the passing of Peter Sinfield on November 14. As we know, Jon Anderson sang Sinfield’s lyrics on the King Crimson Lizaed album. As a major collaborator with King Crimson and ELP, among others, in the 70’s, he played an important role in the development of prog rock. Farewell, Pete Sinfield.
And best of luck to Oliver!
Hi Kevin and Mark.
I enjoyed this episode. I didnt know much about Oliver until listening to this show, and I was really amazed at how much he sounds like his old man. I once had the pleasure to chat with Wakeman elder after a solo show he did in UK sometime in the mid 1980s. What a lovely bloke… Not at all what you expect from a musical genius..
Anyway, after your show and Oliver’s insightful description of his latest album I was inspired to look it up online and ‘give it a spin’. I was impressed. While Rick may be hard to match in musical profficiency, I found Oliver’s lyrics a songs very profound and inspiring. Lyrics were not a strong point for his dad. I also really like the softer, more organic and folksy style of this record.
So top marks to Oliver. I look forward to exploring more of his catalogue.
Thanks again fellas… Still brutally hot here.