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Gavin Esler: 'Prog is eccentric British genius'

Bands such as the Von Hertzen Brothers, Gazpacho and Touchstone suggest the spirit of prog lives on. That's why I'm honoured to be hosting the first ever progressive music awardsIt was all Murray Sim's fault. He lived near me on the outskirts of Edinburgh and when I was about 13 he told me he had bought an amazing LP. It was called The Piper at the Gates of Dawn by some people with a really weird name … Pink Floyd. One day after school he played it for me. My music tastes at the time were fair...

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12:04 on August 24 2012

Gavin Esler: 'Prog is eccentric British genius'

Guardian Music — Bands such as the Von Hertzen Brothers, Gazpacho and Touchstone suggest the spirit of prog lives on. That's why I'm honoured to be hosting the first ever progressive musi... more info
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