Caroling With Tull

Heres some news from the official site:

Ian and the boys (Martin Barre, John O'Hara, David Goodier, James Duncan)and guest readers will be performing a very special benefit concert December 22nd, 19:00-21:00, at historic St. Bride's Church on London's Fleet Street. All proceeds will go to local homeless charities. Doors open at 18:15.

This is a Carol Service featuring Jethro Tull, NOT a rock concert. Jethro Tull will perform seven or eight songs, and there will be guest readers and choral performances. This is a chance to see Tull in a truly unique setting whilst helping a very worthy cause.

Tickets

Tickets are available online only via the Tull fan magazine "A New Day" for £25. Please note tickets are very limited (150 seats) and subject to availability.

Tickets will NOT be posted, but sent by email individually numbered with ticket holders name printed on them. Please ensure when ordering you type your name in the COMMENTS section on the order form. If ordering more than one ticket please list ALL names of ticket holders for checking on the door. You will receive an automated confirmation email of your ticket purchase but of course if tickets are all sold your card will not be charged and the ticket site will notify you within 24 hours.

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New Blog Author: Brick

So you ride yourselves over the fields,
and you make your animal deals...

Play Minstrel Play warmly welcomes its newest author, Brick! Don't let his name fool you; he knows his Tull. Brick lives near Boston MA, and like myself, numbered among the younger generation of Jethro Tull fans. We look forward to seeing what he has to say as he posts his opinions and experiences about Jethro Tull. Again, a warm welcome to Brick, Play Minstrel Play's newest blog author.

And your wisemen don't know how it feels,
to be thick
as a. . . .

Jack-in-the-green in Sighted in Germany?

As any more than casual Jethro Tull fan knows, 2008 marks the band's 40th anniversary. While this is a reason for celebration of itself, Ian's New Years remarks alluded to the release of a new Jethro Tull DVD. Fans have waited for news of the release of the DVD but no more news ever came from the primary source (discussion about the lack of updates through the Official Website may be discussed in a later post). But now the wait is over! According to http://www.tullpress.com/ the release dates for the DVD have been announced. And much to my surprise, two DVDs are being released.

The first is Jack In The Green: Live in Germany. Amazon.com confirms the release of this DVD on May 20th by Eagle Rock Ent. List price for this DVD is $12.99. If the DVD is of the same quality as Montreux (the last Tull DVD released by Eagle Rock) fan's won't be disappointed.

The second DVD is the much awaited Jethro Tull - Their Fully Authorised Story. This DVD is not yet listed on the US amazon.com but is listed on the UK site with a release date of June 2nd by Pinnacle Vision. This is bound to be the DVD for Tull fans! The DVD is two discs and is 200 minutes long. The list price on the UK site is £18.74.

I plan on enjoying a summer of Tull this year. Two new DVDs (and hopefully an new album in the near future) will be wonderful complements to my pair of tickets to see Tull at Red Rocks in August.

New Tull Blog

This blog is devoted to the music of Jethro Tull. This year marks the 40th year of Tull. What better way to celibrate than to talk about what makes Tull such a great band (and go see a concert).