This stunning concert took place on the 23rd September 2023, the first performance by any incarnation of Barclay James Harvest with a Symphony Orchestra to take place in the UK since 1973.
Joining JLBJH for this memorable concert was The Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra, arranged and conducted by Benjamin Ellin. The performance featured classic BJH songs such as “The Poet,” “After The Day,” “Mocking Bird,” “She Said,” “Galadriel,” “Poor Man’s Moody Blues” and “Hymn,” newer pieces such as “On Leave,” along with two works not performed live since 1973, Woolly Wolstenholme’s evocative “Moonwater” (sung by guest vocalist Eleanor Sandars) and the epic and majestic “Dark Now My Sky.”
Mixed by Stephen W Tayler and previously released as part of a larger boxset, this new 2xCD edition offers the chance to experience this magical concert once again.
• 2xCD edition of “Philharmonic! The Orchestral Concert.”
• A wonderful record of a performance by John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest with The Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra.
Pre-Order “Philharmonic!” here: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/john-lees-barclay-james-harvest-philharmonic-2cd-edition
DISC ONE
01. Festive Overture – Shostakovich
02. Fifties Child
03. Galadriel
04. In My Life
05. Poor Man’s Moody Blues
06. North
07. Summer Soldier
08. The Poet
09. After The Day
DISC TWO
01. Hornpipe – Handel’s Water Music
02. Moonwater
03. Mocking Bird
04. Loving is Easy
05. She Said
06. Poor Wages
07. Medicine Man
08. Dark Now My Sky
09. On Leave
10. Hymn