The Alternative Jethro Tull Tribute:
Original acoustic music with a distinctly Tullish flavour
(and with a generous helping of Tull tunes thrown in for good measure).
Sossity is Paul Forrest and Marcie Schreier, two like-minded
musicians who joined forces to celebrate their love for
the music of Jethro Tull, with their own songs.
Whilst appearing in numerous folk and rock bands, playing guitar, mandolin, bass, and flute, his main role for the last 11 years has been lead-singer, flautist, and guitarist for the UK’s premier Jethro Tull tribute band, The Dayglo Pirates.
The band has performed with original members including Clive Bunker, Barrie Barlow,David (now Dee) Palmer, Glen Cornick, and Dave Pegg. He has appeared on radio with Lead singer Ian Anderson.
Paul was introduced to Tull by a musician friend when he was 18. It inspired him to take up the flute and learn the songs of Jethro Tull. Once bitten, forever smitten!
"Marcie has given me faith and inspiration in my own voice and music and has added an amazingly rich, new dimension to it. She has also fuelled my interest in the subtler, acoustic Tull numbers. "
Newsflash: Paul has just appeared with Jethro Tull as a special guest at one of their shows in honour of their 40th anniversary. It was a magical experience and the audience was blown away by seeing the "younger" version of Ian Anderson performing classic Tull numbers. Paul's take on the event: "Surreal but nice!"
See our new photo album with pictures of the event as well as a new blog entry. Video footage has also been uploaded on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFDUC87pmh4
Marcie Schreier, an accomplished and versatile singer and flautist with extensive training, is American born, but has been living in Israel since 1980.
Having grown up on rock music, she later became enamored with music from the 16th-17th centuries. As a vocalist, Marcie has studied and worked with distinguished musicians in the area of Early Music, in addition to performing her own program of Renaissance and Baroque songs from Spain with accompanist and guitarist Philip Griffin.
Marcie has appeared on TV, radio, at Israel's famous Jacob's Ladder Folk Festival and at several folk and night clubs in Israel, playing rock and folk music.
Marcie first heard the music of Jethro Tull back in 1972 at the tender age of (yeah, right, like she'll ever tell). From that point on, there was no turning back. She cites Jethro Tull's music as her single most important musical influence.
"Hooking up with Paul has made it possible for me to really 'give something back' to the band whose music has meant so much to me over the years."
Watch this space for gig dates.
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Many thanks to our good friend Caroline Bloor, who took our beautiful new publicity shots. Visit her site at http://www.cbphotographic.co.uk/