Tony Patterson and Brendan Eyre – "Northlands"
“Northlands”, the new album by Tony Patterson and Brendan Eyre, will be issued by Esoteric Antenna (a division of the Esoteric Recordings label) on November 24, 2014. In the closing months of 2012, the musicians discussed the idea or working on a project together that would reflect their native North-East roots. The album would feature a character returning to the North East after so many years away from the place he loved. Memories of loss, heartache and the abiding beauty of the North East landscape would once again draw him back to the places and people he left behind. The wasteland it had become, the unfinished business and the ghosts he needed to lay to rest that had haunted him for so long. A place he knew he must return to one day. A place called Northlands... Tracklist: 1. Northbound, 2. The Northlands Rhapsody, 3. A Picture in Time, 4. And The River Flows, 5. A Rainy Day on Dean Street, 6. Legacy, 7. I Dare to Dream, 8. A Sense of Place, 9. So Long the Day. Line-up: Tony Patterson (ReGenesis): vocals, keyboards, flute, duduk, orchestrations, guitars; Brendan Eyre (Riversea): keyboards, mandolin, programming; plus: several guest musicians, among which are such legends as Steve Hackett, John Hackett, Nick Magnus and Tim Esau.