Progressive rock band Marillion has announced the release of a new live album titled “With Friends at St David’s”, recorded in Cardiff in November 2019. The physical versions recording will be out on July 23rd, 2021. The digital edition is out now.
The project all started with the release of “With Friends From The Orchestra” in 2019, when Marillion teamed up with In Praise of Folly, a string quartet accompanied by Sam Morris (French Horn) and Emma Halnan (Flute), to record an album filled with re-arranged Marillion gems.
That same year, Marillion took these very special versions on tour and even added a few more highlights like “Gaza” and “Zeperated Out” to the set list, presenting them in a whole new way.
The DVD and Blu-ray versions will include the previously unreleased documentary “Making Friends”, which shows Marillion in the studio during the making of “With Friends From The Orchestra”.
Steve Hogarth says about the album and tour: “Possibly our favorite ever tour. A chance for us to occasionally pause and lose ourselves in our six “classical” musicians interpreting our producer Mike’s beautiful arrangements, bringing another emotional dimension, and often a playful joy to our music.”
“Seasons End”, originally from 1989’s album of the same name, is the first song to be revealed from this album along with an official video .
“With Friends From The Orchestra” is going to be released as CD Digipak, 3LP Gatefold (180g), Ltd. Colored 3LP (violet transparent), DVD and Blu-ray on July 23rd, 2021.