It has been a traumatic year for English prog rock band Galahad following the tragic, early death from cancer of their bass player Neil Pepper last September, he was just 44 years old.
But the band has bounced back with the release last month of its new album Battle Scars and a second, Beyond Realms of Euphoria, due out in September.
Formed in 1985, the ensuing 27 years have seen Galahad release 16 albums, sell tens of thousands of copies and play gigs in twelve different countries.
This year is shaping up to be a busy one for the band, so DPRP’s Alison Henderson spent the day talking all things music with Galahad’s lead singer Stu Nicholson; hearing all about his quest to get people dancing at Prog gigs and even discovering how he once caught sight of Mrs Robert Fripp’s underwear.
It must have been an incredibly difficult time for you, Spencer Luckman, Dean Baker and Roy Keyworth. How have you all managed to cope with Neil’s death?
Stu: It has been a weird process coming to terms with it all. However, the really wonderful thing is that we managed to get all the recording done for both albums with Neil. The last time I saw him was at our recording studios, so it is a really nice memory to have of him, but at the same time the irony is that when he rejoined the band three years ago he was so enthusiastic about it all.
So, is this the band now turning a tragedy into a triumph?
Stu: We really made a conscious decision that this was the way we wanted to do it and that we would promote and sell the album – available on both CD and vinyl – through our own website. Because I am self-employed, I have been able to devote a certain amount of time doing this work while my wife Lin is Galahad’s administrator. It is very much a cottage industry but I think this is very much the case with quite a few bands these days.
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