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200 Years of John Walker
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of John Walker’s invention of the friction match in Stockton‑on‑Tees, there is a short time to get both our CDs as a set for just £25. This special moment coincides with the world première of a brand‑new documentary about Walker, produced by the British Matchbox Label and Bookmatch Society, an international community passionate about matchboxes, labels, bookmatches and match‑related artefacts from around the world. We’re honoured that Gil Galad’s music was chosen to help bring this story to life, and this CD offer is the perfect way to mark the occasion. Order your copy now and own a piece of the celebration. UK ONLY
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𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝟏𝟎 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐞 — 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐘𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲
Tonight, 7pm.
“And we danced on the brink of an unknown future, to an echo from a vanished past.” - John Wyndham
John Walker just wants to get home.
Back to the familiar.
Back to Hai‑Yun.
But everything has slipped out of reach — and tonight’s track captures that moment when hope feels like it’s fading.
🔥 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝟕𝐩𝐦 - youtu.be/_yxukfwRHn4?is=aSuj_603c46MojCn
👉 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 - 𝐡𝐭𝐭𝐩𝐬://𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦/@𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝-𝐩𝟕y
@followers @top fans Gil Galad Gil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr #progrock #premiereyoutube #youtubevideo
“𝐀 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤” (𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨)
‘I last saw her on the outskirts of Durham…
How she danced on those silken, silver threads I will never know.
She was elegance and strength, and light as floating feathers…’
John Walker, remembering Hai‑Yun
𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦 – 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭, A Chance to Speak is the moment where John’s world cracks open. Hai‑Yun wasn’t just a guide through the mysterious Records of the Unworldly and the Strange, she became the one person who made him believe he wasn’t destined to walk life alone.
And then… she was gone.
Taken from him, along with everything familiar, leaving him lost between worlds and desperate to find his way home.
This video captures that emotional fracture — the longing, the hope, and the quiet devastation at the heart of John’s journey.
🔥 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤:
👉 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y
Your support genuinely keeps this world alive.
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@followers @top fans Gil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr #progrock #johnwaker
Bob is playing our music again… thanks Bob Prigmore
THE PROG AND ROCK SHOW September 2nd 2026 by Bob Prigmore
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THE PROG AND ROCK SHOW including Gerlinde Roth's GERLINDE's CHOICE. Live! and only live, on Beat Route Radio. Wednesday September 2 2026 6-8pm UK, 7-9pm CET. The featured artists of progressive rock/r...Another video launched tonight at 7pm… tune in to see and hear Track 5. The Watchers from the Album-The John Walker Imaginarium-Time Shift. youtu.be/a5jX5jd8mW8?is=VVNE6VIzBfQ82TKB @top fansGil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr Gil Galad - Galadians #progrock
🎥✨ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐬…
The camera drifts through shifting light. Pages turn themselves. Ink curls into shape and suddenly, you’re standing inside the world behind the music.
Our new video reveals the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐞 of the fully illustrated book edition of The John Walker Imaginarium - Time Shift. A world built from sound… now becoming story.
𝐍𝐞𝐯 𝐓𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐧 weaves the narrative with the precision of a time traveller. 𝐊𝐞𝐯 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐬 shapes the visual universe with bold, atmospheric design. And the illustrations, sparked by 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐃𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐧’𝐬 imagination, pull you straight into the mythos that inspired the album.
This isn’t just a companion book. It’s the other half of the Imaginarium.
📬 𝐁𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲
The moment the book becomes available to download, our newsletter subscribers will hear first. Exclusive artwork. Lore fragments. Behind the scenes world building. Early access.
If you want to step into the Imaginarium before everyone else:
👉 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 gilgalad.us22.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5ce78ee55fe945da27ce2a612&id=2509225470 👉 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 www.gilgalad.uk 👉 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y
The story is unfolding. Time is shifting. And the next page is yours to turn.
@followers @top fans Gil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr #timetravel #newstory #progrock
🎪 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐇𝐐 - 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: The Trevor Incident
We’d like to formally apologise to anyone who attended last night’s “Grand Emperor’s Aerial Circus” expecting music.
𝐈𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, the booking form was smudged. We thought we’d hired a lighting technician. (KC was unavailable Kevin Cain).
We got a Trevor Professional Atmosphere Disruptor.
Trevor arrived in full clown regalia, carrying a ladder, three mice, and what he claimed was “emotional support fog.”
Nev tried to plug him into the PA system. Kev mistook him for a stage prop. Paul attempted diplomacy, but Trevor just stared into the middle distance and whispered, “The cannon knows.”
By the second song, Trevor had joined the rhythm section, contributing what critics later described as “existential percussion.” The mice escaped. The ladder caught fire. The fog achieved sentience.
We promise future shows will feature fewer clowns, fewer rodents, and absolutely no atmospheric disruptions (unless intentional).
⭐ 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬:
“Would not book again.” - B. P. Haversham
“Trevor just stood there.” - Brass Gazette
“Who let Trevor near the cannon?” - Anonymous Crewman
If you survived the spectacle, congratulations - you’ve witnessed history.
If you didn’t, please accept our sincerest apologies and a complimentary newsletter subscription. www.gilgalad.uk
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@followers @top fans Gil Galad Kev Stevens NevWill Tobes Rick Carr #clowns #progrock
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝 - 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞
Right, folks… Gil Galad has officially broken reality again. The John Walker Imaginarium – Time Shift is now more visual than ever, and causing the kind of cosmic disruption that probably has Whitby Town Council drafting emergency paperwork as we speak.
This 80 minute prog rock beast is so ambitious it should come with a warning label and maybe a small fire extinguisher.
We’re talking myth, legend, supernatural chaos, and enough paranormal traffic to make Whitby feel like the universe’s busiest roundabout. Sprites causing mischief, shadows lurking, talismans glowing, basically everything your nan warned you about, but with better guitar solos.
Meanwhile, poor John Walker is stumbling through this fever dream of a universe like a man who’s accidentally wandered into the wrong book. Gates slam shut, strangers look suspicious, and reality keeps glitching like someone spilled tea on the cosmic motherboard. But he keeps going, because hope is mandatory and giving up would be terribly un British.
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐰… 𝟏𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟒 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐧 (𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨) 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥!
Yes the Imaginarium is leaking into the internet. No, we cannot stop it. Yes you absolutely should watch it before it starts demanding council tax.
👉 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭. www.gilgalad.uk
👉 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧: 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 - www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y
The gates are open. The cogs are grinding. The Imaginarium is shifting. Come join the madness it’s much more fun from the inside.
@followers @top fans Whitby Steampunk Weekend Whitby Gothic Photos #whitby NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr Beautiful Whitby
“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐠 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞” 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Yesterday morning, while most sensible humans were still asleep, Paul was up at dawn performing a high stakes wildlife operation: Preparing for to releasing two hedgehogs back into the wild… and building them a brand new luxury Hog Home™ (five star, breakfast included, no Wi Fi).
These two little wanderers were hand reared, so Paul will keep feeding them for a while because even wild hedgehogs appreciate room service.
Now, long time followers will remember the last hedgehog release, when Paul proudly announced he was naming the hog Luke, purely so he could say: “Luke… I am your father.” Only for the hedgehog to arrive and reveal itself to be… Lucy. A plot twist worthy of The Empire Strikes Back.
𝐒𝐨, 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬:
What do we name the new duo?
Here are some suggestions from HQ:
• 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐤𝐞 & 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧 - because they’re tidy little souls
• 𝐇𝐨𝐠𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 & 𝐃𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐞 - magical, prone to wandering
• 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞 & 𝐏𝐨𝐩 - sounds like a hedgehog boyband
• 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐫 & 𝐋𝐨𝐤𝐢 - one heroic, one chaotic
• 𝐆𝐢𝐥 & 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 - the ultimate brand synergy
• 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐲 𝐈𝐈 & 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐞 - statistically likely at this point
And of course, all of this was accompanied by a soundtrack: A gentle ballad from our latest album, The John Walker Imaginarium - Time Shift, drifting across the morning air like a tiny hedgehog lullaby.
𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐜 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨: 👉 𝐰𝐰𝐰.𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝.𝐮𝐤
@followers @top fans Gil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr #newmusic #hedgehog
⚖️ 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞: Order! ORDER! I will have order in this court, even if I must personally wrestle it to the ground and sit on it!
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫: Your Honour, the accused Gil Galad stands charged with updating their website in a manner both musical and suspiciously competent.
𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: Ridiculous! My client merely added music players containing clips and tracks from every album and EP. A perfectly normal act, unlike the incident with the inflatable badger.
𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞: Silence! I demand evidence.
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫: Exhibit A: The band history, now updated to include events so dramatic they caused three jurors to faint.
𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐁: The band member profiles, which clearly show intent to rock.
𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞: Hmm. Serious allegations indeed. What say the accused?
Gil Galad (all members speaking at once): We plead LOUD. And we request that the court:
• 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 - gilgalad.uk/imaginarium/
• 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 - gilgalad.us22.list-manage.com/subscribe...
• 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 - www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y
𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞: Very well. I sentence the public to visit the updated website immediately. Court is adjourned! Gavel turns into a chicken.
@followers @top fans Gil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr #ProgRock #music
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📜 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐩, 𝐈, 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲…
Hear ye! T𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧, forged anew in the fires of musical righteousness and mild hysteria. Verily, thou may now partake in the sacred music players, which contain clips and tracks from every album and EP, each blessed by the Great Bassist in the Sky.
𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝:
• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐤
• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬
𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨:
• 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 - gilgalad.uk/imaginarium/
• 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 - gilgalad.us22.list-manage.com/subscribe...
• 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 - www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y
𝐆𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡, 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐚𝐤.
@followers @top fans Gil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr #ProgRock #music
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𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟕𝐩𝐦, 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦 – 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 as we premiere our 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝‑𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲 on our YouTube channel.
‘We explore the vagaries of time; parallel worlds where everything happens in tandem with everything else. However, our minds are ill‑disposed to extract the truth behind the thin veils that blind us.’
Charles Peacock, Theoretical Physicist
The Traveller has always been one of the most enigmatic figures John Walker encounters a man who speaks in riddles, knows more than he reveals, and has forgotten more than most will ever learn. In Altered Destiny, the veils begin to lift… and his true nature edges into view.
Join us for the premiere, be part of the story as it unfolds in real time, and help us push this chapter out into the world.
🎥𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟕𝐩𝐦
👉𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y
And if you haven’t yet stepped fully into the Imaginarium, you can grab the full album CD + all download formats included right here:👉 www.gilgalad.uk
@followers @top fans Gil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr #thejohnwalkerimaginarium #TimeShifting #progrock #MusicPremiere
🦄🔥 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐃! A proclamation from the Department of Unexpected Llamas: The Gil Galad website has been updated so aggressively that several nearby villages reported tremors, three chickens fainted, and a confused knight attempted to duel the homepage.
You may now 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐏, all conveniently arranged so you can press “Play” without accidentally summoning a demon (unless you want to, in which case try track 11).
The band history and member profiles have also been expanded to include:
• 𝐀 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫
• 𝐀 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
• 𝐀 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞
• 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐩
To maintain order in this rapidly deteriorating reality, you must immediately:
• 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 - gilgalad.uk/imaginarium/
• 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞 - gilgalad.us22.list-manage.com/subscribe...
• 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 - www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y
𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐧:
• Your biscuits being confiscated
• A man in a bowler hat shouting “GET ON WITH IT!” at you for the rest of the week
𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐀 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐋𝐋. 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐀 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐉𝐎 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐘.
𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞. Bring a helmet. Avoid the llamas. And for the love of all things silly, 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 the button labelled “𝐃𝐨 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬.”
@followers @top fans Gil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr #ProgRock #music
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🐙 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍, 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐈 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐀𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒!
The Gil Galad website has been violently updated by a team of overcaffeinated monks armed only with kazoo solos and a suspiciously large trout.
You may now 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐏, which is ideal if you enjoy music, noise, or the sound of a bass player falling down a flight of stairs (track 6, probably).
Meanwhile, the band history and member profiles have been expanded to include:
• 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬
• 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
• 𝐀 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐡
• 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 (𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟎𝐬) 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
𝐓𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐦, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭:
• 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬 - gilgalad.uk/imaginarium/
• 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐭 - gilgalad.uk/mailing-list/
• 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲 “𝐍𝐢!” 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐲 - www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y
If you do not comply, a giant foot will descend from the heavens and squish your biscuits.
𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆. Now go. Shoo. Visit the website. Take a kazoo. Bring a helmet.
@followers @top fans Gil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr #ProgRock #music
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🦜This post is 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐭. It is, in fact, a very lively announcement that the Gil Galad website has been gloriously updated. www.gilgalad.uk
You can now 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 and tracks from 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐏 they’re not “resting,” they’re not “pining for the fjords,” they’re fully functional and making noise.
We’ve also 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 and member profiles, including several facts that may or may not be true, depending on who wrote them and how much coffee they’d had.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (as approved by the Cheese Shop):
• 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 - gilgalad.uk/imaginarium/
• 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 - gilgalad.us22.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5ce78ee55fe945da27ce2a612&id=2509225470
• 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 - www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
@followers @top fans Gil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr #ProgRock #music
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🏰 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐞! 𝐀 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝.
The updated Gil Galad website www.gilgald.uk now contains magical artefacts known as music players, allowing you to hear enchanted 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐏. Many knights have already perished attempting to press “Play” while holding a goblet.
You will also discover the ancient chronicles of the band, detailing heroic deeds, questionable fashion choices, and the mysterious disappearance of a rehearsal room kettle.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:
• 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 - gilgalad.uk/imaginarium/
• 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 - gilgalad.us22.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5ce78ee55fe945da27ce2a612&id=2509225470
• 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧 YouTube - www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y
𝐆𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡, 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐭.
@followers @top fans Gil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr #ProgRock #music
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🐍 Citizens! The Ministry of Silly Walks has issued an urgent proclamation: You must immediately proceed (preferably in a ridiculous manner) to the 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞, www.gilgalad.uk where you may 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐬 and tracks 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐛𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐏. Yes, that’s right 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌. Even the ones we forgot we recorded.
𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺, 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧:
• 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 - gilgalad.uk/imaginarium/
• 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 - gilgalad.us22.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5ce78ee55fe945da27ce2a612&id=2509225470
• 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 - www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y
Failure to comply may result in being chased by a giant foot.
@followers @top fans Gil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick Carr
#ProgRock #music
The John Walker Imaginarium - Gilgalad
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What’s this album about ? Gil Galad storms back in with The John Walker Imaginarium – Time Shift, an 80‑minute prog‑rock epic so ambitious it probably needs its own planning permission. It’s...
🎧 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞
𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘞𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺 - 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴? 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯!
Share your Wednesday band illusions in the comments, the mid week confidence, the mid week chaos, or the mid week moment you realise the weekend gig is closer than you thought.
𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞… 𝐊𝐞𝐯 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐬 - Drums, Keyboards, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Composer & Graphic Artist
Kev’s musical journey began before he could even spell the word “music.” His dad’s cornet playing in the Mainsforth Colliery Band opened the door to classical and church music, and young Kev stepped through it with enthusiasm. That all changed in 1972 when his voice broke, abruptly ending his illustrious innings as a church chorister and beginning a lifelong love affair with the louder, wilder side of sound.
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐡…
The stiff collar and cassock were swiftly swapped for cheesecloth, denim, and BIG LOUD DRUMS. Kev discovered the beauty of music beyond the chancel and transept, and he never looked back. Over the decades he’s played in bands across the full spectrum, contributing drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals, if it makes a noise, Kev has mastered it. He’s been a musical director, an award winning actor, and a constant source of creativity and inspiration. His 44+ year career as a graphic artist rivals his musical output, shaping visuals with the same imagination he brings to sound and in his local community, he’s known for sowing positive vibes wherever he goes, a creator in every sense of the word.
𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝…
When Kev “relaxes,” he doesn’t. At least not in the usual sense. He’s often halfway up a mountain in his trusty campervan or pulling his caravan, surrounded by keyboards and guitars, chasing inspiration in the world around him. For Kev, creativity isn’t a switch, it’s a way of life.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐊𝐞𝐯…
• 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 - plus tasty hobbit treats, Tolkien’s worlds, gothic artwork, and movies
• 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 - wildlife watching in general
• 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 - always mucking around with music
• 𝐑𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐞 - a reliable companion
• 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 - small wins, big celebrations
• 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 - not much of a winter dude… except for Christmas
• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 - even in a world full of traffic
• 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - morow.com radio and Prog magazine
• 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫… and her replacement - sunny escapes where the weather is indifferent
• 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 - loves his family, loves his friends… you know who you are
And while you’re riding the Wednesday wave, don’t forget to 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 www.gilgalad.uk and 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y because unlike our 80s haircuts, those are actually worth following.
@top fans Kev Stevens NevWill Tobes Gil Galad #progrock
🎶 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦.
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦: “𝘞𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.” “𝘞𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘶𝘮 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.” “𝘞𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘹 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘥𝘨𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.” 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴.
Share your Tuesday band delusions in the comments, big plans, small achievements, and the heroic act of simply showing up.
𝐀 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞… 𝐍𝐞𝐯 𝐓𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐧 - Lead Vocals, Narration, Keyboards, Imagineer, Story & Words & Composer
Nev has always been drawn to the stage. From singing in the church choir as a child to school musicals, he found his voice early and at just fifteen he landed his first paid performance with the English National Opera Company, striding out as a matador. It was clear from the start: he didn’t just want to perform, he needed to.
𝐀 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
Long hair, rock and roll, and the thrill of live music carried him away from classical training and into a world of bands, keyboards, and creative experimentation. Gil Galad gave him his first real taste of the limelight, and from there he expanded into writing for theatre, acting and any creative endeavour that would let him build worlds and tell stories.
He earned a degree, lived large on stage, and chased every spark of imagination he could find. But reality eventually tapped him on the shoulder. The arts offered joy, but not riches, just graft, passion, and the satisfaction of creation. So Nev turned his talents toward helping others, beginning a 30 year career in probation, supporting people through some of the hardest chapters of their lives.
𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫
Thankfully, the boys of Gil Galad pulled him back from the wilderness. Nev returned not just as a performer, but as the band’s Chief Imagineer the architect of stories, atmospheres, and the emotional worlds that shape Gil Galad’s identity. His narration, lyrics, and creative vision are woven through the band’s music like threads of myth and memory.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐯…
• 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 - from any era, with a special devotion to Lord of the Rings, sci fi, gothic horror, and classic black and white cinema
• 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 - the shelves mirror the films: fantasy, myth, mystery, and worlds beyond
• 𝐇𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 - second breakfast is a way of life
• 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 - his favourite kind
• 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 - creator of worlds
• 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞, 𝐜𝐚𝐤𝐞, 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 - the four pillars of contentment
• Books and music and music and books
• 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 - freshly cut grass, a blackbird’s song, snow, and safe harbours
• 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 - drawn with optimism and love
• 𝐌𝐚𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐧 - a greeting from Middle Earth and a fitting welcome to Nev’s world
While you’re here, don’t forget to 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 www.gilgalad.uk and 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥 www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y because unlike our 80s haircuts, those are actually worth following.
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🎸 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐡𝐞𝐦
𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: “𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘦’𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬?” 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 (𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥)… 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴.
Share your Monday band struggles in the comments, rehearsal plans, gear disasters, or that moment you realise you’ve booked a gig and completely forgot to tell the rest of the band.
𝐀 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞… 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐃𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐧 - Guitars, Piano, Keyboards, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Production & Composer
From the outside, Paul’s musical life looks like a seamless masterplan, but anyone who actually knows him will tell you it began with long hair, spandex, and a father repeatedly asking, ‘When are you going to get a proper job!’ To be fair, his dad was wonderfully supportive in the early days, acting as Paul’s roadie until he could drive at 17… at which point the job title quietly changed to chauffeur in retirement. Eventually Paul did get that “proper job,” carving out a successful career as a director in local government, but only after giving the musical dream a heroic, full volume fight. It was always the plan: finish work early, return to his first love, music… and since 2020, that’s exactly what he’s been doing.
𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤
Paul’s first steps onto a stage came at the age of six in the family concert party, a tiny performer with big ambition. Piano lessons followed, though an encounter with a teacher straight out of Great Expectations nudged him firmly toward the guitar. Excellent decision. He wrote his first song at eleven (She’s the Girl) and never stopped. Over the years he’s played with countless bands, a full big band, and in his own creative projects, touring in the USA and Europe, always pushing forward, always writing, always building, and occasionally wondering how many instruments one man is legally allowed to own.
𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭
Paul’s understanding of studio life began in the humblest way possible: making tea and operating tape machines. Those early days gave him a grounding in how music is really made the graft, the detail, the patience. Today he has his own studio, (The Black Wazp Studio) a space where his engineering and production skills shine. Much of Gil Galad’s sound carries Paul’s fingerprints: clarity, atmosphere, precision, and a knack for making ideas feel bigger than the room they were born in; and yes he still makes a canny cuppa.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥…
• 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐕 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 - Loves binge watching good films and shows for relaxation
• 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 – too many to list and the stories are never as interesting as the injuries
• 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧 - guardian of gardens and saviour of hedgehogs
• 𝐀𝐩𝐫è𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐢𝐫 - happiest when the altitude is high and the views are wide
• 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞s - reimagining the past and shaping the future
• 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 - usually several things at once
• 𝐆𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 - look restaurant ready, taste good, uses every pan in the house and even the smoke alarm applauds
• 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐜 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭 - but only when running faster than Warp Factor 9
• 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 - because every band needs a flute in a glass picture frame on your lounge wall!
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🎧 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐉𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞
𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 “𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬”… 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘰𝘴.
𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫, 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬….”
Inspired by the tale of John Walker, inventor of the friction match, the band plunged into time shifts, parallel universes, steampunk avatars, and endless worlds, all in the hope of making sense of this one. Others have joined the quest: talented guests, musical allies, creative conspirators. Some arrive for a session and never quite leave. Gil Galad has that effect. This is not the beginning. This is not the end. This is simply… the continuation.
While you’re here, don’t forget to 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 www.gilgalad.uk and YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y because unlike our 80s haircuts, those are actually worth following.
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🔥 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝.
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤 “𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴”… 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺’𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘺.
Share your Saturday band chaos in the comment’s, rehearsal disasters, gig prep mayhem, or photos of that one bandmate who always turns up late with a coffee and zero guilt.
𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 “𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫…”
Then one day, more than four decades on, something stirred. A spark. A chord. A mysterious, invisible, ethereal thread of brotherhood, possibly caused by modern science, possibly by nostalgia, possibly by Nev’s cat walking across a keyboard.
Suddenly Paul, Nev, and Kev were writing together again, older, wiser, and wearing sensible slacks with actual pockets. Now with two albums, an EP, and more projects underway, the sound awakened once more through the wonders of digital wizardry.
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🔥 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 - 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐬, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 “𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰”.
If you’ve got old band photos, stories, or evidence of crimes against fashion committed in the name of rock ’n’ roll, whack them in the comments. We want to see the chaos.
𝐆𝐢𝐥 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬…”
Picture it: Ford Cortina, Vauxhall Viva, Austin Maxi. Flared jeans. Long hair. Velvet jackets. Students fortified by beer, Salutation burgers, and Colpitts toasties.
Drawn together by a love of music they forged a sound in a bid to take over the world. The music was good, the gigs even better the push to make the band a career was just about in reach. The world, however, is inconveniently large. So, in time they drifted off, careers, families, adventures, and the occasional sensible haircut, leaving the Gil Galad sound dormant but never forgotten.
𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, don’t forget to subscribe to our Gil Galad newsletter www.gilgalad.uk and YouTube channel www.youtube.com/@GilGalad-p7y because unlike our 80s haircuts, those are actually worth following.
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It’s Throwback Thursday, which means it’s time to admit the truth: We ALL thought our band was going to be massive. Stadiums. World tours. Pyro. Merch. The lot. Reality: one gig, two broken strings, and a bassist who didn’t turn up because he “forgot”.
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About the Band
Gil Galad began not with a grand prophecy or a cosmic alignment… but with five students in Durham & one in Darlington, who really should have been doing their coursework. Three of that original lineup are working together again.
Paul was studying Music, Nev was deep into Music and Drama, and Kev, studying hard near the music department, armed with a passion for graphic art and an enormous Premier drum kit, kept turning up between lectures in the Music Department like a man who had accidentally enrolled in percussion school, what a star.
Together they formed the original line up of Gil Galad: a prog rock band fuelled by enthusiasm, questionable fashion choices, and drawn together through their love of songs that were longer than the average lifespan of a small horse and carried more time-shifts than a series of Dr Who. Picture is Bishop Auckland Town Hall 1980.
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⏳ PRISONERS IN TIME - Step into the Imaginarium
In the words of H. G. Wells, “We all have time machines… those that take us back are memories and those that carry us forward are dreams.”
In Gil Galad’s Imaginarium, John Walker is suspended between moments - trapped beyond his time, yet somehow still within it.
He can’t fight the laws of time or space.
He can only follow the uncertain road ahead…
…a road filled with what ifs, shadows, echoes, and the strange pull of destiny.
If you love stories that bend reality, music that paints worlds, and journeys that challenge the boundaries of imagination, then you’re already one of us.
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Step forward. Step sideways. Step into the unknown.
The Imaginarium is waiting.
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We are on another playlist!
@top fans Gil Galad NevWill Tobes Kev Stevens Rick CarrWarto czasem spojrzeć w przeszłość, by zaczerpnąć inspiracji, by się zachwycić, by zrozumieć teraźniejszość, ale i kreować przyszłość. Wczorajsza „Noc nie bez końca" (której nagranie jest już dostępne na naszej stronie internetowej w zakładce AUDYCJE) stała się okazją, by posłuchać muzyki czerpiącej z ożywczego zdroju przeszłości...
Rick Wakeman, Miguel Kertsman, Argos, Joyful The Sound, The Echo Veils, Andy Latimer, Earth and Fire, Gil Galad, Imaginary Kings, Camel
🌲 A Walk in the Woods - Track 7 from the new album.
Feat - the fantastic Linzi Hunter
‘I thought all the trees were whispering to each other, passing news and plots along in an unintelligible language; and the branches swayed and groped without any wind.’ J.R.R. Tolkien – Writer and philologist
There’s always a moment where the world quiets… a pause… a breath… a chance to reflect. John Walker feels that pull as he follows the capable Victoria Blixen through the shifting woodland paths though he can’t shake the suspicion that her guidance may lead him somewhere he’s not prepared to go. Answers rise, questions multiply, and the journey deepens. "The John Walker Imaginarium - Time Shift"
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Mina’s Vision - When Mina collapses at the end of Part 8 of the John Walker Imaginarium, her mind fractures into visions: Lucy’s silhouette, Harker’s voice, and something else watching from the dark. Today’s video captures Paul and Nev sketching the musical language of those visions, dreamlike, disjointed, and heavy with meaning. A first step toward understanding her connection to Lucy Westenra.
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