As the Ken Baird focus is kind of on hold these days due to focusing on Monarch Trail, I may as well talk about some other bands and artists that I like.

For example, I’m looking forward to the re-release of Steve Cochrane’s album “With or Without” on his Bandcamp site. He’s done some remastering and remixing and it sounds better than ever! I’ll post links here when it’s up, but here’s his site for now. http://www.spiritcompass.com/

I’m also looking foward to getting Druckfarben’s new album “Second Sound”–hopefully at their gig in November.

Recent edit here, writing in 2023, Druckfarben’s singer Phil Naro has tragically passed away a few years ago but you can still hear and buy their music on bandcamp https://druckfarben.bandcamp.com/album/second-sound

 Most of the releases I’ve bought so far this year are from more established acts such as IQ/Yes/Saga/Asia, but I also bought all of the early catalog of “Cirrus Bay” and will buy the new one too! Sounds good! https://cirrusbay.bandcamp.com/

Another recent edit as of 2023, Bill from Cirrus Bay (main composer and performer) has sadly passed away last year, but you can still hear and purchase his wonderful music. I assume the family now looks after this and the Bandcamp page is still active.

Ok, back to the older post:

With Monarch Trail, we’re still in the writing phase for the next album, and will rehearse some of the new music in early November. www.monarchtrail.com

PS There should be a new video of a Ken Baird song coming in the next few months too!