A brief message on the subject of the live showA few silly, unobservant people have concluded rashly that the new “Jethro Tull Rock Opera” show is either all prerecorded vocals or, at best, that I am singing only about 30% of the words. This is utter tosh. The show was constructed from the beginning to allow about a third of … Read More
JETHRO TULL: THE ROCK OPERALYRICSCharacter colour codes: Narrator/Older Jethro Tull Susannah Young Jethro Tull/John (Jasper) Tull, Jethro’s son Jethro Tull Senior, Jethro’s father Quentin Scrobe/Choirmaster FIRST SETMake Sure to Set a TitleRecit. What do you do when the old man’s gone? Do you want to see him? What do you do with the old man’s songs? Do you want to … Read More
IAN ANDERSON FROM JETHRO TULL TO VISIT LOWER BASILDONAt 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday 2nd September 2015, Ian Anderson, founder member of prog-rock band Jethro Tull, will be at St Bartholomew’s Church in Lower Basildon to visit the memorial of the band’s namesake. The 18th century agriculturalist, Jethro Tull, is famous for perfecting the horse drawn seed drill in 1701 and … Read More
Signed ‘The Rock Opera’ tour posters now available Now available from Burning Shed is a beautiful handprinted poster celebrating Ian Anderson’s Jethro Tull – The Rock Opera tour. 50 copies featuring a green figure on a red background. Dimensions: 70 x 44 cm. Paper weight: 350 gramm/m2. Signed by Ian Anderson.
2015 News Update from Ian AndersonJETHRO TULL: THE ROCK OPERA – ON TOUR IN 2015Hello and welcome to the Tull/IA website where some things change and some just go on forever. Well, nearly forever. The repertoire of Jethro Tull has been a huge part of my life over the last forty-seven years so it is great fun to find a … Read More
Jethro Tull – The Rock Opera Performed by Ian Anderson Ian Anderson celebrates the life and times of the English Agricultural inventor, Jethro Tull, with the announcement
Minstrel In The Gallery – 40th Anniversary La Grande Edition Original album plus seven bonus tracks (six previously unreleased), two mixed to 5.1 surround, and all to stereo by Steven Wilson The 40th Anniversary edition of Jethro Tull’s Minstrel In The Gallery. The album has been expanded to include the b-side Summerday Sands, several studio outtakes, and alternate session material … Read More
Signed photo of Ian Anderson auction A signed photo of Ian Anderson taken in 1978 is available on CharityBuzz as part of the Light of Day Foundation’s online charity auction of classic rock pictures by Mark Weiss Photography. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull – 1978 Measures 11″ x 14″ Unframed Includes a Certificate of Authenticity Signed by Mark Weiss and … Read More
New Jethro Tull books by Brian Rabey and Tim Smolko Reviewed by Anne Leighton When Ian’s U.S. tour finished this past November, I started reading the new Jethro Tull books; both have passion in their titles and in how they were created (researched and written). There is much to be loved about Brian Rabey’s book, A PASSION PLAY: THE STORY … Read More
Ian Anderson to perform at Ramblin’ Man Fair 2015! Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson will be appearing at Ramblin’ Man Fair, a two day festival due to take place in Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent on the weekend of July 25-26 next year. Appearing on the 26th, Ian and his band will be performing a set of Jethro Tull classics. “Oh what … Read More
