Well, gulp, I'm going to be singing a VdGG tune with orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall Prog Prom on July 18th....

I'm now back from another lovely weekend in Gouveia. Very happy to play there again. Belated apologies for not announcing this show. I was embargoed from doing so until I was officially announced - and by the time I knew I had been the festival was sold out. Anyway, a great event.

Time for a Van der Graaf Generator photo. Trieste Summer 2009. Gorgeous gig this was. #VdGG

Bizarre, I know, but I'm hosting a three hour radio show here later today, at the instigation of my old friend Howard Thompson.... 8pm UK time or catch up FRIDAY November 21st, 3pm (EST) "PURE Presents Peter Hammill" WPKN, Bridgeport, CT - 89.5fm on your radio, or wpkn.org on the ’net

While toshiro mifune was ever BRAAAH! there was always a disturbing stillness about tatsuya nakadai’s performances. Vale.

Just to be clear I do not post on or interact with any Facebook groups. Anyone claiming to be me on there is a scammer.

What??? @onlyconnect.bsky.social booted off bbc2,for football?!!?

Ah, this should have been the pic from the rfh home!

And this was home last night Guess I’ll be twiddling my thumbs for awhile now. Thanks to everyone for 3 great shows.

Home for tonight

Home for the night

The good meal, by myself

Nicely done.

I’ve just put up a post at www.sofasound.com about various bits of news. Less than a week to go now before the start of my uk mini-tour. Roll up, roll up, who knows when (or if) the next one will be!

Jim Christopulos' film documenting the VdGG show at the Beacon, NYC, '76 goes online tonight. This marries newly found footage with audio and together with stills, eyewitness testimony and reminiscence it paints a graphic picture of the event. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gPT... from 18.00 UK time.

We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the scenes in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

It wouldn’t have been right for siraj to be on the losing side today And 2-2 is a proper result from one of the truly great series

Some pretty major news. On 26th Spetember Universal are putting out a Box Set: "Peter Hammill - the Charisma and Virgin recordings 1971-86". This brings together all my early albums in an 18 cd, 2 blu-ray collection. Really quite a thing! More info, including pre-order links, at Sofasound.com

Spare a thought for Geoff Dyer, writer and noted Peter Hammill fan. He's giving a lecture at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the same evening that PH is playing the Festival Hall next door. With luck he'll be able to wrap up the lecture early doors and make it over to the RFH in time for the encores.

About time too you might say. In September/October I'll be doing my first solo UK shows since 2018. Details at sofasound.com

Ezra Collective. True music indeed.

Back home. Yay. COYB.

Yeah, nick clegg can definitely fuck off and keep on fucking off until we never hear from him again

Farewell David Thomas, top man and kindred spirit.

Whoops, I misspelled Jim Christopulos' name in my last post, apologies. And I should also mention Michael Boyce, who shot the original footage in 76. Once again, bravo all round!

Ok, here's something fairly extraordinary. Recently found 8mm footage has been married up with audio and it's now possible to see/hear 12 mins of VdGG at Massey Hall Toronto '76. Respect to Jim Christopolus for doing this. Enjoy: youtu.be/8y-NOSMG22c

Once again, home for the night

Home for tonight

Just to be clear I’ve been here for a long long time anticipating what was coming. From back when you needed an invite (thanks @t0nyyates.bsky.social ) and back then I invited others…. Oh well onwards we go….

Welcome to everyone who’s recently followed me after I’ve announced my exit from the other, cursed, place. I don’t post much, of course, but I’m here!

Post your favorite #DoctorWho, wrong answers only

Well fwiw I stand with jessphillipsmp.bsky.social What a foul world it is in which we’ve found ourselves

What a fantastic tour that was in Italia over the last 10 days. Great venues and a calm itinerary. Thanks to everyone who came, everyone who organised it.

The last stop on this Italian tour

The view from the stage tonight

Home for tonight

Home for tonight

Inside

Home for the night outside

Something else: a new version of "Incoherence" is released today on Esoteric. I've written about it at Sofasound.com where there's also a link to a more detailed post on my journal, sofasound.wordpress.com.

A week from today I'll be in Rome at the start of a small Italian tour. I've just put up a few words about it at www.sofasound.com

News of two shows in Athens in January next year is also now up at sofasound.com

At long last I'm going to be doing some (solo) shows in Italy later this year. Details are now up at sofasound.com

We 3 still, plus Gordian. No musical plans at the moment though!

Good one Ed

I've just put up a post  over at sofaound.wordpress.com about a new/old release. I've completely remade "In a Foreign Town" and "Out of Water" and these new 2023 versions of the albums are going to be released as a double CD set by Cherry Red this Friday 24th November.

Sorry, that should be sofasound.wordpress.com

For the first time in ages, I've put up a post at both sofasound.com and wordpress.sofasound.com Some of you may be interested!