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Blue Weaver, 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Read about Blue Weaver, interviewed by Michael Heatley in this month\u2019s Record Collector<\/i><\/a> in which Blue says that Strawbs<\/em> was \u201cthe only group I never left,\u201d having played on the original Grave New World<\/i> not long after joining the band in 1972.<\/p>\n

Some 47 years later, Blue joined David and John Ford, together with Brian Willoughby, Cathryn Craig, and Tony Fernandez, as well as Wesley Stace and Eric Bazilian, for the only live narrated performance of Grave New World<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The vinyl recording of this performance — Grave New World Live<\/em> \u2013 is being released on 23 October<\/p>\n

Pre-ordering is currently available via:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Burning shed:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/burningshed.com\/strawbs-50-years-on_grave-new-world-live_red-vinyl?filter_name=grave%20new%20world&filter_sub_category=true<\/a><\/p>\n

Rough trade:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.roughtrade.com\/product\/strawbs-50-years-on\/grave-new-world-live?algolia_query_id=e8edca9183be95fc43f0b75c9e133faf&algolia_object_id=58348219334987&algolia_index=shopify_prod_products&algolia_position=1#58348219334987<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon UK:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/amzn.eu\/d\/017uQRW9<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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