“Ours is not the sort of music to have on while you are cooking or having a conversation,” muses Ally Carter, summing up The Emerald Dawn’s all-enveloping, otherworldly style of prog. That’s certainly true of the band’s fifth studio album, In Time, which takes a metaphysical, mythological look at the concept of time via three tracks of differing length and sensibility.
They’re an eclectic quartet, as well. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Tree Stewart is also a professional circus performer; while guitarist, keyboard player and saxophonist Carter was a Professor of Philosophy. Bassist David Greenaway’s extensive career has included playing in a comedy musical duo and he’s now with a Blondie tribute band; while drummer Tom Jackson, who teaches drums, graduated from the University of Plymouth with a degree in Contemporary World Jazz.
