“Marrying a rock band to an orchestra was seat-of-the-pants stuff." The story of Barclay James Harvest's Once Again

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In 1970, Barclay James Harvest caught the critics’ attention when they experimented with rock and orchestra on their bold self-titled debut. Half a century later, in 2023, John Lees‘ Barclay James Harvest were preparing for their final live shows before the bandleader retires, Lees discussed the band’s incredible career and the tracks that made up their recently reissued second album, Once Again.

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