By 2024, Norwegian prog rockers White Willow were in the middle of a reissues campaign that will see their back catalogue remastered and reissued. At the halfway point, mainman Jacob Holm-Lupo told the story of the band's evolution...
In the early 90s, progressive rock was beginning to sprout a few green shoots of recovery. Sustained by its own global community of die-hard fans and musicians, it was firmly off the mainstream radar, and many of those who successfully contributed to its rebirth were operating alone, unknowingly anticipating the arrival of the internet to make everything a lot easier. In Norway, which already had a rich tradition of prog bands, a very young Jacob Holm-Lupo was beginning to explore his own love of adventurous rock music. Now known as the man behind White Willow and a host of other notable projects, he started his life as a prog musician with no expectations whatsoever.
