2010 News

25th August

Oliver is unable to perform with the Strawbs in Canada or the UK this year.

Unfortunately due to prior commitments with Yes in October and November, Oliver is unable to join the Strawbs for their Canadian and UK tours at the end of the year.

Performing with the Strawbs on keyboards for these tours will be John Young and Tony Fernandez will be performing Drums as Rod Coombes is also going to be unavailable.

It was fortunate that last year the timings of the YES tours and the Strawbs tours worked around each other but this year the schedules have not been so accomodating.

It was with much regret that Oliver had to let the Strawbs know that he wasn't going to be available.

If you need any more information with regards to the Stawbs upcoming tours please visit the Strawbs website.

28th July

Strawbs 40th Anniversary live CD to be released on the 5th October.

The first recordings from the 40th Anniversary concert (which took place in September 2009) will be available on 5th October 2010.

Vol. 1 is a 2CD set of highlights from the whole weekend, with a 16 page booklet with photographs and line-up details. The track listing is below.

Strawberry Fayre track listing

CD1

1. Heartbreak Hill - Strawbs (Heartbreak Hill line-up)
2. Starting Over - Strawbs (Heartbreak Hill line-up)
3. Landslide - Cry No More
4. Don't Leave Me Here - Cry No More
5. Skip To My Lou - Dave Cousins & Blue Angel Orchestra
6. Hellfire Blues - Dave Cousins & Blue Angel Orchestra
7. On My Way - Acoustic Strawbs With Sonja Kristina
8. All I Need Is You - Acoustic Strawbs With Sonja Kristina
9. Autumn - Strawbs (current line-up which includes Oliver Wakeman)
10. Lay Down - Strawbs (current line-up which includes Oliver Wakeman)
11. Angie - Zeus
12. True Love - Zeus
13. October To May - Rick Wakeman & Dave Cousins
14. Can You Believe - Rick Wakeman & Dave Cousins

CD2

1. Blue Angel - Strawbs (Blue Angel line-up)
2. Cry No More - Strawbs (Blue Angel line-up)
3. Alice's Song - Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby
4. That Ol' Guitar - Cathryn Craig & Brian Willoughby
5. Copenhagen - Acoustic Strawbs
6. Josephine - Acoustic Strawbs
7. Together Apart - John Ford
8. Floating In The Wind - John Ford
9. Song Of A Sad Little Girl - Dave Cousins & Ian Cutler
10. Grace Darling - Dave Cousins & Ian Cutler
11. Flies Like A Bird - Fire
12. Father's Name Is Dad - Fire
13. Evergreen - Acoustic Strawbs & The Royal Artillery Orchestra (conducted by Robert Kirby)
14. Where Silent Shadows Fall - Strawbs (current line-up which includes Oliver Wakeman) & RA Orchestra (conducted by Robert Kirby)

For info on musicians and, in due course, previews/reviews, please visit the main Strawberry Fayre page.

3rd May

It seems to have been a while since I last sent out an update with regards to my music work but life seems to have become more and more hectic over the last year and a bit what with 4 Yes tours, 3 Strawbs tours, 100+ live shows, live album releases, a new studio album with the Strawbs and other new releases being worked on in the gaps!

As years go it has been a very enjoyable and exciting one and it looks like 2010 is going to be another exciting year with lots planned. I must apologise for the lateness in this Happy New Year message but as always seems to happen with me, when the website is suffering from inactivity it is usually because of so much activity in the background.

I have recently returned from Mexico and the US which was great fun except for the week long delay in trying to get back to the UK after the volcano in Iceland erupted and brought Europe to a halt. I am now just a few weeks away from heading out to the US for a summer tour alongside Peter Frampton which should be great fun and something I am really looking forward to.

Other news: I have been in touch with the guys from my band and I am fully intending to get a new band album recorded this year. The guys all have the demos and are hopefully learning the songs as we speak!

As you may notice, the website has been updated with a story about the European Yes tour as well as a few new photographs from the last year on the road. I will do my best to keep the information a bit more up to date over the coming year...I promise!

2nd May

Oliver is a guest soloist on the new Mystery album 'One Among the Living'. The album is due for release on June 1st 2010. The album also feature one Benoit David (Yes) on vocals!

18th January

The encore, "Where Is This Dream Of Your Youth?", from the Strawbs live set at Hugh's Room in Toronto, March 10, 2009 has been uploaded to YouTube

We thought some of the visitors to the site might like to take a look!

17th January

The recording 'Even In The Breeze' composed and performed by Oliver Wakeman is now available to view on YouTube

The whole album, Enlightenment & Inspiration, is now available to download at iTunes