Prog-Watch 747
I’m doing another of my band family tree explorations on Prog-Watch this week and my subject is one of Sweden’s greatest musical exports, the mighty Flower Kings! We’ll hear from the band proper, The Tangent, Tomas Bodin, Roine Stolt, Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion, Kaipa, The Sea Within, Karmakanic, and Agents of Mercy! Join me to hear all the great stuff that I shake out of the Flower Kings’ Family Tree!
The Flower Kings are a Swedish progressive rock band formed in 1994 by guitarist and singer-songwriter Roine Stolt. The group began as Stolt’s touring band to support his third solo album The Flower King. They continued performing after the tour and have gone on to become one of the most prolific studio recording units in progressive rock, having released nearly twenty hours of music spread across twelve studio albums.
Music with some meat to it!
Prog-Watch is a weekly podcast and internet radio program dedicated to bringing the listener contemporary Progressive Rock music from around the world. Your big, hairy host, the “Prog-Squatch” wanders the woods of the world, beats the bushes, and digs in the dirt to bring the best Prog back for YOU! Sometimes solo and sometimes with a guest host, the Prog-Squatch will bring you new and interesting artists in each episode, and give you some background info and a taste of their music.
Want More Squatch? Check him out howling into the wild with his own Progressive Rock Band, Novus. Jam some Squatch in those ears! http://novus3.bandcamp.com/releases