Paul Raymond Gregory’s paintings from his Monumental Tolkien Series to be shown at:

The Truth About Faeries From A Midsummer Night's Dream to Lord of the Rings
 

From the Golden Age of illustration from the 1860s to 1920s up to the present day, this exhibition explores the prevailing
interest amongst story tellers, artists, film makers and illustrators in the world of fairies.
The Truth about Faeries introduces mischievous and bad fairies such as brownies, goblins and trolls; good and beautiful
fairies with gossamer wings; even fake fairies. It features the Victorian and Edwardian book illustrations of Richard
Doyle, Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac as well as by Pre-Raphaelite artists Dante Gabriel
Rossetti and Edward Coley Burne-Jones. Fairies manifest themselves in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s
Dream and The Tempest; in classic fairy tales Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty; in Cecily Mary Barker’s Flower
Fairies; as well as on page and screen in The Lord of the Rings. They appear in print, paint... and even in the round.
The story is brought up to date with works from contemporary artist  Paul Gregory’s Tolkien Monumental Series
and works by  Brian and Wendy Froud, Alan Lee, Patrick Woodroffe, Sean Jefferson and Charles Summers.
 
The Truth About Faeries was originated by Anne Anderson at Southampton City Art Gallery and the tour is organised by
Expositionis. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue have been sponsored by FOSMAG, Peter Nahum @ the
Leicester Galleries and Frederick Warne, publisher of the Flower Fairies™ books.
Paul Raymond Gregory’s paintings from his Monumental Tolkien Series to be shown at:

Dates: 10th July 2010 - 12th September 2010
Location : Tullie House Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria

CRUSADER

CRUSADER
 

Crusader was not only the first album cover Paul Raymond Gregory painted for Saxon but his first for any band. 25 years later this historic cover is  released as a fine art limited edition print of 500 copies worldwide. Each print is signed and numbered by the artist and accompanied with a letter of authenticity.

Not only in celebration of 40 years of metal and ten years of Bloodstock but in recognition of Paul's relationship with the band that  Headlined the first Bloodstock and gave him eleven covers. Paul has reduced the price of the edition to just £50.00 to the run up to the festival.

Your chance to save over £150.00 and collect a piece of metal's history.

Happy Anniversary.

Paul

June 1st, 2010 marks the release of MOLLY HATCHET’S latest studio effort Justice. The album has been receiving rave reviews and the new songs are being heralded as instant classics. In celebration of the release of the album MOLLY HATCHET has been named PureSouthernRock.com’s band of the week. With a North American tour lined up for this summer MOLLY HATCHET are ready to unleash their own brand of Justice upon everyone.

To Bobby Ingram, brain, guitarist and main songwriter of American Southern rock act MOLLY HATCHET, the term ‘Justice’ is more than just a word. To him, this basic concept expresses his whole philosophy of life. Justice, fairness, trust between friends, family members, parents and their children: what could be more important? MOLLY HATCHET live this maxim, to them this solemn promise applies not only within the international Southern Rock community, but also to their music and its impact on their fans. Yet Ingram saves himself any kind of self-assessment, leaving the verdict on MOLLY HATCHET’S latest offering, Justice, to his audience. “Have we evolved as a band? Have we become better? Stronger? These are questions that everybody should answer for themselves when they have listened to our new album. I’m sure that the clarification of this matter will turn out in our favor.”

Ingram’s confidence, his joy and his pride in the new material on Justice are well warranted. A dozen rock numbers prove that MOLLY HATCHET are justly considered to be on par with legends such as Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers. Justice is marked by hot Southern Rock that is exceptionally powerful and diverse. Almost every single track signals its musical and thematic direction. As front man Phil McCormack unmistakably sings on ‘American Pride’: “Got that American pride with that southern style, born and bred something deep inside.” And the title track is pretty much representative of the whole album: “We need some Justice to make the wrong into right.”

At the same time, MOLLY HATCHET don’t just broadcast these type of statements, they fill them with altruistic commitment, the most impressive example being ‘Fly On Wings Of Angels (Somer’s Song)’, which is based on a true story. MOLLY HATCHET have dedicated this haunting track to seven-year-old Somer Thompson from Florida, who was abused and brutally murdered. Without a second’s hesitation, Ingram and the band supported Somer’s parents when they needed help, by playing a charity concert to raise money and informing the public about the tragic events. As a listener, you can’t help but be moved when you hear Somer’s sister Abby Thompson sing at the beginning and end of the track. “Coincidentally, a few days ago a prime suspect was arrested,” Ingram says. “The indications are that he killed her, but we will be fair and not prematurely judge him until all questions have been answered. That’s also part of true Justice.”

There are so many exciting aspects to discover on an album which presents MOLLY HATCHET (Ingram, McCormick, Dave Hlubek (guitar), Tim Lindsey (bass), Shawn Beamer (drums), John Galvin (keyboards)) at the pinnacle of their creativity. MOLLY HATCHET have recorded a true masterpiece; not only in terms of their compositions, but also in terms of its production, Justice leaves nothing to be desired. Producer Ingram is responsible for the awesome sound, supported by sound engineer Tommy Newton, who mixed the album. “I wanted a warm, natural sound, which you only get with an analog mixing desk,” Ingram explains his decision of working with Newton and his Area 51 studio. And so Justice has turned into an album which impresses at all levels: earthy, dynamic, with a lot of love for detail and loads of energy. You could say it’s MOLLY HATCHET at their best!

TRACKLISTING

01. Been To Heaven Been To Hell
02. Safe In My Skin
03. Deep Water
04. American Pride
05. I´m Gonna Live `Til I Die
06. Fly On Wings Of Angels (Somers Song)
07. As Heaven Is Forever
08. Tomorrows And Forevers
09. Vengeance
10. In The Darkness Of The Night
11. Jus

     Mountain Trolls

The storm returned with fresh fury, they heard eerie noises in the darkness  round them. It
may have been only a trick of the wind in the cracks and the gullies of the rocky wall, but
the sounds were those of shrill cries, and wild howls of laughter. Stones began to fall from
the mountain-side, whistling over their heads, or crashing on the path beside them. Every
now and again they heard a dull rumble as a great boulder rolled down from hidden
heights above.

Uruk-hai

latest work

The latest painting to come from my studio is titled Urk-hai, size 120”x72” I don?t know how
many miles I walked to and from my easel but I'm sure it's a few. There will be a colour
image of the completed work but for now it?s just me and the canvas.
And yes you're never to old to rock.
Paul
 

Today is indeed a sad day for me and I know for metalheads throughout the world, the demise of one of the true legends of metal has come to pass. I had the privilege of doing two albums for Dio and only got the opportunity to meet him once, a true gentleman in every sense and a giant of the genre .
My condolences to the family and all true fans of the music we love.

RIP Ronnie

Paul
 

SERPENTS LAIR
BLOODSTOCK VIP BAR

After many years of the arena bar being just called The arena Bar it was decided to give it an identity, hence The Bloodstock Arms. Being a great believer in developing the festival year on year it has been decided to create a bespoke sign for the The VIP BAR this will now be called The Serpents Lair. So for those of you who want a different experience of the festival with your VIP package you now have your own bar.

Paul

 2010 BLOODSTOCK ARTWORK

Ok gentle folk, this is part news and part me trying out my all new all dancing all singing  admin panel. As you may know I’ve been producing the artwork for my festival from day one, this year Bloodstock  reached a mile stone in it’s evolution,10 years with 11 festivals, 6 indoor and 5 open air. I understand the argument re the 10th anniversary so I’ll not go there. I will be putting up all the images under Bloodstock in the navigation bar once the web guy has altered that area. Mean time here tis.

Paul