3/19/2023 0 Comments Airbridge accordion hallwayNot sitting at the top of 80's Prog bands, but Airbridge deserve a mention among the acts trying to keep the prog flame alive in the Islands during the 80's.They came from Norwich and were formed in 1980 by Lorenzo Bedini (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Edward Percival (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Sean Godfrey (bass, vocals) and David Beckett (drums).They were a monster live act, visiting London quite often and performing numerous times at the legendary Marquee Club, while they served as a supporting act to Marillion and Pallas among others.In 1982 they released their debut ''Paradise moves'' on the tiny Carve-Up Records label. ![]() No further news has been forthcoming on this however. In later years AIRBRIDGE have reformed, and in the summer of 2011 a press release stated that they had a new album lined up for release called "Mythica", crafted by a line-up consisting of Pavla KRISTKOVA (vocals), Sean GODFREY (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Lorenzo BEDINI (vocals, guitars, keyboards, percussion, flageolet, harmonica). This production didn't get to be released though, as the band broke up before an album deal could be made. A full album's worth of material was finalized with "Beyond the Veil" as the working title. BENNETT and BEDINI left AIRBRIDGE shortly after this, and Geoff CHAMBERLAIN (guitars) was brought in as the new man for a new set of recording sessions made towards the end of 1983. BENNETT (keyboards) joined just in time for the recording and subsequent release of the single "Words & Pictures". This version of the band issued the full length production "Paradise Moves" in 1982. ![]() ![]() UK act AIRBRIDGE was active in the early 1980's, and their initial line-up consisted of Lorenzo BEDINI (guitars, keyboards, vocals), Edward PERCIVAL (guitars, keyboards, vocals), Sean GODFREY (bass, vocals) and David BECKETT (drums).
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