Karnataka

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'Highlight of the daylight hours was Karnataka.... Songs from the forthcoming album really stood out, the swelling crowd really enjoying it..... stunning keyboards, guitars and bass all sounded fantastic... Lisa Fury's voice was superb....'

Karnataka are pleased to announce they will be Special Guests at the Summer's End Festival the UK's premier progressive rock festival on October 11th. The line up features Steve Hackett, Pendragon and many other great bands.

Full line up and ticket details on the festival website www.summersend.co.uk/

The new Karnataka album 'The Gathering Light'

It's getting very close now!

The band are in the final stages of recording and the band are getting excited at the prospect of releasing the album. Enrico is currently working on guitars. Ian has been working Ton various parts of prodcution with vocals, keys and bass. Lisa has been back in the studio to record some additional vocals and Gonzalo has been back in to put some finishing touches to his keys.

More news soon on track listing and anticipated release date!!

Karnataka are pleased to announce they will be performing at the Vibes from The Vines Festival on August 8th.

Further information and ticket details onj the festival website http://www.vibesfromthevines.co.uk/

Karnataka are pleased to announce they will be performing at the Cambridge Rock Festival on August 9th.

Further information and ticket details onj the festival website http://cambridgerockfestival.co.uk/

The gallery has been updated with some great new photos taken by Chris Walkden, Ashley Collyer and Rokpix on the recent tour.

We're going to be running a new monthly prize draw with names randomly drawn from the mailing list! If you haven't joined the mailing list now is the time to do it! Just use the form at the bottom of each page.

If your e-mail address has changed or you are not sure if you are on the mailing list just re-submit your details.

The new issue of Record collector features an interview by Tim Jones with Karnataka's Ian Jones!

The gallery has been updated with some great new photos from the opening night of the tour taken by Chris Walkden and Adrian The Rock.... lots more to come....

KARNATAKA  Competition

We had a fantastic response to the competition - thank you so much to everyone who entered including those from as far afield as Australia, South America, The USA and all over Europe.

The lucky winners and their chosen venues are:

Stewart Edwards - Bilston

Gareth Tanner - Brighton

Colin Tebby - Cardiff

Jayne Kennerley - Crewe

Richard Ellington - London

Stephen Allenby - Rotherham

Phil Leete - Southampton

Iain Birtwell - Southend

Each winner receives two tickets to their chosen venue, post-show backstage passes, new design Karnataka t-shirts and other goodies! Well done to all the winners!

KARNATAKA  Competition

Hi all, as you know the Karnataka tour kicks off next week and to celebrate we have decided to run a competition!

The prizes:

Two tickets, two post show backstage passes, tee shirt, and a bag full of Karnataka related goodies!

All you have to do is answer a simple question and state which show you would like to come to.

We will be giving away one prize for each one of the tour dates.

The winners will be sorted by requested venue and drawn from a hat and notified before the start of the tour. GOOD LUCK.

The Question:  Karnataka is a southern state of which country??

Please email your answer and preferred venue to:
karnataka@ntlworld.com

Karnataka in association with Spiral Sky Management are very pleased to announce an Autumn 2008 tour.

The band's London appearance at the Astoria 2 will be part of a special double-headline bill featuring Karnataka and Jade Warrior. Further info and ticket details will follow soon.

April 2008. Excellent progress is being made on the new Karnataka album!

Following a complete studio upgrade and taking advantage of a break in the Chasing The Monsoon recording schedule, Ian has been working on pre-production on a number of tracks.

''...this is an exciting stage....it's great to hear the songs evolve and develop as we go through the recording process...." Ian

We'll be bringing you some samples and further news over the coming weeks.

We are very pleased to announce that Troy Donockley will be playing on the new Karnataka album.

Troy, who has recently been touring with Nightwish, has already contributed Uillean pipes and whistles to Circles Of Stone on the forthcoming debut album from Chasing The Monsoon.

Rick Wakeman recently featured Karnataka on his Planet Rock show - the response has been fantastic - thank you to everyone who has been in touch! Thank you Rick!

An exclusive mix of Circles of Stone is featured on a new compilation album 'Songs For Luca 2' from Dave and Debbie Bainbridge (Iona) with contributions from a number of artists including: Moya Brennan, Joanne Hogg, IONA, Phil Keaggy, Troy Donockley, Mostly Autumn, Martyn Joseph and many many more....






 

All proceeds go towards helping Dave & Debbie's autistic son, Luca continue on his Son-Rise Programme (Autism Center of America). 

 

Further details on the Iona website www.iona.uk.com

Chasing The Monsoon have just launched a new website - check it out @ www.chasingthemonsoon.com.

As part of the build up to the Cambridge Rock Festival Ian Jones has been interviewed by UK City Radio / Get Ready To Rock. The interview will be aired on UK City Radio today July 14th 19.00 - 20.00 GMT but will also be available to download from Get Ready To Rock for the following week.

Ian was talking to Dave Randall about Karnataka, the forthcoming debut release from Chasing The Monsoon and future plans.