Geoff Downes in conversation about DBA’s new album, Celestial Songs – 593

Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller

This week we welcomed the ever-generous Geoff Downes onto the show. It was great to speak to the current Yes keyboard wizard about the new DBA album, Celestial Songs, as well as the recent John Wetton tribute concert and, of course, Tales from Topographic Oceans. Geoff also hinted at what’s being planned for the forthcoming The Classic Tales Of Yes Tour so listen out for that! It’s always a treat to talk to Geoff who reiterates the fact that he is and has always been a Yes fan himself.

Who is on the new DBA album?

What's Geoff's approach to DBA?

What's going to be performed on the next Yes tour?

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My previous DBA albums and my copy of Barney Ashton-Bullock's book, 'Bucolicism', poems from which were used on Halcyon Hymns

The new DBA V album - Celestial Songs

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvV6p35GOnU

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The music I use is the last movement of Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. This has been used as introduction music at many Yes concerts. My theme music is not take from a live concert – I put it together from: archive.org