George Dionne interviews Progressive Rock act REFESTRAMUS and their producer IAN BEABOUT, about their latest album ‘Morri’s Rock Boutique’.
REFESTRAMUS features songwriter Derek Ferguson on drums, Jan Christiana (OCTARINE SKY) on vocals, keyboards, and guitar, Dyanne Potter Voegtlin (OCTARINE SKY) on keyboards and vocals, and Mitch Lawrence on saxophone and clarinet.
Part of the reason I’m into Prog, as opposed to other forms of music, is that you just really can’t do much on drums in most other forms of Rock. – Derek Ferguson
Highlights include:
- The origins and proper pronunciation of the band’s name
- How the project originally formed
- Thematic elements throughout ‘Morri’s Rock Boutique’
- How the band members approach Ferguson’s material
- Producer Ian Beabout tying it all together
- Guest spots by members of VAN DER GRAFF GENERATOR, CRACK THE SKY, and KANSAS
- The real ‘Morri’s Rock Boutique’ in Paraguay
- Bonus material on the CD version of the album
- Challenges in bringing the studio material to a live setting
- Prog drummers vs, keyboardists
- Recent festival performances
- Playing live with David Jackson (VAN DER GRAFF GENERATOR)
- Beabout’s work in the studio & YouTube venture
- Their 2024 song “DMK”, inspired by ‘Night Of The Comet’
- Actress Catherine Mary Stewart’s endorsement
- Jan & Dyanne’s work in OCTARINE SKY with Simon Phillips (TOTO)
- Future music from REFESTRAMUS
- And much, much more!
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