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BIG BIG TRAIN Among The Winners Of PROG AWARDS 2019

BIG BIG TRAIN Among The Winners Of PROG AWARDS 2019

September 12, 2019 News

Prog Magazine celebrated the 7th annual Prog Awards on September 12th, 2019 which was held at the Underglobe in London. It had previously been announced that Pink Floyd legend Nick Mason would be crowned this year’s Prog God – but there was also the small matter of handing out eight other awards which were voted for by Prog Magazine readers, and to the remaining seven winners which were selected by the magazine’s editorial team.

The Progressive Music Awards 2019 winners:

Visionary: Arthur Brown
Album Cover Of The Year: Daniel Tompkins – “Castles”
Video Of The Year: Cellar Darling – “Insomnia”
Chris Squire Virtuoso: John Petrucci
Limelight: Jo Quail
Reissue Of The Year: Marillion – “Clutching At Straws” Deluxe Edition
Lifetime Achievement: John Lodge 
Event Of The Year: Ramblin’ Man Fair – Prog In The Park Stage
Classic Album: Hawkwind – “Warrior On The Edge Of Time”
Album Of The Year: Big Big Train – “Grand Tour”
Outer Limits: Jack Hues 
International Band Of The Year: Dream Theater
Industry VIP: Tony Smith 
UK Band Of The Year: Haken 
Prog God: Nick Mason 

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Last night I stayed up building some shelving so I Last night I stayed up building some shelving so I can organize my studio a bit more and while doing that I listen to 3 and 1/2 records. It was fantastic! I am really loving vinyl again as I know a lot of you out there do to. My collection is growing slowly but what’s cool is that I have some nice variety as you can see in this pic. I started with the @st_vincent record All Born Screaming. A killer record! The production is really great, she is amazingly creative, and if you like drummers that record has @joshfreese @daveghrol @markguiliana @cianthreetimes and Stella Mogzawa. Much WOW! Then I satisfied my love for instrumental music with the ever classic @jeffbeckofficial WIRED. Again with incredible drumming by @officialnarada @richardbaileydrums, Jan Hammer, and Ed Green. Awesome! Then I needed to get funky and went for @prince 3121. What a record! The songs Black Sweat and Satisfied alone make the record amazing but the whole thing is a fun listen. Prince plays all the instruments on a bunch of the songs and of course he knocks it out of the park but the other incredible drummers are @iamqueencora and @michaelblandofficial . Fantastic musicians! To finish out the night I needed a bit of 🤘and I had been given the @blacksabbath Reunion record a while back but never even opened it up until last night. I made it through the first 3 sides because it was getting late by that point. It has the classic Sabbath songs with the original lineup! I’ve always loved the way @billwarddrummer played on those early records so it was cool to hear on the live versions. And then there’s Ozzy screaming at the fans to clap their hands 😂 like a lot! All in all is was a very enjoyable evening of music listening and I highly recommend putting on a record and listening to the whole thing. There’s something very satisfying about listening to a side, turning the record over, and getting into the next side. That little break gives your ears just enough time to reset. It’s a lovely thing. What records are you listening to these days? Let me know. I’d love some good recommendations. Cheers! #vinyl #records
It’s time for round 2 of Morsefest 2024 playing It’s time for round 2 of Morsefest 2024 playing @boerderij_zoetermeer I’ll be sitting behind this gorgeous @gretschdrums Broadcaster kit with a simple but very powerful set up. 22, 12, 16, and a matching 6.5 snare. These drums are fantastic! Along with some beautiful @sabiancymbals and my signature NDV @promarksticks I am ready to tackle @neal_morse_official incredible music. The band is sounding great. Time to rock! Whoo hoooo!!! #gretschdrums #sabiancymbals #promarkdrumsticks #nickdvirgilio #nealmorse #morsefest2024
The first night of Morsefest is in the books. It w The first night of Morsefest is in the books. It was epic. Along with a big set of music from @neal_morse_official JCE record it was also the debut show from DMJ and it was a blast. @rossjenningsofficial is a true pro. Thank you Neal for having DMJ be a part of your festival weekend. We are doing it all again next week at the @boerderij_zoetermeer and then in London in January. Yay! #nickdvirgilio #rossjennings #nealmorse #DMJ #threepartharmony
Greetings everyone! I'm excited to share episode Greetings everyone! I'm excited to share episode 12 of my podcast, So... You Want To Be A Musician, featuring my very special guest, @toddsucherman. Talking with Todd is always a blast, and in this episode, we cover many aspects of his life in music, his family life, and how to navigate both successfully. He shares a lot of great wisdom! Links to watch and listen can be found in my Linktree (bio). Cheers, everyone! #nickdvirgilio #ndv #toddsucherman #drumming #podcast #soyouwanttobeamusician
Greetings, everyone! Yesterday, October 30, 2024, Greetings, everyone! Yesterday, October 30, 2024, a package arrived from the good folks at @evoxsnet They sent me all versions of the new @mrbig_music - The Big Finish LIVE, and I wanted to share the excitement with you all! This is an amazing package capturing a fantastic evening at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. I've been blessed to play in Mr. Big for a while now, and having a show filmed and recorded at such an iconic arena is truly next-level. Oh yeah...and the Dodgers won the World Series yesterday too!!!! Whooo hooo!!! Cheers! #nickdvirgilio #ndv #mrbig #billysheehan #ericmartin #paulgilbert #thebigfinishlive #evoxs
Greetings all! The new @mrbig_music record "The BI Greetings all! The new @mrbig_music record "The BIG Finish Live" is now...LIVE! There's the 2x SACD Hybrid Stereo Multi-Channel or the 2 x MQA-CD or the 3x180g Mint Coloured Vinyl or the black 3x 180g Vinyl LP or 2 x MQA-CDs + Blu-ray or the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray or you can go really old school and get it on Cassette! WOW! You can even stream it but getting the real thing is so much better! Especially the vinyl. My personal favorite. It was such an exciting time for me and I will have amazing memories for the rest of my life. Thank you to my Mr Big brothers and the Mr Big fans all over the world! The link to grab yourself a copy is in my linktree ( or as some say - link in bio ) Cheers! #nickdvirgilio #mrbig #thebigfinish #billysheehan #paulgilbert #ericmartin #budokan #rocknroll #livemusic
Episode 10 of my podcast, So...You Want To Be A Mu Episode 10 of my podcast, So...You Want To Be A Musician?, is now live! I'm joined by the incredible @cartermac, an amazing musician and a fantastic guest. Carter has built a thriving career in the music industry, and it was a lot of fun talking to him. In this episode, we dive into his journey—from his early days, the challenges of making his way in New York City, landing the Lion King gig, to insights into his personal relationships. Carter shares a wealth of wisdom on what it really takes to turn music into your life's work. Don't miss out! Check out the full episode by clicking the link in my bio and visit my LinkTree for all the platforms where the episode is available. #cartermclean #nickdvirgilio #podcast #soyouwanttobeamusician #drums #musiclife
Last evening @bigbigtrain played the final show of Last evening @bigbigtrain played the final show of our “The Likes Of Us” tour to a packed house at @cadoganhall . It was an incredible night full of energy and musical goodness. I even got to perform a could songs with my daughter @fiagriswold as part of the opening act. So cool! We have the best crew. They worked their butts off on stages big and small, after super long drives, with little sleep, to make us look and sound our best. Thank you! Thank you to everyone that came to our shows. Your support is beyond appreciated. Big Big Love to you all and we will see you again. Cheer! The band and crew pics taken by the incredible @forkerfotos #bigbigtrain #NickDVirgilio #gregoryspawton #albertobravin #oskarholdorff #rikardsjoblom #clarelyndley #paulmitchelltrumpet #thelikesofus #tourlife
@bigbigtrain played last night at the ever classic @bigbigtrain played last night at the ever classic The Spirit of 66 rock club in Verviers, Belgium. The crowd was very energetic and right up to the stage. Definitely a close connection. We loved it had a great night. Thank you to everyone that came to the show! Next stop, London, for the final show of the tour. #bigbigtrain #thelikesofus #nickdvirgilio #gregoryspawton #albertobravin #rikardsjöblom #oskarholdorff #clarelindley #paulmitchelltrumpet #tourlife
Greetings! This little video has some highlights f Greetings! This little video has some highlights from the @bigbigtrain show in Newark UK at the Palace Theater. The tour has been amazing and there will many more of these highlight videos coming. Cheers! #nickdvirgilio #bigbigtrain #albertobravin #gregoryspawton #rikardsjoblom #clarelindley #oskarholdorff #paulmitchelltrumpet #thelikesofus #tourlife
Greetings everyone! @bigbigtrain are still on tou Greetings everyone! @bigbigtrain are still on tour with a day off today making the loooooooong journey from Zootemeer Netherlands all the way up to Oslo Norway. The last 4 shows have been brilliant! We finished off our run in the UK (until our very last show of the tour back in London at Cadogan Hall) in Manchester which was fantastic! All the fans that came to gigs in the UK…THANK YOU! Then we headed over to Germany for our only show there in the town of Weinheim at a very nice venue called the Stadthalle. It was great show with a great crowd! The last two shows we just played were billed as a Big Big Train weekend at one of the very best clubs in Europe. @boerderij_zoetermeer is a historic place that I have had the privilege of playing in many times over my career. We did our main tour set of songs on the first night and a different set on the second night. I opened the show on Saturday with the help of my daughter @fiagriswold (which was so awesome!) and @bravinmusic joined us for the Spock’s Beard classic song June to close the set. On Sunday our very own @clarelfiddle opened the show and totally knocked it out of the park! Clare has a beautiful voice and put on a great little show. @gungfly82 and our trumpet player extraordinaire Paul Mitchell joined her for some songs. The fans on both nights were very energetic and so much fun to perform for. Thank you to all that came to the shows! We have only 4 shows left on the tour. Oslo, Copenhagen, Verviers, and London. If you are near any of those cities come join us for a show! Cheers! #bigbigtrain #NickDVirgilio #albertobravin #gregoryspawton #rikardsjoblom #oskarholdorff #clarelindley #paulmitchelltrumpet #thelikesofus #tourlife
Oh how I love the mirror ball. So simple but so da Oh how I love the mirror ball. So simple but so damn effective and beautiful ❤️ @bigbigtrain had a wonderful sold out show last night in Manchester and @forkerfotos captured yet another amazing moment in time. #bigbigtrain #forkerfotos
WOW! Milton Keynes you absolutely rock! @bigbigtra WOW! Milton Keynes you absolutely rock! @bigbigtrain had an amazing gig last night @stablesmk An intimate place with the audience wrapped around the stage which made for a great way to interact with everyone there. They were very enthusiastic. Thank you to all that came to the show! Tonight we are in Manchester playing at @stollerhall for another SOLD OUT SHOW!!! Let’s do this! 🤘 #bigbigtrain #nickdvirgilio #albertobravin #rikardsjöblom #clarelindley #oskarholdorff #gregoryspawton #paulmitchelltrumpet #thelikesofus
@bigbigtrain had an absolutely fantastic show last @bigbigtrain had an absolutely fantastic show last night in Newark, UK at the Palace Theater. The crowd was amazing and very enthusiastic. It gave all of us in the band such great energy. Thank you to everyone that came to the show. We appreciate it so much! Tonight we are at The Stables in Wavendon, UK and the gig is SOLD OUT! Whoop whooop! It is going to be a gas! Cheers everyone! #bigbigtrain #NickDVirgilio #albertobravin #gregoryspawton #rikardsjoblom #oskarholdorff #clarelindley #paulmitchelltrumpet #thelikesofus #tourlife
Another fantastic crowd joined @bigbigtrain at our Another fantastic crowd joined @bigbigtrain at our show at The Queens Hall in lovely Edinburgh, Scotland. We also had @forkerfotos taking pictures. Anne-Marie is an awesome photographer and she will be with us for a number of shows. Yay!!! Tonight we are in Newark-on-Trent, UK playing at the Palace Theater. I am sensing another great evening ahead. Cheers! 🤘#bigbigtrain #thelikesofus #nickdvirgilio #progrock #tourlife
Thank you to all that came to the @bigbigtrain sho Thank you to all that came to the @bigbigtrain show in Whitley Bay, UK. It was a fab evening! Tonight we are at The Queens Hall in lovely Edinburgh, Scotland. Let’s do this! Whoooo hoooo!!! #bigbigtrain #thelikesofus #tourlife
@bigbigtrain had a fantastic show in Newport, Wale @bigbigtrain had a fantastic show in Newport, Wales last evening. Thank you to all the passengers new and old that came out! Tonight is our first time playing at the Playhouse in Whitley Bay, UK. We are looking forward to another great night. Cheers! 🤘 #bigbigtrain #thelikesofus #ndvirgilio #albertobravin #rikardsjoblom #clarelindley #oskarholdorff #paulmitchelltrumpet #gregoryspawton #progrock #tourlife
The @bigbigtrain “The Likes Of Us” 2024 tour i The @bigbigtrain “The Likes Of Us” 2024 tour is in full swing now. Our warm up show at Thornden Hall was great as was our show last night in Swindon. Thank you so much to everyone who came to the first two shows! Tonight we are in Newport, Wales. Playing at the Riverfront Theater. We played here once before a number of years ago and it is a very nice place. I’m looking forward to doing all over again tonight!!! If you are near any of the cities we are playing on this tour I hope you will make it out to show. The band is rockin and we want to celebrate with you! Cheers! 🤘🤘 #bigbigtrain #ndvirgilio #albertobravin #rikardsjoblom #clarelindley #gregoryspawton #paulmitchelltrumpet #thelikesofus #progrock
A Flare On The Lens - @bigbigtrain Live in London A Flare On The Lens - @bigbigtrain Live in London is out now! Also, our tour starts this Monday, Sept 16th. Come see a show and celebrate with us. Cheers! #bigbigtrain #aflareonthelens #liveinlondon #tourlife
The latest episode of my podcast "So...You Want To The latest episode of my podcast "So...You Want To Be A Musician" is out now with @stevehackettofficial as my guest. It was a fantastic conversation about Steve's life in music and how he has maneuvered through the good and not so good times to have a long and storied career. Thank you to Steve for giving his time. This video is a little snippet of some of the amazing things Steve said on the episode. For the full length versions of the show click the link in my bio (linktree) for direct links to my YouTube channel and all of the podcast sites. Cheers! #ndvirgilio #stevehackett #podcast #soyouwanttobeamusician #musiclife
My view from the where the last show in Europe wil My view from the where the last show in Europe will be for @mrbig_music It’s August 23rd 2024 and we are in Bistrita, Romania at the WTF Festival. It has been an amazing run with @billysheehanonbass @paulgilbert_official and @iamericmartin I’ve been able to rock n roll all over the world with the guys and I will be forever thankful. Big Love for Mr Big! ❤️ #nickdvirgilio #billysheehan #paulgilbert #ericmartin #mrbig #tourlife
On August 18 @mrbig_music played at @zfr_bochum an On August 18 @mrbig_music played at @zfr_bochum and it was great fun. We were set up in a big tent and the reverb on the drums was glorious! Ha! 🤘 #bigdrums #mrbig #nickdvirgilio #dwdrums #sabiancymbals #evansdrumheads #promarkdrumsticks #touringlife
@mrbig_music played a rocking set at the @jailbrea @mrbig_music played a rocking set at the @jailbreak_festival . It was my first time to the festival and it was great. An old prison in Horsens Denmark turned into a place to celebrate rock n roll 🤘 I also got to say hello to @alexskolnick . An incredible guitarist that I’ve spent time with on his trips to @sweetwaterstudios but I’ve never seen @testamentofficial before and they rocked! I also got to experience @dragonforcehq for the first time and all I can say is wow! @geeanzalone is an absolute beast! He’s also a super nice guy and it was cool to talk shop with him. #jailbreakfestival #alexscolnick #geeanzalone #nickdvirgilio #drums #heavymetal #testament #dragonforce #longliverockandroll
Back on the road with @mrbig_music and also a thef Back on the road with @mrbig_music and also a theft to report. I rejoined Mr Big in Frankfurt Germany and we played a fantastic show last evening at the Batchkapp. That's the good part. The crappy part is that during the night before the trailer that holds the band gear was broken into and thieves stole 4 of @paulgilbert_official guitars and all of my drum mics that the very gracious folks at @telefunken_mics let me use for the whole Mr. Big run. The bus was parked (and completely locked up of course) in front of the Frankfurt Hilton in a nice section of town. The thieves used cutters to get through the lock on the trailer and ransacked the whole thing. Thankfully they did not steal more but what they did steal is a total drag. The pictures here show what the mics look like and the cases they came in. They were a DC7 drum pack, 2 TF11 condensor mics that have thier own case, and an extra M81-SH. These mics are probably long gone but I thought I would post this anyways just in case anyone sees mics like these come up on Ebay or something like that. There are serial numbers for some of the mics. If anyone does see something shoot me message. Our bus driver has been driving for well over 10 years and has never had one of her trailers broken into. Sadly it can happen anywhere. It sucks. The show must go on.
@bigbigtrain played at the @cropredyfestival for t @bigbigtrain played at the @cropredyfestival for the first time and what a fantastic experience it was for us. It was great fun being on a big stage in front of a big crowd. Thank to everyone that worked so hard to get us there and to the festival organizers for putting on a wonderful event. Hopefully we will now have many more folks climbing aboard the Big Big Train. There’s plenty of room and it’s a great ride. Cheers! #bigbigtrain #cropredyfestival
This fifth episode of my podcast - So...You Want T This fifth episode of my podcast - So...You Want To Be A Musician? - features the incomparable @mikeportnoy Mike's career is nothing short of extraordinary. Through it all, he has navigated the often unpredictable waters of the music world, emerging stronger and more resilient. Links to YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean in my Linktree. #mikeportnoy #nickdvirgilio #ndv #podcast #soyouwanttobeamusician #musiclife
Greetings everyone! On Sunday, July 21 2024, @bigb Greetings everyone! On Sunday, July 21 2024, @bigbigtrain closed the @nightoftheprog festival in Loreley, Germany. We were the final band of the 3 day celebration of progressive music and it was an amazing evening. The skies opened up on the audience and rained like crazy but the vast majority of them stuck through the deluge and rocked out with us. It was incredible. Thank you to everyone who braved the elements to be at our show. Unfortunately the festival has now closed its doors for good and it is such a shame. This video is just a short excerpt from our song Miramare with video from my GoPro's and my wife Tiffany's Iphone from out front. It is Iphone audio so it is what it is but it sounds powerful and I think you will be able to tell how much energy was on stage. BBT loves performing and we always look forward to more shows. Head on over to bigbigtrain.com for info and tickets for our UK/EU tour in Sept/Oct. Cheers! #nickdvirgilio #ndv #bigbigtrain #progressiverock #nightoftheprog #sabiancymbals_official #promarksticks #evansdrumheads #performance
@bigbigtrain had a great few days of rehearsals ge @bigbigtrain had a great few days of rehearsals getting ready for our show at Night Of The Prog 2024. The weather was beautiful where we were so we decided to practice our vocals in the woods. Love it! #bigbigtrain #nightoftheprog #nickdvirgilio #clarelindley #oskarholdorff #albertobravin #rikardsjöblom #vocalize #sing
The upcoming live release by @BigBigTrain has been The upcoming live release by @BigBigTrain has been announced today. "A Flare In The Lens" is coming this September as a Limited 3CD+Blu-ray media book, with the concert film audio mixed in 5.1 surround sound and stereo, and also as a gatefold 180g 2LP vinyl 3 hours of music and 18 songs from our second night at Cadogan Hall last year. For more details and the first peek at the contents via the live video for "A Boy In Darkness", check out the link in my bio! #BBT #BigBigTrain #AFlareInTheLens #LiveAlbum #ProgRock #ProgressiveRock @insideoutmusic
How friggin cool is that!!! On the cover of Burrn How friggin cool is that!!! On the cover of Burrn Magazine! One of the world’s greatest rock magazines. Great photos by @photographythatrocks Thank you to @billysheehanonbass @paulgilbert_official @iamericmartin for bringing me on this amazing ride. The new @mrbig_music record “Ten” is out in two days! Whoop whoop!!! By the way, I’m the one in between Billy and Paul with the dark hair…ha! 😂 Changing it up a little these days🤘 #NickDVirgilio #mrbig #newrecord
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