A New Day, The Jethro Tull magazine

18/06/2026

Amityville, New York. Wish I could be there...

14/06/2026

I’m still trying to come to terms with the passing of Dee Palmer.
We spoke often – usually about this time on a Sunday – and I’m really going to miss those chats.
Always charming, eloquent and bright as a button until the very end, despite suffering various health issues of late. She had a wonderful, long life, well lived, and did not fear death; we joked, often, about our possibly imminent demise, comparing our various ailments.
The first time we met, many years ago, was at her house in Godalming, and it was a tremendous honour when, after chatting for an hour or two, she sat at her grand piano and played her beautiful ‘Elegy’, a piece she had written for her father. That moment will live with me forever. The second time was at her house in Brighton, when she revealed to the world that she had undergone gender reassignment. It was an amazing and quite emotional interview, sadly some months later to be picked up by The Sun (or similar) for one of their sensationalist exposes.
Dee leaves an amazing legacy, from her work with Jethro Tull, major orchestras from around the world, and even, back in the day, Max Bygraves! But there could and should have been more…
Dee had been writing a book, and had recently sent me the opening few pages; such an incredible life would have made for an incredible book, but I guess that remains unfinished.
Also, many of you know that we had been working, for years, on finally recording The Waters Edge, an orchestral suite written by Dee with Ian Anderson and Martin Barre, which was performed a few times but never recorded. Ian Anderson was going to play the flute, and the orchestra and recording studio had been booked at least three times but subsequently cancelled due to ill health. Production costs continued to rise with each delay, but it looked like it might finally happen this year. Ironically, the last time we discussed it we agreed that “We need to get this done before one of us snuffs it”. Well, she beat me to it.
I can, at least, look back with pride in getting her Tallis album released a few years ago, some 40+ years after it was recorded. I know she was, quite rightly, very pleased with that.
I’ve lost a good friend, the world has lost a musical genius. RIP Dee.

From the album Stormwatch , the composer is David Palmer

12/06/2026

11/05/2026

A NEW DAY #154 has arrived at A New Day Towers! Featuring reviews of albums from Tull, Martin Barre, Albion and others, live reviews of Tull and Martin Barre, and, of course, UNDER WRAPS - UNWRAPPED.
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16/02/2026

A New Day #153 is out now, and winging its way across the world as we 'speak'.
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10/02/2026

Having endured the most frustrating, irritating and downright ANNOYING day of my life dealing with multiple and inexplicable formatting issues, and five attempts at uploading it, A New Day, The Jethro Tull magazine #152 is now available on Kindle.
Not only that, but #153 is already at the printers, available in a week or two, featuring a lengthy, exclusive interview by Old Webby with mighty Martin Barre.
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Available thereafter on bloody Kindle, if I can find the energy to do it...

29/01/2026

It's taken slightly longer than usual, but all copies of A New Day #152 have now been mailed out. PDF copies next, then onto that pesky Kindle nonsense, over the weekend, hopefully.
Not only that, but #153, a Martin Barre spectacular, will follow in a couple of weeks! Good job I've got nowt else to do, eh? 😉
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20/01/2026

Well now... not only is A New Day mag #152 at the printers now, but #153 will be there in a week or two as well! I know, I know, London buses and all that.
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12/01/2026

I’ve been fortunate enough to see Tull perform this in Budapest, a couple of times. First time we were confronted on the train out by plod armed with machine guns 😳 Second time, at a festival, we were mistaken for the band and treated to an es**rt through the massive queue, and granted access to the VIP bars. Swings n roundabouts 😀

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