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Caravan was formed in Canterbury, England in 1968 by Pye Hastings (guitar/ vocals), Dave Sinclair (keyboards), Richard Sinclair (bass/vocals) and Richard ... MARCH2022UKTourTicketsstillAvailableWearehappytoannounceournewalbum‘It’sNoneOfYourBusiness’tobereleasedOctober2021onMadfishIt’sNoneOfYourBusinessisourfirstalbumsinceParadiseFilter(2013)andfeaturesninenewsongsplusoneinstrumentaltrackinfluenced,toadegree,bytheeventsandrestrictionsplacedonsocietyoverthepast18months.Thealbumwasrecorded,asrestrictionsallowed,‘intheold-fashionedway’between24thJuneand4thJuly2021atRimshotStudio,BredgarnearSittingbourne.“Sittingroundinacirclehavingeyetoeyecontact,alargesoundroomwasrequired,”PyeHastingsexplained.“Imuchpreferthismethodbecauseyoucanbounceideasoffeachotherastheyoccur,andvoiceencouragementwhenthewholethingbeginstoclick.“Anditismuchmorerewardingtobeabletothrowinsultsateachotherinpersonratherthandownatelephonelineorviaemail.Thisissomethingweareallveryexperiencedat,believeme!”ThistogethernesscharacterisesIt’sNoneOfYourBusinesswithCaravan’strademarkwarmthandhumourand,also,asensitivityreflectingthetimesinwhichweareliving.SittingamongCaravan’stypicallywhimsicaltalesDownFromLondonandIfIWasToFlysittheheartfeltandpoignantSpareAThoughtandEveryPreciousLittleThingwhichlooksforwardtoareturntonormality.“’SpareaThought’isasongthatIhopewilljogpeopletorememberthoseunfortunatepeoplecaughtupinthepandemic,”Hastingsexplains.“‘Allthosepeoplewhodenied’referstotheidiotswhodon’tfollowthescientificadvice.Igetangryaboutthatandtheline‘Sureareinterestingtimes’referstoanoldChinesesaying:‘mayyouliveininterestingtimes’”“LyricscansometimesbemyAchillesHeel,tryingtofindanythingmeaningfultowriteabout.Butsittinginfrontofablankscreenwithapandemicragingallaround,itwashardnottobeinfluencedbythedreadfuleventsgoingon.Thelockdowncertainlyfocusedthemindwhenitcametowritingthelyrics.”It’sNoneOfYourBusinesscoverandartworkhasbeencreatedbyrenownedillustratorBobVenables.**Thealbumisout:CDformatout8thOctober2021(15thOctoberinGermany&Austria)andasavinylLP,on5thNovember.It’sNoneOfYourBusiness TrackListing:DownFromLondon(4.03)WishingYouWereHere(3.55)It’sNoneOfYourBusiness(9.40)ReadyOrNot(4.45)SpareAThought(4.06)EveryPreciousLittleThing(4.25)IfIWasToFly(3.23)I’llReachOutForYou(8.07)ThereIsYou(4.26)Luna’sTuna(3.14)Produced,engineeredandmasteredbyJulianHastingswithassistantengineerMikeThorne.   Welcometotheofficialwebsiteofthelegendary…CARAVANThe websiteisupdatedbyMartinDavenportandHerbMillerbutisvisitedregularlybypresentandpastmembersoftheband.Pleaseremembertopostresponsibly,anyunsuitablecontentwillberemovedfromthewebsite.BriefBiography:CaravanwasformedinCanterbury,Englandin1968byPyeHastings(guitar/vocals),DaveSinclair(keyboards),RichardSinclair(bass/vocals)andRichardCoughlan(drums).Thefourhadpreviouslyplayedatvarioustimeswithalocalband,TheWildeFlowers,whichalsofeaturedKevinAyersandfutureSoftMachinemembersRobertWyattandHughHopper.Aftera10yearbreakfromthestudio,thebandaresettoreleasetheirbrandnewalbumin2014onlymadepossiblebyindependentfundingfromfansandsupportersviaahighlysuccessfulPledgeMusiccampaign.ItwaswithaheavyheartthatinDecember2013,family,friendsandfansacrosstheworldlostRichardCoughlanfollowinghislongillness.Richardwillbesorelymissedbyallwhoknewhim.HislegacywithCaravanandtheWildeFlowerswillliveonforever.Sharethis:FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPinterestWhatsAppRoSFest–LiveDVDandposter(C)CopyrightCaravanRecords2014DVD,signedDVDandsignedpostersnowavailabletobuyfromwww.paradisefilter.comSearchfor:SocialUpcomingGigsMar20Sun7:30pmIt’sStillNoneOfYourBusiness...@DoverBookingHallIt’sStillNoneOfYourBusiness...@DoverBookingHallMar20@7:30pm–10:45pm Sharethis:FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPinterestWhatsAppMar21Mon8:00pmIt’sStillNoneOfYourBusiness...@Bristol-TheFleeceIt’sStillNoneOfYourBusiness...@Bristol-TheFleeceMar21@8:00pm–10:30pm Sharethis:FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPinterestWhatsAppMar22Tue7:30pmIt’sStillNoneOfYourBusiness...@LeamingtonSpaAssemblyIt’sStillNoneOfYourBusiness...@LeamingtonSpaAssemblyMar22@7:30pm–10:30pmNBthisisaseatedshow.Sharethis:FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPinterestWhatsAppMar23Wed7:30pmIt’sStillNoneOfYourBusiness...@Southampton-1865It’sStillNoneOfYourBusiness...@Southampton-1865Mar23@7:30pm–10:30pm Sharethis:FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPinterestWhatsAppMar25Fri7:30pmIt’sStillNoneOfYourBusiness...@Exeter-PhoenixIt’sStillNoneOfYourBusiness...@Exeter-PhoenixMar25@7:30pm–10:30pm Sharethis:FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPinterestWhatsAppViewCalendarAddAddtoTimelyCalendarAddtoGoogleAddtoOutlookAddtoAppleCalendarAddtoothercalendarExporttoXMLRecentPostsUKTOURMarch2022.Ticketsstillavailable!AnAfternoonwithPyeHastings(In-StoreSigning)LastThreeGigsofUKOctober2021TourPostponedDaveSinclair–NewSoloCDrelease:‘Hook-Line&Sinclair’‘WhoDoyouThinkWeAre?’UKTour2021Saturday23rdOctoberGlasgow.OramMorSubscribetoBlogviaEmailEnteryouremailaddresstosubscribetothisblogandreceivenotificationsofnewpostsbyemail.EmailAddressSubscribeArchivesArchivesSelectMonthMarch2022November2021October2021September2021August2020July2020March2020July2019June2019December2018October2018September2018August2018June2018May2018April2018March2018January2018December201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