![]() In 1998 this version of the band hit the Cropredy Festival, and equipment was set up to capture this live show, planned to be released as a live album shortly after. New musicians in were Jenny Newman (violin), Steve McDaniels (keyboards) and Rob Phillips (bass). Sutherland left, and Elton had to give up playing live due to a hearing ailment. Shortly after this release more line-up changes were afoot however. The end result this time around was a production named "Circles", issued in 1997. More line-up changes followed following this release though, and the next time the band hit the recording studio Kemp and Hemsley were gone, replaced by Emma Brown (vocals) and Clive Bunker (drums, formerly of JETHRO TULL, PENTANGLE, GORDON GILTRAP). 1993 saw this line-up issue a CD aptly named "New Life". ![]() Barbara Deason (vocals) and Ken Bowley (bass) replaced them, but by 1985 the band effectively broke up, with a one-off comeback for a charity event in 1986 the initial swansong for this outfit.Ħ years later a real comeback took place though, Glass and Elton were the sole remaining members from the formative years now, this time joined by Heidi Kemp (vocals), Craig Sutherland (bass) and Pete Hemsley (drums). The band started breaking apart shortly after this release though, as Leigh and Hawkins left. The result of the studio time was issued as "Silent Dance" in 1984. ![]() ![]() Come 1983 and the band had already seen vocalists Sue Robinson and Shelly Patt come and go, and when they hit the studio it was with a line-up consisting of Glass, Marc Elton (violin, keyboards), Mark Hawkins (bass), Martin Wright (drums) and Sandy Leigh (vocals). Solstice biography Founded in Milton Keynes, UK in 1980 - Stil active as of 2020įormed in 1980, English band SOLSTICE is first and foremost the band project of Andy Glass (guitar), the only musician participating on all the band's productions and the main composer for the band in it's various guises.Īpart from recording the demo cassette "The Peace Tape" Glass and his companions didn't produce any recordings in their first years of existence concentrating on playing live in these early years. ![]()
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