A year after honoring the band's real-life namesake with a rock opera, Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson is giving a dozen of the group's songs the string quartet treatment.
Ian Anderson visited Jethro Tull’s grave today at St. Bartholomew’s Church in England but ignored his life story for years finding it ‘awkward and embarrassing.’ After his new project, Jethro Tull: A Rock Opera featuring songs from the band’s back catalogue and reading his biography, Anderson discovered many of the songs were ‘an easy fit’ with what’s known about Tull’s life. Known for agricultura
Ian Anderson makes his return to the USA with his band “Jethro Tull”, starting June 8th in Denver, CO and ending on the 27th in Chicago, IL. The group features longtime members Ian Anderson (flute, vocals, acoustic guitar) and Martin Barre (guitars), Doane Perry (drums), as well as David Goodier (bass) and pianist John O'Hara...