It is with great sadness that I read about the passing of Daryl Pediford. Now most of you are scrathing your head saying, who the hell is Daryl Pediford? He is/was one of the many talents in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is a project by Paul O'Neill, Bob Kinkel, and the Savatage-madman Jon Oliva. They've released two Christmas-themed albums along with another about the final days of Beethoven. They've just released a third Christmas album this year. I would describe it, loosely, as hard rock Christmas music. The musicians playing on the albums are pretty much the members of Savatage. Chris Caffrey, Al Pitrelli, Johnny Middleton, and Jeff Plate. If you haven't seen them live you've missed a great, moving show!
Daryl Pediford was one of the many vocalists used on those albums. He also toured with them during the Holidays. He was part of the East Coast band. To cover as much of the country as they could they had two touring bands. Anyway, I digress. Mr. Pediford has a great voice. That's a very trite way of putting it. Soulful and a little gritty. To really experience his talent you needed to see him live. But since that is no longer possible you need to get the first two albums: Christmas Eve and other Stories and The Christmas Attic. And get tickets to see the rest of his bandmates on tour this Holiday Season. You won't be disappointed!
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The new TSO album is called The Lost Christmas Eve and I believe it is out now. I haven't purchased it yet but I will soon.
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