An Interview with Martin Barre, Formerly of Jethro Tull
In the late ’60s, Jethro Tull was a burgeoning talent shooting to the top of a bustling British rock scene.
In the late ’60s, Jethro Tull was a burgeoning talent shooting to the top of a bustling British rock scene.
It is hard to mention the Prog Rock scene, which started in the late 60s to early 70s, without mentioning Jethro Tull. Not only is Jethro Tull an iconic genre-defining band, but they have an unmistakable sound. If a song of theirs graces your ears, it’s not long before you realize you’re listening to Tull. Behind it, after all these years is founder, primary songwriter, frontman, flutist, and multi-instrumentalist, Ian Anderson.
From humble beginnings in Hungary, at an early age, Mandoki developed an affinity for both Jazz, and Prog Rock, and sought to bring to fruition, an ambitious vision of combining the two while coupling the music with Mandoki’s socio-political leanings.