GRAVE NEW WORLD LIVE, 2026
Release date: 23 Oct 2026
For the 50th anniversary celebrations held in New Jersey, Dave Cousins conceived the plan of performing the whole of Strawbs' seminal album Grave New World live in concert. Bringing together stalwarts Blue Weaver and John Ford from the original album, Cousins added Brian Willoughby, Cathryn Craig, Tony Fernandez, Eric Bazilian and Wes Stace. Cousins wrote a narration to tie the songs together. With only an afternoon's rehearsal, the recording took place on 27 Apr 2019 at the Strand Theater, Lakewood NJ.
The album was produced by Larry Fast with additional work from Blue, and was mastered at Abbey Road Studios.
Musicians
Dave Cousins
John Ford (bs, vcls, ac gtr)
Blue Weaver (keyboards)
Tony Fernandez (drums)
Brian Willoughby (guitars)
Cathryn Craig (vocals)
Eric Bazilian (guitars)
Wes Stace (guitars, vocals)
Track listing
- Benedictus (Cousins)
- Hey Little Man ... Thursday's Child (Cousins)
- Queen Of Dreams (Cousins)
- Heavy Disguise (Ford)
- New World (Cousins)
- Hey Little Man ... Wednesday's Child (Cousins)
- The Flower And The Young Man (Cousins)
- Tomorrow (Strawbs)
- On Growing Older (Cousins)
- Ah Me, Ah My (Hooper)
- Is It Today Lord (Hudson)
- The Journey's End (Cousins)
- Benedictus (Cousins)