On the occasion of my 20th Anniversary on stage I had the opportunity to realize a concert-project in cooperation with manager Franz Christian "Blacky" Schwarz at the Etablissement Ronacher in Vienna, where many of the musicians and friends contributed, who had shared a part of my way during all those years, and also some who had never performed together with me on stage before.
Except for a few pieces I never released any live-recordings until now. One of the reasons is that basically I think, a concert needs the ambience of the concert-hall and the uniqueness of the moment, which is hard to be captured. However, I am lucky that this special event has been recorded in picture and sound, because when I was reviewing the material a few years after, I realized that it includes real rarities, irretrievable documents of unique musical collaboration which are absolutely worth to be preserved for posterity, especially for those who were not able to watch the show live. Video-producer Fred Ilger and I spent a lot of time in the studio editing and mixing the material and I am glad to be able to present the results now.

Gandalf

Tracks ( CD & DVD)

Return To The Shire
Colours Of The Earth
Cosmic Balance
I Am Here
The Magician´s Theme
The Keeper Of The Old Forest
Face In The Mirror
Alone At Elrond´s House
Die Ruhe Vor Dem Sturm
Teuflische Verbindung
The Lonesome Wanderer
Cosmic Traveller

Gandalf / acoustic & electric guitars, sitar, keyboards * Peter Aschenbrenner / flutes, soprano saxophone, keyboards * Erich Buchebner / bass * Wolfgang Wograndl / bass * Christian Strobl / drums & percussion * Stephan Maass / percussion * Robert Julian Horky / flutes * Toni Burger / violin * Lanvall / electric & acoustic guitar * Julia Martins / vocals * Richard Schönherz / keyboards

Special Guests: Wolfgang Ambros / vocals * Andy Baum / vocals & acoustic guitar * Georg Danzer / vocals & acoustic guitar * Steve Hackett / electric guitar

Recorded live at the Etablissement Ronacher on March 16th, 2001
Sound etiting, mix and mastering by Gandalf at Seagull Music Studio, Austria
Video production by Fred Ilger Filmproduktion

All music composed & arranged by Gandalf, except
"Die Ruhe vor dem Sturm", music & lyrics by Georg Danzer,
"Teuflische Verbindung", music & lyrics by Richard Schönherz,
"I Am Here" and "Just Go On Believing", lyrics by Gandalf

Releasedate: 26/09/08

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Sound Samples:
1. Return To The Shire
2. Colours Of The Earth
3. Cosmic Balance
4. I Am Here
5. The Keeper Of The Old Forest
6. Face In The Mirror
7. Alone At Elrond´s House
8. Die Ruhe Vor Dem Sturm
9. Teuflische Verbindung
10. The Lonesome Wanderer
11. Cosmic Traveller

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