Craig did two interviews for our Neil Peart tribute show. For the first Craig spoke at length and with great passion, but we subsequently found the phone line to Canada hadn’t been great. So, we did the interview a second time the next day. Here is the complete take of that first interview pre-record, which we didn’t air because the audio wasn’t clear enough for radio. The sentiment and passion is such that this first take should be heard so it’s been added online for listen again.

NEW HORIZONS 2026: THE WORLD CUP, CARD GAMES AND JOLLY JASPER: NEW ALBUM NEWS FROM VIOLET BLEND
Audio feature interview #1,712 in an ongoing series. Every year since 2015, I’ve run a ‘New Horizons’ series to allow us to check-in with rising bands and hear



