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John Simms

A retired Methodist Minister, and life-long lover of progressive music in all its forms. Presenter of two shows on Progzilla Radio: 'Do You Remember...?', which focusses on the formative years of the 60s, 70s and 80s; and 'Flight of the Sky Pilot', where anything goes, but there's usually quite a bit of jazz, fusion, classic rock and prog.

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Podcast 7: Flight of the Sky Pilot – 19 December 2021

December 19, 2021

  Flight of the Sky Pilot Show 5 – A Seasonal Special Broadcast 19 December 2021   12 Days of Progmas – Somewhere Ring Out Solstice Bells – Jethro Tull (Songs From The Wood) I Believe in Father Christmas – Greg Lake (Works vol 2) A Spaceman Came Travelling – Chris De Burgh (Spanish Train […]

Podcast 6: Flight of the Sky Pilot – 21 November 2021

November 21, 2021

Flight of the Sky Pilot Show 4 Broadcast 21 November 2021   Year of the Cat (Live 1978) – Al Stewart (Time Passages (Deluxe) ) Human Behaviour – Bjork (Debut) Seventh Arrow – Weather Report (Weather Report (1971) ) Just Around The Corner – Herbie Hancock (Mr Hands) Chameleon Sky – Argos (The Other Life) […]

Podcast 5: Flight of the Sky Pilot 2 November 2021

November 2, 2021

Flight of the Sky Pilot Broadcast 2 November 2021   A (mostly) 1971 Special, covering for Stacy Doller.   Song on The Radio – Al Stewart (Time Passages (Deluxe) ) Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin) – Mountain (Nantucket Sleighride) Three Horned Dragon King – Jade Warrior (Released) Life’s A Gas – T Rex (Electric Warrior) […]

Podcast 4: Flight of the Sky Pilot 17th October 2021

October 17, 2021

Flight of the Sky Pilot Broadcast 17th October 2021 Show 3   Nothing at All – Gentle Giant (Gentle Giant) A Living Island – Yes (The Quest) Day of the Dead – Steve Hackett (Surrender of Silence) Ghosts – Japan (Tin Drum) A Rumour of You – Gary Kemp (In Solo) Ordinary World – Three […]

Podcast 3 : Flight of the Sky Pilot 19th September 2021

September 23, 2021

  Flight of the Sky Pilot Broadcast 19th September 2021 Show 2   Looking For Someone – Genesis (Trespass) Arriving Somewhere But Not Here – Porcupine Tree (Deadwing) Still Here – Jane Getter Premonition (Anomalia) Wish You Were Here – Avenged Sevenfold (The Stage) Here Comes My Girl – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Damn […]

Podcast 2: The Sky Pilot Invades Progzilla Towers 1st Sept 2021

September 3, 2021

  The Skypilot Invades Progzilla Towers 1st September 2021 What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye (What’s Going On) On The Shoulders of Giants – Rikard Sjoblom’s Gungfly (Alone Together) School Days – Stanley Clarke (School Days) Paper Plane – Status Quo (Piledriver) Space Station #5 – Montrose (Montrose) Can’t Get Enough – Bad Company (Bad […]

Podcast 1: Flight of the Sky Pilot 15th August 2021

August 16, 2021

The Flight of the Sky Pilot With John Simms 15th August 2021 Squonk – Genesis (Seconds Out) Sun it Rises – Fleet Foxes (Fleet Foxes) Slowdown-Sundown – Steve Winwood (Arc of a Diver) Sly – Herbie Hancock (Headhunters) Brilliant Trees – Theo Travis (Songs From the Apricot Tree) Nowhere, Now Here/ Sunrise Reprise – Chris […]