TAO (Gary Hughes) – Prophecy (2021)


Now we are featuring in exclusive “Prophecy“, the debut album by TAO, a new female fronted melodic rock (with a large shot of AOR) act from UK. Tao are British made in every sense of the word hailing as they do from Edinburgh (Scotland), Cardiff (Wales) and Barrow in England. The band features the amazing Karen Fell on vocals, Chris Gould on guitars and David Rosingana on bass.

In the spring of 2019 the members of TAO embarked on an album venture in collaboration with Gary Hughes, the singer and songwriter of TEN. The aim was to create a collection of material unlike anything currently on the market. It is the first collection of songs that Hughes has written entirely for another project since the hugely successful trio of solo albums he penned for Bob Catley (Magnum).

Mason Ruffner – Mason Ruffner (1985)

Mason Ruffner (born 1953) is an American blues and rock singer, guitarist and songwriter. He has worked with many musicians including Bob Dylan, Daniel Lanois, Robert Ealey, Memphis Slim, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Page and Ringo Starr. Ruffner’s career has been inspired by Jimmy Reed, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Howlin’ Wolf.

Ruffner was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and grew up in a strict Protestant home. He initially relocated to California at the age of 17, but returned to Texas in the 1970s inspired to play music. His early musical experiences included playin