PRESS RELEASE

for immediate use

FLYING MOUNTAIN FLIES AGAIN!

The Canadian folk group Flying Mountain helped establish a west coast sound that is still the benchmark for those who have followed after. Through four years of touring they played hundreds of concerts and dances all around British Columbia, on the Gulf Islands, in the tiny communities of the BC interior and at festivals and celebrations throughout western Canada. It has been 27 years since they last played together as a group. But the spirit of Flying Mountain is still alive.

Their music has been called “an effervescent celebration of the west coast lifestyle.” Flying Mountain's inspired joyful spontaneity and their creative exploration of musical styles and genres drew a dedicated foundation of thousands of loyal fans during the late 1970s.

The group, which consisted of Dan Rubin on guitar, violin and bouzouki, Satoru Kuba Suttles on guitar and keyboards, Rawn Mongovius on bass, steel guitar and flute, and Fergie Neville on harmonica, congas and percussion disbanded following a European tour in 1981 to pursue their individual careers.

After decades apart, they have just re-released the best recordings from their two original vinyl LPs (“Earth and Sky” and “Mountain's Dream) on one killer CD, The Zest of Flying Mountain, which is now available from Blue Island Records, through Festival Distribution.

To celebrate the CD release, the four musicians will meet in Vancouver to perform for one night only at the New Revue Stage on Granville Island on the evening of Sunday, March 9^th.

For this evening they will be joined by Vancouver folk-funk band The Wheat in the Barley who will present a high-energy set of traditional and original fiddle tunes and rollicking songs.

Please help us get the word out about this unusual, one-time celebration of community and spirit of the west coast.

Media personnel wishing to obtain more information or to arrange interviews may contact:

• Mark Dowding in Vancouver (WindGod Media Services, mark@windgod.ca, 604-506-6916)

• Dan Rubin in Newfoundland (Blue Island Records, secondstage@hotmail.com, 709-335-2340).

Please visit the band's website at www.myspace.com/flyingmountain for background.

Event enquiries: flyingmountain@windgod.ca See also other links of interest below.

Event Announcement Listings Info

Event: Flying Mountain Reunion Concert – with special guests The Wheat in the Barley

Concert and CD Release Party

Venue: New Revue Stage – 1601 Johnston St., on Granville Island, Vancouver

(Adjoining the Granville Island Public Market)

Date: Sunday March 9^th, 2008 — 7:30 – 11:00 pm. Doors open @ 7 pm

Tickets:

$25 Arts Club Box Office (at theatre or by phone order) 604-687-1644

Out of town purchases by credit card will be held for pickup at the door.

$22 People’s Co-op Bookstore, 1391 Commercial Dr. 604-253-6442

G & G Music, 20475 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge 604-465-4900

Tapestry Music, 1335 Johnston, White Rock 604-538-0906

Rawn’s Buy & Sell 5686 Dorset St., Burnaby 604-434-8500

Mail Order – please write, or call 604-506-6916 for details

Ticket price is $22 advance (through outlets or by mail order) or $25 at the door or through the Arts Club Box Office. There is no handling service charge added at the other outlets, or if purchased directly from band members, so advance purchase is strongly advised. For more details on advance ticket purchase, please write or call:

Enquiries: flyingmountain@windgod.ca or phone Mark at 604-506-6916

Additional Links of Interest

Flying Mountain Detailed Biography (Canadian Pop Encyclopedia)

jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/F/Flying_Mountain.html

The Wheat in the Barley Multimedia Website:

www.wheatinthebarley.com

Download a printable JPEG 11 x 17” Poster – go to www.windgod.ca/FMposter.jpg