THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD by HAND

Swiss/ American progressive rock band Hand's follow up to the classic debut �Everybody�s Own� from 1972!The 2012 Golden Pavilion reissue of 1972�s �Everybody�s Own� by the Swiss/ American progressive rock band Hand, celebrating the 40th anniversary of that seminal and unique album, sold out within a matter of days. No one, least of all principal songwriter and singer Marc Osborne, seemingly retired from music and a teacher for the past 22 years, and his founding partner Nick Zoullas, the remarkable harmonica player whose haunting playing anchored �Everybody�s Own�, could have anticipated the new chapter that was to unfold. In April of 2013, motivated by a group of accomplished teenage musicians and one teaching colleague, who admired Hand�s record, Marc and Nick joined them for an intimate set marking their first live performance in four decades. The small concert, held in a school cafeteria in Hamden, Connecticut before about one hundred fortunate fans, was a triumph. Energized by the experience, the two founding members re-formed Hand with the core of teens who backed them and are the same age that Marc and Nick were when they had originally formed the band. Within a nine day window of opportunity, in June of 2013, a new album of Marc�s previously unreleased original songs was rehearsed, arranged and recorded. The result of these lightning fast sessions, entitled �the other side of the world�, becomes Hand�s second album on Golden Pavilion and heralds the most unlikely return of a band fully grounded in the present, yet deeply connected to its past. Hand�s current sound reflects the band�s roots in American Rock and Folk music, and finds its place within the thriving context of Americana music currently in great demand. Its multi- generational melding of talent and experience marks Hand as a singular band poised once again to resume its fascinating story.