Big Big Train have released a live recording of “Love Is The Light” featuring guest vocals from Ross Jennings of Haken, captured during their run on Cruise To The Edge 2026.
Alberto Bravin explains how the collaboration came together:
“Back in March this year Ross played an acoustic solo set to open a warm-up show for us in Southampton before both we and Haken travelled to the USA to perform on board Cruise To The Edge. I’ve always been a Haken fan and we jumped at the opportunity to invite Ross to join us when we played Love Is The Light in Southampton. When I wrote the song originally, I didn’t envisage it as a duet but performing it with Ross worked brilliantly. Ross was then able to guest with us again at the first of our two shows on Cruise To The Edge. We felt that this performance of the song was particularly special and were keen to make it available to everyone. Enjoy!”
Jennings, for his part, has been a fan for a long time:
“The moment I heard ‘Judas Unrepentant’ from English Electric Part 1, I instantly became a Passenger on the Big Big Train and I’ve been on board for every station; every album; every up and down. After David Longdon sadly passed, I wondered if anyone could fill those big big boots. When ‘Love Is The Light’ landed in my ears it was evident to me that Alberto was absolutely perfect for the band’s continuation. This track rapidly became a favourite of mine and a joy to watch live. Accepting an invitation to perform this song alongside Alberto and this incredible band was a no-brainer and an absolute pleasure for me. Something special was in the air on that Cruise performance and I’m so thrilled this ‘duet’ was captured!”
Listen to “Love Is The Light (Live At Sea 2026)”: https://bigbigtrain.lnk.to/LoveistheLight_LiveatSea2026-Single
Woodcut Deluxe Edition
The band recently released a new Digital Deluxe Edition of Woodcut, complete with demos of each track from the album plus two acoustic tracks.
Listen: https://bigbigtrain.lnk.to/Woodcut-DeluxeEdition-Album
The Woodcut & Other Stories Tour
Big Big Train play a warm-up show on Thursday, September 24 at Thornden Hall in Eastleigh, UK, kicking off The Woodcut & Other Stories tour.
That is the first of 19 shows across the UK and Europe this autumn, where the band will perform this year’s acclaimed Woodcut album in full plus over an hour of other material from their extensive back catalogue.
Tickets: bigbigtrain.com/live
About Woodcut
Woodcut feels like a Big Big Train record quite unlike any that came before, an assured union of music, storytelling and visual invention. The album is graced with a striking cover design from Dorset-based artist Robin Mackenzie, a black and white woodcut print derived from a woodcut the band commissioned from him specifically for the album.
Featuring 16 tracks across 66 minutes, Woodcut feels epic without outstaying its welcome. From the intimacy of “Inkwell Black” to the grandeur of “Counting Stars,” it is a defiant analogue statement in a digital age, a handcrafted and deeply human exploration of art, faith and endurance.
Get Woodcut: https://bigbigtrain.lnk.to/Woodcut-Album
Big Big Train
- Alberto Bravin – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Nick D’Virgilio – drums, percussion, 12-string acoustic guitar, vocals
- Oskar Holldorff – keyboards, vocals
- Clare Lindley – violin, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Paul Mitchell – trumpet, piccolo trumpet, vocals
- Rikard Sjöblom – guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Gregory Spawton – bass, bass pedals, 12-string acoustic guitar, Mellotron, vocals
