He invented a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 that economically sowed the seeds in neat rows, paving the way for commercial farming techniques. Tull was an English agricultural pioneer from Berkshire, England, who was a principal player in the British Agricultural Revolution.
The 19 song performance was envisioned as biographical interpration based loosely on the life of the 17th century inventor Jetrho Tull, from which Anderson’s original band derived it’s name. Artificial stars twinkled on the ceiling as the first act of the two act performance began with a video presentation. Inside a near full house patrons began to take their seats in the cavernous theater built to resemble a Spanish courtyard. Many lounged on the expansive outdoor patio, with balmy Santa Ana winds heating the October night, making it feel more like Palm Springs than the usually temperate coastal Santa Barbara. The evening began with concert goers arriving early to take advantage of the historic theater’s four new full service bars.
Andersen wrote five new songs and combined them with songs from the immense Jethro Tull catalog for the October 19th concert. Not to be confused with the hard rock band formed in 1968, one of the first to combine jazz, blues and classical music, this presentation featured Andersen’s latest touring band playing a performance piece based on the life of the real 17th century Jethro Tull. On a beautiful balmy evening in Santa Barbara, Ian Andersen brought his new multimedia musical project to the elegant Arlington Theatre.
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