The Deccan Traps - The Deccan Traps (2025)

Born from friendships forged at Manchester Music College in the early ’90s, Neil Fairclough, Lois Fairclough, John Dagnall, Neil Edwards, Andy Treacey and Johnny Heyes carried their shared passion for rock, funk, jazz and classical music into a new project. Over a decade of songwriting between Neil, Lois and John set the foundation, but the missing piece was a commanding voice. Enter Ricardo Afonso, acclaimed for We Will Rock You and Jesus Christ Superstar, whose arrival completed the line-up. The self‑titled debut features epic rock songs, highlighted by "Dream Of A Thousand Nights" with Brian May’s guitar and narration of Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot.