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David Gilmour's 'Island' revealed

Dave Gilmour will release his latest solo effort "On An Island" this March.

The third solo album, and the artist's first studio recordings since Pink Floyd's 1994 multi-platinum The Division Bell, will hit the US on March 7th and includes orchestrations by the renowned Polish composer Zbigniew Preisner.

Guest musicians appearing on "On An Island" include David Crosby and Graham Nash singing harmonies, Robert Wyatt playing the cornet, Caroline Dale on cello, Alasdair Molloy on glass harmonica and Pink Floyd's Richard Wright guesting on Hammond organ.

The set will see Gilmour's first efforts on the saxophone, as well as contributions by contemporaries from his pre-Floyd days. "It's my best and most personal work," he says. "Making it with my musician friends has been a positive experience on so many levels."

A 2006 tour is also on the cards, starting in Europe in March, goes to USA in April and returns to the UK at the end of May, with concerts in Manchester, Glasgow and London.