News: COLIN BLUNSTONE and BETH HART added to GRTR! Greats (March 2026)

March 22nd, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

The latest additions to our GRTR! Greats series were announced on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 22 March 2026.

Photo: Manuela Langotsch

The latest additions to the ongoing GRTR! Greats series are singer songwriters Colin Blunstone and Beth Hart.

The GRTR! Greats series was launched in March 2025 with singer songwriter Thea Gilmore and reflects Get Ready to ROCK!’s coverage of significant artists since 2003. Says News Editor Jason Ritchie: “The artist selections represent persistent coverage but also a degree of recognition and consistency amongst several GRTR! reviewers.”

Two major retrospective features will be published before the end of March with Blues Rock/Features Editor Pete Feenstra providing a new overview of Beth Hart.

Beth Hart was first reviewed at The Fly venue in London’s New Oxford Street in October 2008 when Pete Feenstra commented “What distinguishes Beth is both her very physical stage presence, her soulful, breathless rock meets blues vocal style, and the fact that her songs never flinch from exploring the constituents of her own psyche.”

Since Get Ready to ROCK!’s early coverage (from 2003) Beth has worked regularly with Joe Bonamassa whilst releasing 9 solo studio albums.

Photo: John Bull/Rockpix

Colin Blunstone found early fame fronting The Zombies, a band especially popular in the States, but since the early seventies has had a parallel solo career.

In 2001 he and Rod Argent started working together again and ultimately revived The Zombies name after touring with original members Chris White and Hugh Grundy.

Pete Feenstra has described Blunstone as “one of the primary vocalists of our time.”

Both artists are touring in the UK in May.

Both are also Featured Artists at Get Ready to ROCK! Radio with more airtime across the station’s general playlists.

GRTR! Greats

Featured Artist: JOSH TAERK

Since early 2020 Josh has been entertaining us with exclusive monthly live sessions,

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David Randall presents a weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sundays at 22:00 GMT, repeated on Mondays and Fridays), when he invites listeners to ‘Assume The Position’. The show signposts forthcoming gigs and tours and latest additions at getreadytorock.com. First broadcast 19 April 2026.

UK Blues Broadcaster of the Year (2020 and 2021 Finalist) Pete Feenstra presents his weekly Rock & Blues Show on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT as part of a five hour blues rock marathon “Tuesday is Bluesday at GRTR!”. The show is repeated on Wednesdays at 22:00, Fridays at 20:00). First broadcast on 14 April 2026

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Power Plays w/c 27 April 2026

SELF-DECEPTION Don’t Belong (Napalm Records)
THE DEVIL WEARS NADA Elephant In The Room (Eonian Records)
blacktoothed Monsters (Arising Empire)
BANKS ARCADE Severance (Arising Empire)
SULLY ERNA & BILLY MORRISON Becoming (TLG/Zoid)
SWEET GORILLA Give Them What They Want (5000 Records)
EMILY WOLFE Lips (indie)

Featured Albums w/c 27 April 2026

09:00-12:00 The Best of 2003 – 2025 (Melodic Rock)
12:00-13:00 The Best of 2003 – 2025 (Melodic Hard Rock)
14:00-16:00 The Best of 2003 – 2025 (Singer Songwriter)

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