News: ELEANOR McEVOY enters The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness in March 2023

Irish singer songwriter Eleanor McEvoy is the latest inductee to “The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness”.

The equivalent of the “Hall of Fame” the Grotto honours selected artists who have been covered consistently at rock website Get Ready to ROCK! over a period of 20 years. The promotion is part of the website’s 20th anniversary celebrations and will feature a different artist or band each month in 2023.

Says Managing Editor David Randall: “We have reviewed Eleanor’s music since 2004 and she has retained a consistency and quality since that time as reflected in successive albums and gigs. I’m not aware that other media have reviewed her work so extensively and our coverage has also included interviews.”

Singer songwriter Eleanor McEvoy first came to wider attention in 1992 when she was part of “A Woman’s Heart” compilation with Mary Black and other female Irish artists.

Signed to Geffen Records, she released her self-titled debut album in 1993. By the late 1990s, following the release of two more albums for Columbia and some success in the USA, she became disillusioned with the lack of interest (and investment) in her music by the label and – with the Internet offering new marketing channels – she became very much her own cottage industry.

A special feature will be published 1 March reflecting our coverage of Eleanor’s music over two decades.

From 18 February Eleanor embarks on her ‘Gimme Some Wine’ Tour in the UK.

EDITOR NOTE
So far this year “The Grotto” has welcomed The Darkness (January) and Chantel McGregor (February). The GRTR!@20 promotion celebrates 20 years of the popular rock website Get Ready to ROCK! The website’s archive of reviews and interviews will be highlighted as well as new features celebrating 20 years of activity.

The latest entrant in “The Grotto” was announced live on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 19 February.

More about the Grotto

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