Tag Archives: acoustic

News: ELEANOR McEVOY – UK tour (May 2017)

Posted on March 11, 2017 by GRTR! HQ
Eleanor McEvoy - Alexanders, Chester, 12 March 2015

Ireland’s internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Eleanor McEvoy continues her ‘Naked… Live’ tour with the announcement of a fourteen-date tour across England and Wales throughout May 2017. Best known for her songs ‘Sophie’ and the Irish standard ‘Only A Woman’s Heart’, which … Continue reading →

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Single reviews: SHARON LAZIBYRD, EMMA CHARLESTON

Posted on February 15, 2017 by jason

SHARON LAZIBYRD – Opium Of The Masses https://www.facebook.com/Sharon-Lazibyrd-324663394401783/ [Release date 24.03.17] ‘Opium of the Masses’ is the latest single from Sharon Lazibyrd, released ahead of her album, ‘Half Shame and Half Glory’ due later this year. It features Sharon on vocals and … Continue reading →

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News: GORDON GILTRAP releases new album and radio interview (January 2017)

Posted on January 10, 2017 by GRTR! HQ
Gordon Giltrap

Gordon Giltrap may be best known for his 1978 hit single ‘Heartsong’ but his 50 year-plus career has positioned him as one of the most influential and progressive acoustic guitar players. Gordon was influenced by the sixties folk greats Bert … Continue reading →

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Album review: GORDON GILTRAP & PAUL WARD – The Last Of England

Posted on January 2, 2017 by GRTR! HQ
GORDON GILTRAP & PAUL WARD - The Last Of England

On Sunday 15 January 2017 at 18:00 GMT David Randall chatted to Gordon Giltrap on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, with tracks from the new album.  Angel Air Records [Release date 20.01.17] Gordon Giltrap?  Where do you start?  This veteran … Continue reading →

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Album review: BRIGITTE DEMEYER & WILL KIMBROUGH – Mockingbird Soul

Posted on December 19, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
BRIGITTE DEMEYER & WILL KIMBOROUGH - Mockingbird Soul

BDM Music [Release date 17.02.17] Brigitte DeMeyer’s last ‘less is more’ Americana release – Savannah Road (2014) – an album that transported you deep into the southern heartlands to a balmy ramshackle porch, a rocking chair and the sound of … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DAN REED – Lymm Golf Club, Cheshire, 3 December 2016

Posted on December 4, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
DAN REED - Lymm Golf Club, Cheshire, 3 December 2016

What started out as a belated 40th birthday treat has become a bit of an obsession for Steve Perrone.  For the past five years he’s put on a variety of gigs with Dan Reed, and in various shapes and forms, … Continue reading →

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News: DAN REED (Dan Reed Network) swings at golf club – Lymm Golf Club, 3 December 2016

Posted on November 17, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
DAN REED NETWORK - Manchester Academy, 13 March 2016

In a rare UK trio performance, Dan Reed will be playing a gig at the Lymm Golf Club, Cheshire on Saturday 3 December. This will round off a year when he and the Dan Reed Network (DRN) released their first … Continue reading →

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Album review: ERIC JOHNSON – EJ: Song Explorations on Acoustic and Piano

Posted on October 26, 2016 by petefeenstra
Eric Johnson - EJ

Provogue [Release date 07.10.16] ‘EJ’ is a stripped down celebration of simplicity and feel, bolstered by Eric Johnson’s dazzling technical ability on original material and some imaginative arranged covers. Austin guitarist Eric Johnson pushes himself into new musical avenues by … Continue reading →

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Album review: RICHARD SHINDELL – Careless

Posted on October 2, 2016 by alanjones
RICHARD SHINDELL - Careless

Continental Song City [Release date: 9.09.16] Richard Shindell is one of those enigmas whose talent is in reverse proportion to his commerciality. A native New Yorker now residing in Buenos Aries, he is a contemporary singer-songwriter of the highest order … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STATUS QUO – Union Chapel, Islington, London, 9 September 2016

Posted on September 14, 2016 by andynathan
STATUS QUO - Union Chapel, Islington, London, 9 September 2016

When Status Quo reworked their back catalogue in acoustic format, then put it out on the road, the results were stunning and breathed new life into their classics in a manner even their diehard fans would not have believed possible. … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: ANNA ELIZABETH LAUBE, THE O’s

Posted on September 1, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
ANNA ELIZABETH LAUBE - Tree

ANNA ELIZABETH LAUBE Tree  Ahh…Pockets! Records [Release date 21.10.16] Her last album – Anna Laube (2015) may have taken five years to complete, but the fourth album from Seattle-based Anna Elizabeth Laube has followed in just over 12 months.  But … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: ROGER ROGER

Posted on August 11, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
Roger Roger - Fairweather

ROGER ROGER  Fairweather Roger Roger?  Two for the price of one?  Well, almost as this Canadian folk/roots release features the Rogers twins Lucas and Madeline Roger. And in many ways it is an album of two parts with the songs … Continue reading →

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Album review: CHRIS WHILE & JULIE MATTHEWS – Shoulder To Shoulder

Posted on August 3, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
CHRIS WHILE & JULIE MATTHEWS - Shoulder To Shoulder

Fat City Records [Release date 16.09.16] The one thing you’re assured of with a Chris While and Julie Matthews release – Shoulder To Shoulder is their tenth studio album – is some of the finest folk music and female singing … Continue reading →

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Gig review: SOS FESTIVAL, Manchester, 15-17 July 2016

Posted on July 22, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
Absolva - SOS FESTIVAL, Manchester, 15-17 July 2016

With suitable tunes on the car stereo we headed over to Prestwich, Manchester for the Rocksector Records annual get-together, ‘SOS Festival’.  Now in its ninth year it has a new home and has moved out of the now demolished Civic … Continue reading →

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Album review: GREGG KOFI BROWN – Rock ‘n’ Roll And UFO’s

Posted on July 19, 2016 by petefeenstra
GREG KOFI BROWN – Rock

Gonzo Multimedia [Release date 05.02.16] Gregg Kofi Brown’s ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll And UFO’s is an archtypal summer album, with a broad based appeal stretching from the beach to the dance floor. The career anthology by the Osibisa vocalist is full … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: THE ESKIES, CIRCULINE, THE DEEP HOLLOW

Posted on July 12, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
THE ESKIES After The Sherry Went Round

THE ESKIES After The Sherry Went Round Parochial Dancehall Records [Release date 26.08.16] The debut from this Dublin based quintet is a rip-roaring unhinged concoction of sea soaked gypsy folk. They’re like The Coral and the Mumfords rolled into one … Continue reading →

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Album review: WILD PONIES – Radiant

Posted on June 2, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
WILD PONIES - Radiant

No Evil Records [Release date 10.06.16] Essentially a Nashville-based duo of Doug (guitars and vocals) and Telisha (bass and vocals) Williams, Radiant is Wild Ponies sophomore release, coming on the back of their well-received Ray Kennedy-produced debut Things That Used … Continue reading →

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Gig review: TERRY BROCK – Underworld, Camden, 26 April 2016

Posted on April 27, 2016 by jason
TERRY BROCK – Underworld, Camden 26 April 2016

Tuesday nights are most probably not the best night for a gig unless you are Jeff Lynne, who was playing at bit further east at the O2 Arena. However, for the small and loyal bunch who turned up to see … Continue reading →

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Gig review: COLIN BLUNSTONE – Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, 19 April 2016

Posted on April 20, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
Colin Blunstone - The Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, 19 April 2016

The first part of a two-part radio feature was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 3 April.  The second part is also available via Mixcloud It must be an age thing, but increasingly I am being … Continue reading →

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Album review: EDU FALASCHI – Moonlight

Posted on April 17, 2016 by jason
EDU FALASCHI - Moonlight

Test Your Metal Records [Release date 20.05.16] I’ve been a passing fan of Angra a long time, but I would never call myself a diehard or super knowledgeable about them. What songs/albums I have heard I always enjoyed, but were … Continue reading →

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Album review: ANTHONY PHILLIPS – Private Parts & Pieces I-IV, Wise After The Event, Sides (reissues)

Posted on April 6, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
Anthony Phillips - Private Parts & Pieces

This complete programme was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in March 2015.  Anthony Phillips chats to David Randall about his career, with tracks from his solo albums including “The Missing Links” series and his more recent collaboration … Continue reading →

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Album review: SANDS HALL – Rustler’s Moon

Posted on March 31, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
SANDS HALL - Rustler

[Release date 01.08.14] Better known as a writer, theatre director, and actor, Sands Hall has played the guitar since the age of 16, but it’s taken her until her sixties to release her first album. Inspired since an early age … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: HORSE PARTY, ELIZA NEALS, CHRISTA COUTURE

Posted on March 23, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
Horse Party - Horizons

HORSE PARTY Horizons REPEAT Records [Release date 01.04.16] Bury St Edmunds three-piece rockers, fronted by guitarist/singer Ellie Langley have been getting plenty of plaudits over the past 12 months from the likes of 6music, Radio One, and Radio X. Formed … Continue reading →

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Album review: COLIN HARPER – Sunset Cavaliers

Posted on January 4, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
COLIN HARPER - Sunset Cavaliers

Market Square Records MSMCD172 [Release date 16.02.16] www.colin-harper.com Like fellow music journalist/writer David Sinclair, Colin Harper has seen fit to cross the sometimes perilous divide between writer and performer (poacher turned gamekeeper?), evidently inspired by some of the subjects of … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEEL THREADS – The Rule Of Three

Posted on December 31, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
STEEL THREADS - The Rule Of Three

[Release date 13.12.15] www.steelthreadsmusic.co.uk With no PR blurb as a guide, The Rule Of Three came as something of an aural surprise  the black cover emblazoned with a barbed wire take on John Paul Jones’ Led Zeppelin IV symbol (with … Continue reading →

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