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Interview: Rising Stars – THE YOUNG FOLK
The Young Folk consists of Anthony Furey (vocals/guitar), Tony McCaughlin (bass/mandolin/vocals), Paul Butler (keyboards/vocals) and Karl Hand (drums/vocals). With the current popularity of folk music, particularly that in the more alternative/popular end of things like Mumford & Sons, Fleet Foxes … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, folk, interview, Rising Stars, Young Folk
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio – PICTUREHOUSE acoustic session, Sunday 17 August
Sunday 17 August, 21:00 (Tuesday 19 August, 16:00 and Thursday 21 August, 21:00 repeat) This Sunday, 17 August, Irish popsters PictureHouse perform an exclusive set for the ‘In Session for GRTR!’ series. The band formed back in the early-1990s, releasing … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Dave Browne, Evolution, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Ireland, live, PictureHouse, pop, radio, session
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Album review: DAVE McGRAW & MANDY FER – Maritime
www.daveandmandymusic.com [Release date 09.14] The gentle folk/Americana debut self-release by songwriters Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer – Seed Of A Pine (2012) – was a rather fine, if somewhat understated example of the genre. Deploying the ‘less is more principle’ … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Dave McGraw, folk, Mandy Fer, Maritime, review, singer, songwriter
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Album review: RICHARD THOMPSON – Acoustic Classics
Beeswing/Proper Records [Release date 21.07.14] Amazingly this is the first acoustic release (excluding live recordings) in over thirty years. This collection of his most famous songs newly recorded in acoustic form provides the perfect accompaniment to his solo acoustic shows. … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Acoustic Classics, album, Fairport Convention, folk, guitar, guitarist, Linda Thompson, review, Richard Thompson
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News: Chicago troubadour TOM FULLER plays exclusive GRTR! session
Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Sunday, 1 June 2014, 21:00 (repeated Tuesday 16:00, Thursday 21:00 GMT) Listen in using the icons at the top of this page or via the dedicated website As part of our ongoing ‘In Session for … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 June 2014, acoustic, Freedom, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, live, radio, rock, session, singer songwriter, Tom Fuller
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Gig review: FOREIGNER – Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 12 April 2014
A different gig tonight as Foreigner were playing unplugged, their only UK acoustic date slotted in after their headlining tour with Europe and FM was announced. Not quite the sell-out that the full electric tour has been but a healthy … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 April 2014, acoustic, concert, Foreigner, Jeff Pilson, Kelly Hansen, London, Mick Jones, Shepherd's Bush Empire, unplugged
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News: LISBEE STAINTON acoustic session for Get Ready to ROCK! on Sunday 16 March
Sunday 16 March 2014, 21:00 GMT Get Ready to ROCK! Radio LISBEE STAINTON The acclaimed singer-songwriter plays an exclusive live session. More information Lisbee Stainton’s UK tour starts this Saturday 15 March in Basingstoke and to coincide there will be … Continue reading
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Tagged 16 March 2014, acoustic, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Lisbee Stainton, live, radio, session, showcase, singer, songwriter
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Album review: DRIVING MRS SATAN – Popscotch
www.drivingmrssatan.com Does the world need an album of metal covers by acts like Helloween, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Anthrax, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Slayer and Faith No More? You might not think so, but when it’s something as unique as Popscotch, by … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Black Sabbath, Driving Mrs Satan, Helloween, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, metal, Metallica, pop, Popscotch, review, rock
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Quick plays: AMELIA WHITE, EDDI READER, THE O’s, THE SWEET LOWDOWN
AMELIA WHITE Old Postard [Release date 10.03.14] East Nashville-based singer and songwriter Amelia White wasn’t encouraged by her parents to pursue her musical dream. But their disapproval lit a fire as she listened to Neil Young, Beatles, Stones, and Muddy … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Amelia White, Americana, Eddi Reader, folk, May, Old Postcard, rock, roots, singer, songwriter, The O's, The Sweet Lowdown, Thunderdog, Vagabond
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Album review: SAXON – Unplugged And Strung Up
UDR Music [Release date 18.11.13] Saxon are one of the enduring British rock bands who have consistently delivered the metal clad goods. This new album though offers something a little different in that the band have taken some of their … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Biff Byford, CD, Heavy Metal Thunder, metal, review, rock, Saxon, Unplugged and Strung Up
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News: Progressive rockers Magenta play acoustic set for In Session series
MAGENTA In Session for GRTR! Assume The Position Sunday 3 November 2013, 22:00 As part of the In Session series for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, influential, award-winning, prog-rockers MAGENTA have provided an exclusive acoustic session. Featuring tracks from … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, interview, Magenta, November 2013, prog, progressive, radio, Rob Reed, rock, session, The Twenty Seven Club
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Album review: LISBEE STAINTON – Word Games
Marionet Music [Release date 04.11.13] After the excellent Girl On An Unmade Bed (2010), Lisbee Stainton’s last album Go (2011) fell a little short of expectations (with the exception of the wonderful single Wrench). Retreating to Monnow Valley Studios in … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Eleanor McEvoy, Lisbee Stainton, rock, Seth Lakeman, singer, songwriter, Word Games
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Gig review: KIP WINGER- The Borderline, London, 21 September 2013
The overused media format ‘an evening with’ was for once an appropriate one to describe Kip Winger’s solo show with a difference, from the moment he came on stage with a routine more suited to stand up comedy before strapping … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, AOR, gig, Kip Winger, melodic rock, review, singer, Solo, songwriter, Winger
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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio launches sessions series
Get Ready to ROCK!’s dedicated radio station has launched a new series ‘In Session for GRTR!’ showcasing both new and established artists. The series was launched by UK-based blues rockers ALBANY DOWN and since then the specially recorded sessions have … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Albany Down, blues, concert, Dani Wilde, Fay & Latta, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, gig, Henry Parker, live, pop, radio, rock, session, singer, songwriter, studio
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Album review: EWAN DOBSON – Acoustic Metal
Candy Rat Records [Release date 06.02.13] ‘Once you see the line between metal virtuosity and classical music the challenge begins.’ So says Canadian guitarist Ewan Dobson whose 2 CD ‘Acoustic Metal’ is a challenging, innovative and hugely enjoyable CD. If … Continue reading
Album review: LUNA ROSSA – Sleeping Pills & Lullabies
Firefly Music [Release date 10.06.13] www.lunarossa.co.uk Panic Room have been one of my favourite bands to emerge over recent years, and Anne-Marie Helder one of the finest vocalists on the circuit. So I was looking forward to this ‘side project’ … Continue reading
Album review: INTERNATIONAL RESCUE – No Country For Old Men
Cowboy City Records [Release date 17.06.13] Formed in 1980, International Rescue originally built up a sizeable following in Bridlington and the East Yorkshire region culminating in an appearance on Channel 4′s The Tube. They subsequently lost their record company deal … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album review, Bridlington, Chaz Cook, Cormac McCarthy, David Waller, Edwyn Collins, Flock of Seagulls, International Rescue, Joel Cash, melodic pop, Orange Juice, Radio 2, Stephen Skinner, The Beatles, The Blue Nile
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Album review: THE WYNNTOWN MARSHALS – The Long Haul
Wynntown Recordings [Release date 15.07.13] Whether their album title is a play on The Eagles’ last long player of the 1970′s or not, there are distinct similarities in style between The Eagles West Coast country rock sound and that of … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, country, Eagles, review, rock, The Long Haul, The Wynntown Marsahals
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Album review: STONECRAFT – Behind The Door
www.stonecraftmusic.co.uk Behind The Door is the third album of acoustic, alternative, Celtic music from multi-instrumentalist singer / songwriter Andy Morgan, and singer / songwriter Viil Hov Fjose. And while Andy started out as a rock guitarist who developed an affinity … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Behind the Door, folk, instrumental, review, Stonecraft
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Album review: FAY & LATTA – Beauty In Chaos
Avid GRTR! browsers may have spotted our 2009 review of Brit female fronted heavy rockers Exoterik’s ‘Butterfly In Your Hand’ – an album we saw as throwing down a gauntlet to the Evanescence pop / rock dynasty. We noted then, … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Anneka Latta, Beauty In Chaos, electro, Exoterik, Fay & Latta, review, rock, singer, songwriter
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Quick plays: RUSS DWARF, THE LOOK, BLEEDING HANDS, SCOTT COOK
RUSS DWARF – Wireless www.russdwarf.com Singer Russ Dwarf found success in the 80’s fronting the Killer Dwarfs and their 1986 album ‘Stand Tall’ is one of those classic hard rock albums (I still have my vinyl copy!). This new solo … Continue reading
Album review: BEN REEL – Darkness & The Light
Release date 22.04.13 You never quite know what to expect from Ben Reel. Over his previous 5 studio albums he’s touched on rock, soul, blues, alt-folk, Americana and even indulged in a little reggae. His new album, his first recorded … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Ben Reel, Darkness & The Light, inger, review, rock, songwriter
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Gig Review: ERIC MARTIN (Mr Big), Live Lounge, Cardiff, 19 March 2013
Mr Big, made a series of excellent hits dominating the 90s. Eventually they split up in 2002, then after a long break and a reunion in 2009 they decided to stay together and produce a new album in 2011. The … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 March 2013, acoustic, Cardiff, Eric Martin, gig, Live Lounge, Mr Big, review
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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House
Provogue 2-CD set/2-DVD/Bluray [Monday 25.03.13] ‘An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House’ finds Joe Bonamassa playing to his strengths in an unplugged mode. Together with a carefully chosen multi instrumental quintet, his playing is eloquent, … Continue reading
Album review: ELEANOR McEVOY – If You Leave
Mosco [Release date 15.04.13] I’ve suggested in the past that I’d be happy to listen to Eleanor McEvoy sing the telephone directory – her soft lilting brogue is simply that addictive. Looking for my latest ‘fix’, even I was concerned … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, blues, Eleanor McEvoy, If You Leave, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter
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