Tag Archives: Americana

Album review: ADMIRAL RADIO – Heirloom

Posted on September 24, 2026 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 09.09.26] I think husband and wife team Coty Hoover and Becca Smith, aka Admiral Radio, were put on this earth to harmonise together. Throughout this whole album they lay their harmonies down like sweet butter cream on … Continue reading →

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Album review: CARLA GOVER & FRIENDS – Williams Branch Is Hard To Find

Posted on September 14, 2026 by GRTR! HQ

CARLA GLOVER & FRIENDS - Williams Branch Is Hard To Find

www.carlagover.com [Release date 02.10.26] Attention all lovers of old American or traditional Americana music – this album is for you. Make a mark in your diary, it’s out Oct 2. Written by Si Kahn and featuring 10 different vocalists, including … Continue reading →

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Album review: WOOD BURNT RED – Hold On Tight

Posted on September 7, 2026 by jason

Website [Release date 04.09.26] Before I get started on the album, I just want to say that given good management and keeping their shit together Wood Burnt Red could be massive. You just know something special when you hear it, … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE UGLY GUYS – Highway Shoes

Posted on August 29, 2026 by petefeenstra

Conquest Music [Release date : 03.07.26] The Ugly Guys 9th album ‘Highway Shoes’ is everything you would want from a good country rock album, and more! It’s a perfectly balanced showcase of their own song craft, tempered by well chosen … Continue reading →

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Album review: BAP KENNEDY – Above All, Love

Posted on August 25, 2026 by petefeenstra

Lonely Street Discs [Release date : 28.08.26] The late Energy Orchard frontman and solo artist Bap Kennedy’s posthumously released ‘Above All, Love’ is an absolute gem of a record. Overseen by his widow, former band member Brenda Kennedy (an author, artist … Continue reading →

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Album review: JACK BROWNING – Painted Skies

Posted on August 13, 2026 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 16.09.26] Is this is only the second album from Jack Browning, I feel like I’ve been following this dude for years on Facebook, and the maturity in the songwriting is way beyond a second album. He has been … Continue reading →

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Album review: BYWATER CALL – Broken Souvenirs

Posted on July 28, 2026 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 29.07.26] Diversity is definitely this Bywater Call’s strength. From Al Green type soul to stark americana acoustic Davey Graham style guitar picking with a vocal, to almost goth style moods, and the glue sticking this all together … Continue reading →

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Single review: WOOD BURNT RED – Fire Me Up

Posted on July 21, 2026 by jason

Facebook Now we’re talking – a UK southern rock band with country and Americana influences. ‘Fire Me Up’ is a song about resilience, fighting in the face of adversity, flipping the bird to your doubters. It hits you with a … Continue reading →

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Single review: BYWATER CALL – Is This Thing On?

Posted on June 30, 2026 by jason

Website Another delightful discovery – Bywater Call. Although this single, featuring mainly vocalist Megan Parnell and guitarist Dave Barnes, isn’t representative of the band as a whole, which features a two piece brass section, drums, bass and keyboards, it is … Continue reading →

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Album review: DANNI NICHOLLS – Making Moves

Posted on June 18, 2026 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Danni Nicholls for his feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, first broadcast 5 July 2026. This is an edited version of the show, including tracks from the album ‘Making Moves’. Astrorama Records [Release date 26.06.26] … Continue reading →

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Album review: CARL CARLTON & MELANIE WIEGMANN – Miles Of Time

Posted on June 16, 2026 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Carl Carlton and Melanie Wiegmann for his Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. This is an edited version of the show first broadcast 14 June 2026. Timezone [Release date 23.01.26] ‘Miles of Time’ is … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FORTY ELEPHANT GANG – Harwell Village Hall, February 20 2026

Posted on February 21, 2026 by jason

First gig of the 2026 season of gigs hosted and promoted by Big Ginger Tom Music, which includes a sold out show by Seth Lakeman in the autumn and the Urban Folk Quartet in May. Support act is Warwickshire based Lauren … Continue reading →

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Album review: ELLES BAILEY- Can’t Take My Story Away

Posted on January 11, 2026 by andynathan

Cooking Vinyl & Outlaw Music (Release Date 16.01.26) Elles Bailey’s career seems to be picking up momentum at present. The Bristolian singer-songwriter’s last album ‘Beneath The Neon Glow’ reached No 12 in the charts and a European tour with Rag … Continue reading →

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News: Albums of the Month (October-December 2025)

Posted on December 27, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

A quarterly feature highlighting album releases rated highly by the GRTR! review team and worthy of your investigation. We try and pick out a cross-section of albums that reflect the range of genres reviewed at the website. The star rating … Continue reading →

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Single reviews: PYLON POETS, FOARN, FORGE HOUNDS, CHOLE CHADWICK

Posted on November 22, 2025 by jason

Pylon Poets – Not to Blame (feat. Call Yourself Karma) Big fans of Pylon Poets here at GRTR! and following the release of their album ‘Demise of the Divine’ in Jun, Pylon Poets have teamed up with Call Yourself Karma … Continue reading →

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Single review: KAY IRIS – The Other Side

Posted on October 31, 2025 by jason

Facebook [Release date 31.10.25] On an upward trajectory, Kay Iris, UK Americana band from Hastings hit the listener with a new single – The Other Side, a tale of poor man versus rich man. With an intro not dissimilar to … Continue reading →

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News: Albums of the Month (July – September 2025)

Posted on October 24, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

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Gig review: KATHERINE PRIDDY – Harwell Village Hall, 17 October 2025

Posted on October 18, 2025 by jason

A sold out show – and the third Katherine Priddy gig hosted at Harwell to sell out – is always a great thing to see, especially at the grassroots level where you can still see and support acts as talented … Continue reading →

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Album review: SUSY WALL – Black Lights

Posted on August 24, 2025 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 05.09.25] The Black Country, England’s Midlands, home of Black Sabbath. And Susy Wall, but Susy Wall is not heavy metal, she is more delicate porcelain, with a voice like crystal glass, pure and refined, and dare I say … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR – Black & Gold

Posted on June 15, 2025 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Joanne Shaw Taylor for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 31 August 2025. Journeyman Records [Release date 06.06.25] ‘Black & Gold’ is Joanne Shaw Taylor’s 10th album and it’s a defining roots rock release, as … Continue reading →

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EP review: QUINNY & COMPANY – Along the Way

Posted on June 13, 2025 by jason

Website [Release date 04.05.25] Quinny & Company are led by Illinois-born, London-based singer-songwriter Jim Bernard, who is joined by his daughter Sarah Bernard on vocals, Moody Blues flautist Norda Mullen, ex-Suzi Quatro drummer Colin Woolway, Big Country founding member Alan … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ROGER DALTREY – London Palladium, 21 April 2025

Posted on May 2, 2025 by andynathan

Roger Daltrey may have retired from heading up the Teenage Cancer Trust concerts but at 81 is showing no sign of putting his feet up. Not long after the Who’s Royal Albert Hall performances (and the notorious in/out saga of … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MORGANWAY – Thekla, Bristol, 25 April 2025

Posted on April 27, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

The two songs that book-ended tonight’s gig give a clue about Morganway’s current positioning and maybe dilemma. In between we had a mix of tunes mainly from the current album but indicating the band can just as easily slip into … Continue reading →

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Album review: LARKIN POE – Bloom

Posted on February 2, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

Tricki-Woo [Release date 24.01.25] Without being unhealthy stalkers we can claim some kudos for featuring Larkin Poe as far back as 2011. We reviewed one of their very early UK tours and my abiding memory is that we were kept … Continue reading →

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Gig review: ELLES BAILEY- Islington Assembly Hall, London, 2 November 2024

Posted on November 11, 2024 by andynathan

One of the new generations of artists that has somehow managed largely to pass me by to date is Elles Bailey. I’d seen her name on tours and festival bills and social media, but never yet managed to see her … Continue reading →