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		<title>Gig review: FORTY ELEPHANT GANG &#8211; Harwell Village Hall, February 20 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-forty-elephant-gang-harwell-village-hall-february-20-2026/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="112" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/feg2-e1772117795341.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="FORTY ELEPHANT GANG – Harwell Village Hall, February 20 2026" title="FORTY ELEPHANT GANG – Harwell Village Hall, February 20 2026" /></a>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 &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-forty-elephant-gang-harwell-village-hall-february-20-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-forty-elephant-gang-harwell-village-hall-february-20-2026/">Gig review: FORTY ELEPHANT GANG &#8211; Harwell Village Hall, February 20 2026</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: ELLES BAILEY- Can&#8217;t Take My Story Away</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-elles-bailey-cant-take-my-story-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andynathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-elles-bailey-cant-take-my-story-away/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Elles-pic.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="ELLES BAILEY- Can&#039;t Take My Story Away" title="ELLES BAILEY- Can&#039;t Take My Story Away" /></a>Cooking Vinyl &#38; 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 &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-elles-bailey-cant-take-my-story-away/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-elles-bailey-cant-take-my-story-away/">Album review: ELLES BAILEY- Can&#8217;t Take My Story Away</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>News: Albums of the Month (October-December 2025)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 22:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=106411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/news-albums-of-the-month-october-december-2025/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/251001_aom1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="251001_aom1" title="251001_aom1" /></a>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 &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/news-albums-of-the-month-october-december-2025/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/news-albums-of-the-month-october-december-2025/">News: Albums of the Month (October-December 2025)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Single reviews: PYLON POETS, FOARN, FORGE HOUNDS, CHOLE CHADWICK</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/single-reviews-pylon-poets-foarn-forge-hounds-chole-chadwick/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Pylon-Poets-Not-to-Blame2-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Pylon Poets - Not to Blame2" title="Pylon Poets - Not to Blame2" /></a>Pylon Poets – Not to Blame (feat. Call Yourself Karma) Big fans of Pylon Poets here at GRTR! and following the release of their album &#8216;Demise of the Divine&#8217; in Jun, Pylon Poets have teamed up with Call Yourself Karma &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/single-reviews-pylon-poets-foarn-forge-hounds-chole-chadwick/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/single-reviews-pylon-poets-foarn-forge-hounds-chole-chadwick/">Single reviews: PYLON POETS, FOARN, FORGE HOUNDS, CHOLE CHADWICK</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Single review: KAY IRIS – The Other Side</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/single-review-kay-iris-the-other-side/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/single-review-kay-iris-the-other-side/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kay-Iris-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="KAY IRIS - The Other Side" title="KAY IRIS - The Other Side" /></a>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 &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/single-review-kay-iris-the-other-side/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/single-review-kay-iris-the-other-side/">Single review: KAY IRIS – The Other Side</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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