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Tag Archives: Americana
Quick plays: THE ZIPPERS, MATTHEW FISHER, CHRISTINA MARTIN, DARLING WEST
THE ZIPPERS Angel Air [Release date 09.03.18] Back in the late 80′s it seemed the major record companies signed up any band with long hair and guitars, only for them to record an album and then never get it released. The … Continue reading
Album review: DAVEY LANE – I’m Gonna Burn Out Bright
Capgun [Release date 16.03.18] Introspective opener ‘Hell (A Prelude)’ hardly prepares the listener for what’s to come on Davey Lane’s second solo album. Before you know it, the belting synth epic ‘Taurus All Apart’ swirls into your head – sonically … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Davey Lane, I'm Gonna Burn Out Bright, pop, review, rock, singer, songwriter
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Album review: THE MIGHTY BOSSCATS – God Bless America
Self Release [Release date 01.12.18] ‘God Bless America’ is an album full of colourful narratives – both real and imagined – deep grooves, intricate guitar work and an array of sparkling tones. It invites us to immerse ourselves in a … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Allan Kelly, Americana, blues, British Blues Awards, country, Electric, George Harrison, Glen Buck, Greg Camburn, guitar, J.J. Cale, Jerry Garcia, Mark Knopfler, Phil Wilson, Philip Ockelford, review, Richard Townend, roots, singer, songwriter, Sting, The Mighty Bosscats
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Album review: THE DELLA GRANTS – Live Sessions
Self release [Release date 22.11.17] Whether or not The Della Grants take their name from Muddy Waters grandmother or the American roots reggae singer Della Grant, there’s certainly a musical meeting of minds on an album that references blues, soul … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Andy Boulton, blues, Chris Barron, Della Grant, Leicester, Live Room Sessions, Max Manning, Muddy Waters, review, rock, Rolling Stones, soul, The Band, The Della Grants, The Faces, The Spin Doctors, Tom Best, Tom Walker, Tony Robinson
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Album review: STEVE LOGAN – Backstreets Of Eden
Moondragon Records [Release date 24.03.18] Steve Logan is a Welsh roots rocker, bordering on Americana, who explores a musical arc that merges the acoustic singer songwriter mode with what he terms “high octane rock”. He’s a song writer whose relationship … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Backstreets Of Eden, Bob Dylan, grunge, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Oasis, review, rock, singer, sonwriter, Steve Logan, The Beatles
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Album review: TREVOR SEWELL – Calling Nashville
Self release [Release date 25.07.17] Singer songwriter Trevor Sewell knows the value of anchoring a song in a deep groove and with a layered sound to showcase his own gruff voice. He’s a British singer songwriter who hails from the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Calling Nashville, country, interview, Janis Ian, jazz, Mark Knopfler, Mother Rarth, review, rock, Tracy Nelson, Trevor Sewell, Vickie Carrico
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Album review: BLITZEN TRAPPER – Wild And Reckless
Lojinx [Release date 03.11.17] Not stumbled across Blizten Trapper before until their new album arrived onto my review pile. They have been around since 2000 and ‘Wild And Reckless’ is their ninth studio album, so some catching up to do … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alternative, Americana, Blitzen Trapper, country, Eric Earley, review, rock, Wild And Reckless
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Album review: SAMANTHA FISH – Belle Of The West
Ruf [Release date 17.11.17] Samantha Fish is fast turning into a musical chameleon, as she pursues a broad musical sweep that is well suited to her versatile voice. She’s teamed up with roots producer Luther Dickinson – best known for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Belle Of The West, Emmylou Harris, Hatfitz and Cara, hill county blues, Ian Siegal, Jimbo Mathus, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Junior Kimbrough, Lightnin’ Malcolm, Little Mae, Luther Dickinson, North Mississippi All-Stars, Otis Taylor, R.L. Burnside, review, Samantha Fish, Stevie Nicks, The Black Crows
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Gig review: JARROD DICKENSON – St Pancras Old Church, London, 19 October 2017
Win a vinyl copy of Jarrod Dickenson’s new album! Listen in to the singer songwriter sequence on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio (Mon-Fri, 14:00- 16:00 GMT) until Wednesday 25 October. ‘Ready The Horses’ is the Featured Album. Set to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 October 2017, Americana, country, gig, Jarrod Dickenson, Kings Cross Old Church, London, review, roots, singer songwriter
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Quick plays: THE REMEDY CLUB, GYPSY SOUL
THE REMEDY CLUB Lovers, Legends & Lost Causes [Release date 08.10.17] ‘Lovers, Legends and Lost Causes’ is the first release under the duo’s new name The Remedy Club (they released two albums under the previous name – B & The … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Americana, country, Escape Music, Foreigner, Gypsy Soul, hard rock, JK Northrup, Johnny Edwards, reviews, rock, the Remedy Club
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Album review: AMELIA WHITE – Rhythm Of The Rain
[Release date 27.10.17] East Nashville based singer and songwriter Amelia White’s 2014 offering Old Postcard, her 6th long player, was what I’d describe as ‘a keeper’ – an Americana/soft rock cross over album reminiscent of classic Tom Petty and delivered … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Amelia White, Americana, review, Rhythm Of The Rain, rock, roots, singer songwriter
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Gig review: CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL, 27-30 July 2017
Sometimes I think the term ‘Folk Festival’ puts some people off but if they look under the skin they might see something very special. A glancing look through this year’s programme of events showed a whole array of arts and … Continue reading
Quick plays: BRUCE COCKBURN, A BLUE FLAME, MORNING STAR
BRUCE COCKBURN Bone On Bone True North Records [Release date 15.09.17] Sounds like a name I ought to know, but maybe I’m thinking about ‘Rooster’. But, in reality, Canadian singer songwriter Bruce Cockburn sounds more like a cross between Mark … Continue reading
Album review: CIARA SIDINE – Unbroken Line
[Release date 06.10.17] The follow up to Dublin-based singer songwriter Ciara Sidine’s excellent debut Shadow Road Shining (2011) has been a while coming. Unbroken Line follows the same pattern in featuring a self-written set, with the exception of a haunting … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Ciara Sidine, review, rock, roots, singer, songwriter, Unbroken Line
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Album review: JARROD DICKENSON – Ready The Horses
Get Ready to ROCK!’s Pete Feenstra chatted with Jarrod Dickenson for his Sunday feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio with tracks from the new album. First broadcast, 1 October 2017 Decca [Release date 29.09.17] Recorded live to tape … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Claire Dickenson, country, interview, Jarrod Dickenson, Paul Simon, Ready The Horses, review, singer, songwriter, soul, Tom Waits
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Album review: ANTHONY ROSANO AND THE CONQUEROOS – Anthony Rosano And The Conqueroos
Self release [Release date 11.04.17] Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos hail from Virginia, so presumably the decision to hook up with producer/guitarist Mike Zito and high profile engineer David Ferrell and record in New Orleans was in the hope that … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Anders Osborne, Anthony Rosano, Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos, blues, David Ferrell, funk, Jeremy JB Bustillos, Johnny Sansone, Michael Harvey, Mike Zito, Paul Warren, review, rock, roots, Scott Smith, southern rock, The Band, The Rolling Stones
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Quick plays: EMPIRE, LAST BULLET, TOM RUSSELL, DICK
EMPIRE The Raven Ride Pride & Joy Music [Release date 18.08.17] Pride & Joy Music continue their Empire re-issues and here we have the band’s third album which was originally released in 2006. Former Black Sabbath vocalist Tony Martin sang … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, country, Dangerous Dreams, Dick, Empire, folk, Folk Hotel, Juanita Stein, Last Bullet, metal, review, rock, Rolf Munkes, Tom Russell, Tony Martin
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Album review: SUSAN CATTANEO – The Hammer & The Heart
Jersey Girl Music [Release date 25.08.17] Now that’s something you don’t see many of these days – a double album! Although, in truth The Hammer and The Heart (the two ‘albums’) would have fitted on a single CD!! Cattaneo’s fifth … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, country, review, rock, roots, singer, songwriter, Susan Cattaneo, The Hammer & The Heart
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Quick plays: WILL LUDFORD, DAUDI MATSIKO, HANNAH ALDRIDGE
WILL LUDFORD Addicted Big Buzzard Songs Blues guitarist Will Ludford has worked in the past with Joe Meek, met George Harrison and jammed with Jimi Hendrix – not a bad musical CV! ‘Addicted’ has a distinctive 60′s feel to the music, … Continue reading
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Tagged Addicted, album, Americana, An Introduction to Failure, blues, Daudi Matsiko, Gold Rush, Hannah Aldridge, indie, pop, Quick Play, reviews, rock, Will Ludfor
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Gig review: MATT ANDERSEN – Borderline, London, 25 May 2017
Pete Feenstra chatted to Matt Andersen for his Feature show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in March 2017, playing tracks from the album ‘Honest Man’ (57:00) My first time at the Borderline since its recent refurbishment and it was … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, Americana, blues, Borderline, gig, London, Matt Andersen, May 25 2017, review, soul, William the Conqueror
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Quick plays: UNDERHILL ROSE, STEVE MAYONE
UNDERHILL ROSE Live [Release date 30.06.17] Recorded in North Carolina in September 2016, Live finds Underhill Rose Eleanor Underhill (vocals/banjo/harmonica), Molly Rose Reed (vocals/guitar) and Salley Williamson (vocals and upright bass) delivering a stripped back ‘best of’ set culled from … Continue reading
Gig review: MIKE VERNON & THE MIGHTY COMBO – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 8 May 2017
In this age of instant downloads and 15 second celebrities, it’s refreshing to catch a legend worthy of the term. Step right up Mike Vernon in his new found career as lead vocalist and song writer with his excellent band … Continue reading
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Tagged Americana, blues, boogie, Dave Bartholomew, fats Domino, Freddie King, funk, Gatemouth Brown, gig, Ian Jennings, Junior Parker, Keb Mo, Kid Carlos Moreno, Leiber & Stoller, Matt Little, Mike Hellier, Mike Vernon, Nick Hyde, Paul Tasker, Peter Miles, Quique Bonal, review, Russ Brown, soul, swing, The Mighty Combo, Uncle Buck
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Gig review: ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO – Bush Hall, London, 5 April 2017
Alejandro Escovedo is playing his first European shows with a full band in over five years and tonight’s London show sees him roughly two thirds if the way through the tour. Support comes from his back-up band for these dates, … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 April 2017, Alejandro Escovedo, Americana, blues, Bush Hall, Don Antonio, gig, London, punk, review, rock
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Album review: LITTLE HURRICANE – Same Sun Same Moon
Mascot [Release date 14.04.17] Little Hurricane feature Anthony ‘Tone’ Catalano on guitar and vocals and Celeste ‘CC’ Spina on drums. ‘Same Sun, Same Moon’ is a contemporary take on “dirty blues” (think The White Stripes meets The Black Keys), but the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, Americana, Antnony Tone Catalano, Ben Harper, Blanche, Celeste CC Spina, dirt blues, electronica, Imperial Crowns, Jon Butler, Little Hurricane, minimalist, Neil Young, review, rock, Same Sun Same Moon, The Black Keys, The White Stripes, wille and the bandits, Wille Edwards
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Album review: TIM GRIMM AND THE FAMILY BAND – A Stranger In This Time
Cavalier Recordings [Release date 03.03.17] As the billing suggests, multi-talented folk/country singer/songwriter and actor (the TV series Reasonable Doubts, and films including Clear And Present Danger with Harrison Ford) Tim Grimm’s latest release is something of a family affair ‘supported … Continue reading
