Get Ready to ROCK! » folk rock https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Mon, 04 May 2026 13:04:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: MEDICINE HEAD – The Cabbage Patch, Twickenham, 19 February 2026 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-medicine-head-the-cabbage-patch-twickenham-19-february-2026/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-medicine-head-the-cabbage-patch-twickenham-19-february-2026/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:22:53 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=107318 MEDICINE HEAD- The Cabbage Patch, Twickenham, 19 February 2026John Fiddler is an indefatigable old trouper – despite some health challenges over the last year, he was back at the Eel Pie Club for the second time in 12 months with his revamped Medicine Head line up. Initially slow … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-medicine-head-the-cabbage-patch-twickenham-19-february-2026/feed/ 0 Interview: MADDY PRIOR (STEELEYE SPAN) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/interview-maddy-prior-steeleye-span/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/interview-maddy-prior-steeleye-span/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:09:34 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=104724 spanSteeleye Span embark on UK tour in November and December to promote their latest album, Conflict. We recently caught up with Steeleye Span’s Maddy Prior to discuss the new album, tour, her solo work and more… A Steeleye Span special … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/interview-maddy-prior-steeleye-span/feed/ 0 Gig review: NORDA MULLEN – Half Moon, Putney, London, 21 September 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/gig-review-norda-mullen-half-moon-putney-london-21-september-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/gig-review-norda-mullen-half-moon-putney-london-21-september-2025/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:21:30 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=104628 NORDA MULLEN- Half Moon, Putney, London, 21 September 2025For 15 years, American musician Norda Mullen toured the world with the Moody Blues as a flute player and multi-instrumentalist after Ray Thomas’ retirement. Though she guested with John Lodge on his solo tour earlier this year, she leads a … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/gig-review-norda-mullen-half-moon-putney-london-21-september-2025/feed/ 0 Album review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION – Gladys’ Leap https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/album-review-fairport-convention-gladys-leap/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/album-review-fairport-convention-gladys-leap/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:43:45 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=104047 FAIRPORT CONVENTION - Gladys' LeapTalking Elephant [Release date 04.08.25] In 1979 Fairport Convention decided to call it a day, not least because their mainman violinist Dave Swarbrick had serious hearing difficulties. It would be another six years before they reformed, apparently buoyed up by … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/album-review-fairport-convention-gladys-leap/feed/ 0 Album review – WHEN WILL THEY EVER LEARN : Story Of US Folk Music 1963-69 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/album-review-when-will-they-ever-learn-story-of-us-folk-music-1963-69/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/album-review-when-will-they-ever-learn-story-of-us-folk-music-1963-69/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:04:36 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=103780 STORY 150 OF US FOLKCherry Red [Release date 29.08.25] The transition of folk music into chart-aimed rock and pop accelerated through the sixties, especially in the USA. This 4 CD set is cleverly constructed to show that evolution, disc by disc. So, on Disc … Continue reading →

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