Get Ready to ROCK! » John Spiers https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:17:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: GIGSPANNER BIG BAND – Turnstone https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-gigspanner-big-band-turnstone/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-gigspanner-big-band-turnstone/#comments Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:04:21 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=101844 gigspanner big bandWebsite [Release date 11.04.25] Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Big Band is a folk supergroup, consisting of Peter Knight (violin, vocals), a fixture of Steeleye Span’s classic 1970s lineup and he has collaborated with countless other luminaries of the scene, founder-member of … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-gigspanner-big-band-turnstone/feed/ 0 Album review: JACKIE OATES – Gracious Wings https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/09/album-review-jackie-oates-gracious-wings/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/09/album-review-jackie-oates-gracious-wings/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2022 08:29:32 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=82612 JACKIE OATES - Gracious WingsBandcamp [Release date 02.09.22] Although this is Jackie Oates first album since 2018 she has been busy not least on the weekly online sessions with John Spiers (Bellowhead), who guests on a couple of songs on the album. For this, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/09/album-review-jackie-oates-gracious-wings/feed/ 0 Gig review: SPIERS & BODEN – Oxford Playhouse, Sunday 5 June 2022 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/06/gig-review-spiers-boden-oxford-playhouse-sunday-5-june-2022/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/06/gig-review-spiers-boden-oxford-playhouse-sunday-5-june-2022/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:48:52 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=81087 SPIERS & BODEN – Oxford Playhouse, Sunday 5 June 2022First time on stage at the Oxford Playhouse for John Spiers and Jon Boden, and also the first time inside this smart theatre for this reviewer. Playing to a home crowd (Spiers and Boden met in Oxford) is always a … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/06/gig-review-spiers-boden-oxford-playhouse-sunday-5-june-2022/feed/ 0 Album review: PETER KNIGHT & JOHN SPIERS – Both In A Tune https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/02/album-review-peter-knight-john-spiers-both-in-a-tune/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/02/album-review-peter-knight-john-spiers-both-in-a-tune/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:15:01 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=78285 PETER KNIGHT & JOHN SPIERS – Both In A TuneWebsite [Release date 11.02.22] Peter Knight defines a progressive musician as he always seeks to further his music, be it traditional tunes given a new arrangement, or his own compositions. Famous of course as a member of Steeleye Span until … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/02/album-review-peter-knight-john-spiers-both-in-a-tune/feed/ 0 Album review: SPIERS & BODEN – Fallow Ground https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/album-review-spiers-boden-fallow-ground/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/album-review-spiers-boden-fallow-ground/#comments Sun, 26 Sep 2021 14:45:30 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=75434 SPIERS & BODEN – Fallow GroundHudson Records [Release date 17.09.21] By the time John Spiers & Jon Boden had hung up their highly regarded hats as the Spiers & Boden duo in 2014 they had earned a place in the hearts of the folk audience … Continue reading →

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