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Gig review: ELEANOR McEVOY – Alexanders, Chester, 2 March 2023

Halfway through her UK tour, and a day after our major feature was published, Alexanders in Chester could well be the Grotto to Eleanor McEvoy’s Greatness. A favourite venue certainly since the early millennium. Catching up for a chat pre-gig … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 March 2023, acoustic, Alexanders, Chester, classic rock, Eleanor McEvoy, folk, gig, interview, jazz, radio, review, roots, singer songwriter
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Album review : WOLF MOON – How Do You See Yourself

Pete Feenstra chatted to Kelly Lethbridge and Jimmy Owen for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 6 November 2022. Lethbridge Owen Music [Release date: 21.10.22] Wolf Moon’s ‘How Do You See Yourself’ is a triumph of song craft, intuitive … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alicia Raitt, Bob Welch, Buckingham Nicks, Christine McVie, Emily Francis, Erik Stams, Fleetwood Mac, folk, harmonies, How Do You See Yourself, interview, Jimmy Owen, Kelly Lethbridge, Noah Nelson, Peter Green, radio, review, rock, rumours, songs, West Coast, Wolf Moon
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Album review : EMMA WILSON – Wish Her Well

Pete Feenstra chatted to Emma Wilson for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, playing tracks from the album ‘Wish Her Well’. First broadcast 4 December 2022. Self release [Release date 13.05.22] Emma Wilson’s ‘Wish Her Well’ is a ground breaking multi-genre … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Emma Wilson, funk, interview, R&B, radio, review, rock, soul, Wish Her Well
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Album review: PAT TRAVERS – The Art Of Time Travel

David Randall chatted to Pat Travers in December 2022. This non-broadcast extract is from a longer interview (see below). In an hour special for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Pat Travers chatted about his career with tracks from several albums … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues rock, classic rock, guitar, guitarist, hard rock, interview, Pat Travers, radio, review, The Art Of Time Travel
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Album review: SNOWY WHITE – Driving On The 44

Pete Feenstra chatted to Snowy White in July 2022 for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 10 July 2022. Soulfood [Release date 11.07.22] Snowy White has always been a one guitar blues man. The fact his Les Paul Goldtop … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Carlos Santana, Driving On The 44, funk, Gregg Rolie, guitar, interview, jazz, Latino, Mark Knopfler, Max Middleton, Peter Green, Pink Floyd, radio, review, rock, Roger Waters, Snowy White, Thin Lizzy, Thomas White
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Album review: MATT PEARCE & THE MUTINY – The Soul Food Store

Matt Pearce chatted to Pete Feenstra for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 17 April 2022. Mutinear Records [Release date 29.04.22] ‘The Soul Food Store’ is an aptly titled project. Matt Pearce digs deep on his sophomore album for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Carlos Santana, Daliah Sherrington, doowop, Ernie Isley, funk, interview, Mark Greenfield, Matt Pearce, Matt Pearce & The Mutiny, Prince, radio, review, rock, soul, Steve Beighton, The Soul Food Store
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Gig review: 10cc – London Palladium, 3 April 2022

Graham Gouldman chatted to Get Ready to ROCK Radio about his career including 10cc. This archive interview was first broadcast 12 August 2018 10cc occupy an unusual niche in rock history. Their run of hits, including three number ones, make … Continue reading
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Tagged 10CC, gig, Graham Gouldman, Iain Hornal, interview, Keith Hayman, Paul Burgess, radio, Rick Fenn
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Gig review: VIRGIL McMAHON – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 8 April 2022

Pete Feenstra chatted to Virgil McMahon for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 6 March 2022 They say you should never go back, but they were wrong. Sure the levels of expectation are sometimes beyond reality and sometimes an … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 April 2022, blues rock, Boom Boom Club, Gabriel McMahon, gig, guitar, guitarist, hard rock, interview, Jerry Brown, Joel Wildgoose, Keith Richard, Luke Smith, Mick Jagger, Mo Pleasure, Pete Wass, radio, review, Rolling Stones, Steve Eggs, Surrey, Sutton, Virgil & The Accelerators, Virgil McMahon
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Album review: SIMON McBRIDE – The Fighter

Simon McBride chatted to Pete Feenstra for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 19 June 2022. earMUSIC [Release date 27.05.22] McBride was voted “Young Guitarist Of The Year” by Guitarist magazine in 1996 an accolade that can be both … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues rock, guitar, guitarist, hard rock, interview, radio, review, Simon McBride, The Fighter
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Album review: BLACK PEARL – Black Pearl

The prime movers and shakers of “Black Pearl” chatted together for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio as part of Pete Feenstra’s weekly show. First broadcast 27 March 2022. Redline Records [Release date 22.04.22] Lockdown has been a blessing and a … Continue reading
Gig review: PAT MCMANUS BAND- Half Moon, Putney, London, 16 March 2022

Pat McManus chatted to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio about his music. First broadcast 3 October 2021. On the eve of the day when anyone with any Irish ancestry celebrates their patron saint, it was another Patrick who produced a … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, Celtic rock, Gary Moore, gig, interview, Pat McManus, Pat McManus Band, radio, Rory Gallagher
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Album review: DARE – Road To Eden

Darren Wharton chatted to Get Ready to ROCK! Radio about his career and Dare. The interview includes tracks from each of Dare’s studio albums including the latest. First broadcast 10 April 2022. Legend Records [Release date 01.04.22] Back in the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Dare, Darren Wharton, interview, melodic rock, radio, Vinny Burns
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EP review: ASHLEY SHERLOCK– If You’re Listening

Pete Feenstra chatted to Ashley Sherlock about the EP and his music for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 15 August 2021. Self Release [Release date 09.07.21] Ashley Sherlock is a passionate singer-songwriter who fronts a powerful roots and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Ashley Sherlock, blues, Charkie Kay, classic rock, country, Danny Rigg, grunge, If You're Listening, interview, power trio, radio, review, rock
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Album review: LEE AARON – Radio On!

In this exclusive interview edit, containing non-broadcast material, Lee Aaron chats about her “return” to a hard rock format in 2016. The full interview, first broadcast 1 August 2021, includes a selection of tracks from her earliest albums to the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues rock, hard rock, interview, Lee Aaron, melodic, radio, Radio On!, review
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Album review: BRITISH BLUES INVASION TO RUSSIA FESTIVAL – On-line Invasion Anthology

Pete Feenstra chatted to Boris Litvintsev in July 2021 for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio featuring several tracks from the new compilation. Hot Draft Productions [Release date 26.05.21] “It’s 9 o’clock in Moscow, 7pm in London….” Boris Litvintsev’s time check … Continue reading
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Tagged Ash Wilson, Bex Marshall, blues, Boris Litvintsev, boxset, Brent Hutchinson, British Blues Invasion To London, Classic Rock Legends, Dave Ellis, Dobie Gray, Dom Martin, Freddie King, Hot Draft Productions, interview, Jack J. Hutchinson, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy C, Jimmy Coletsis, John Martyn, Jon Amor, Julian Burdock, Krissy Matthews, live, Mark Knopfler, Matt Long, Mike Ross, Owen Houlston, radio, review, Richard Townend, Ron Sayer, Rory Gallagher, Steve Earle, Troy Redfern, Zoom
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Album review: 3.2 – Third Impression

Pete Feenstra chatted to Robert Berry for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in May 2021. Frontiers Records [Release date 12.02.21] This is the end. Second and final album from 3.2. The success of the first collaboration between Robert Berry, Keith … Continue reading
Quick plays: LYLE WORKMAN, CAMERON GRAVES

Pete Feenstra chatted to Lyle Workman for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in May 2021. LYLE WORKMAN Uncommon Measures (Blue Canoe Records) Digital [Release date 19.02.21] Physical [Release date 16.04.21] Workman has recorded or toured with any number of well-known … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Cameron Graves, interview, intsrumental, jazz fusion, Jazz rock, Lyle Workman, orchestral, radio, review, Seven, Uncommon Measures
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Album review: RICHARD THOMPSON – Live At Rock City, Nottingham 86

Angel Air/Store For Music [Release date 13.03.20] An archive live performance from Richard Thompson from 1986 where he has backed by a veritable array of top notch folk musicians including Clive Gregson & Christine Collister (who were forging a successful … Continue reading
Album review: MAGNUM – The Serpent Rings

David Randall chatted to Tony Clarkin for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 20 December 2020. Steamhammer/SPV [Release date 17.01.20] You have to admire Magnum. They deliver a new studio album every two years almost like clockwork. Maybe Tony … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bob Catley, Dennis Ward, hard rock, interview, Magnum, melodic rock, pomp, radio, review, The Serpent Rings, Tony Clarkin
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Album review: ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND – Brighter Days

This interview with Robert Randolph was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on 1 September 2019. Robert discusses the new album with Pete Feenstra (32:23) Provogue Records [Release date: 23.08.2019] Robert Randolph is a man on a … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Brighter Days, Buddy Guy, Carlos Santana, Celtic, Danyel Morgan, Dave Cobb, Eric Clapton, funk, gospel, guitar, interview, Jimi Hendrix, Lenesha Randolph, pedal steel, radio, review, Robert Randolph, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, rock, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, Tedeschi Trucks
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Backstage Hero: RICK PALIN

Rick Palin runs Skyfire Promotions and is organising another Cancer On The Rocks festival later this year on the 23 and 24 November at the Bush Hall, London. He gives us the lowdown on Cancer On The Rocks, why Gene … Continue reading
Album review: RYAN McGARVEY – Heavy Hearted

Pete Feenstra chatted to Ryan McGarvey for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio featuring tracks from the album ‘Heavy Hearted’. This edited version was first broadcast 16 December 2018. Self release [Release date 27.11.18] Ryan McGarvey has made a name as … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, boogie, Carmine Rojas, guitar, Heavy Hearted, interview, Live At Swingland, Logan Nix, radio, review, rock, Ryan McGarvey
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