Get Ready to ROCK! » Richard Thompson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:08:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 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: PATTERNS ON THE WINDOW – The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1974 (3 CD Boxset) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/01/album-review-the-british-progressive-pop-sounds-of-1974-3-cd-boxset/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/01/album-review-the-british-progressive-pop-sounds-of-1974-3-cd-boxset/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:29:40 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=93623 1974-front-cover 150Grapefruit (Cherry Red) [Release date : 16.02.24] 1974. The UK seemed to be locked into an endless cycle of political and economic crises. The 3 day week. Fuel shortages, and an unheralded post war recession in full swing. Hardly a … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/01/album-review-the-british-progressive-pop-sounds-of-1974-3-cd-boxset/feed/ 0 Album review: RICHARD THOMPSON BAND – Live In Nottingham 1986 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/01/album-review-richard-thompson-band-live-in-nottingham-1986/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/01/album-review-richard-thompson-band-live-in-nottingham-1986/#comments Sat, 13 Jan 2024 10:16:09 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=93350 richard thompson band live in nottingham 1986Store For Music [Release date 26.01.24] An archive live performance released on CD for the first time (and with the blessing of Richard Thompson, which is not always the case with these live CDs), recorded on his 1986 tour. Angel … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/01/album-review-richard-thompson-band-live-in-nottingham-1986/feed/ 0 EP review: ROLY WITHEROW – Down By The River https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/12/ep-review-roly-witherow-down-by-the-river/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/12/ep-review-roly-witherow-down-by-the-river/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:24:00 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=77220 ROLY WITHEROW – Down By The RiverWebsite [Release date 03.12.21] Roly Witherow is a prolific and acclaimed composer in the world of film, theatre and TV. Roly released his debut album ‘Ballads and Yarns’ in 2020, which he now follows-up with this new five-track EP. Roly … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/12/ep-review-roly-witherow-down-by-the-river/feed/ 0 Book review: FAIRPORT CONVENTION On Track – Every Song, Every Album by Kevan Furbank https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/book-review-fairport-convention-on-track-kevan-furbank/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/book-review-fairport-convention-on-track-kevan-furbank/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:40:21 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=65723 Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 26.03.20] The ‘On Track’ series by publishers Sonic Bond provides an album by album, track by track overview of a number of artists. The latest in the series to get this treatment are British folk-rock legends … Continue reading →

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