Tag Archives: singer songwriter

Album review: JACKIE OATES – Gracious Wings

Posted on September 1, 2022 by jason

Bandcamp [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 →

Single reviews: PYLON POETS, AILYN, TABOO, BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN

Posted on August 10, 2022 by jason

Pylon Poets are back with a new single ‘Remedy’, released as the follow up to the band’s 2020 EP ‘Lucid Hallucinations’. Combining feelings of disillusion, growth, heartbreak and betrayal ‘Remedy’ packs a powerful punch as the band hone their rock … Continue reading →

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Album review: AMY GODDARD – Rise

Posted on August 1, 2022 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 22.07.22] Amy Goddard is a British contemporary folk singer/songwriter with both Celtic and American influences. She is also an artist and luthier (which I had to look up and they are a maker of string instruments). With … Continue reading →

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Album review: BELLA HARDY – Love Songs

Posted on July 2, 2022 by jason

Noe Records [Release date 08.07.22] Recorded over just three days, ‘Love Songs‘ is Bella Hardy‘s tenth solo album. The album features seven traditional numbers with four self-penned originals, all loosely based on the album title. She is joined by Mike … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) January 2022 – June 2022

Posted on June 27, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

Compiled by Jason Ritchie October-December 2021 July 2022 – December 2022 To search quickly within this page (“Find In Page”): Press Ctrl+F (on Windows PC, Chromebook, or Linux system), or Command+F (on a Mac) on the keyboard. The “F” stands … Continue reading →

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Book review: On track… OPETH, PETER HAMMILL, LITTLE FEAT, LAURA NYRO

Posted on June 23, 2022 by GRTR! HQ

SonicBond Publishing [Publication dates February-May 2022] You tend to think of Opeth as one of the “newer” prog metal outfits and then you realise they started out in the late 1980s. Since that time they’ve released 13 studio albums. Jordan … Continue reading →

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Interview: THE NOMADIC

Posted on June 15, 2022 by jason

New York based Australian guitarist and singer/songwriter Robert Gaylard a.k.a. lead singer-songwriter in alternative indie band The Nomadic brings a unique perspective and vision when it comes to creating music by fusing alternative rock-tinged blues and electronic pop. The band’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: LEE ROGERS – Gameblood

Posted on May 21, 2022 by jason

Zenith Café/Membran [Release date 13.05.22] This is Carrickfergus based Lee Rogers long awaited second album (his debut album, ‘Clocks’, was released way back in 2006). Produced by Gareth Dunlop (who also plays guitar, piano, synth and percussion on the album), … Continue reading →

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Album review: SEAN TAYLOR – The Beat Goes On

Posted on February 17, 2022 by jason

www.seantaylorsongs.com [Release date 14.01.22] Sean Taylor said he has made a deliberate attempt to accentuate a positive message of enjoying life through arts, love, music, things that bring people together. He sings “lose yourself in music, feel every note that … Continue reading →

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Gig review: RUSS BALLARD – 100 Club, London, 10 February 2022

Posted on February 16, 2022 by andynathan

The over used word ‘legendary’ applies in Russ Ballard’s case, as one of the very best and most prolific songwriters for a wide range of pop and rock artists, not to mention a distinguished and long career as singer and … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHNNY COPPIN – River Of Dreams

Posted on February 5, 2022 by jason

Red Sky Records [Release date 25.02.22] Johnny Coppin is a singer songwriter who was a member of Decameron back in the 1970′s and has released over a dozen solo albums to date. He has toured as part of a duo … Continue reading →

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Album review: DOM PRAG – Needle & Thread

Posted on January 15, 2022 by jason

Website [Release date 04.02.22] Dom Prag has been steeped in the traditions of the classical guitar since childhood, then learning to play blues and composing songs of his own. He still plays in the classical style, however, his song writing … Continue reading →

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News: The Best of 2021 – Get Ready to ROCK! reviewers choose their Top Albums of the Year

Posted on December 3, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

2021 has been another horrendous year for live music, largely silenced by the coronavirus pandemic. In August, live events in the UK started cautiously with several festivals and, with restrictions lifting for smaller venues, some semblance of live music returned … Continue reading →

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Album review: SETH LAKEMAN – Make Your Mark

Posted on November 14, 2021 by jason

BMG [Release date 19.11.21] Seth Lakeman’s eleventh album, and his follow-up to 2020’s Mayflower-themed A Pilgrim’s Tale, was conceived during lockdown when, like countless other singer-songwriters the world over, he used the down-time from live performance to ponder the meaning … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: BRICK BRISCOE & THE SKINNY, HANNAH JAMES & TOBY KUHN

Posted on November 7, 2021 by jason

BRICK BRISCOE & THE SKINNY www.brickbriscoe.com [Release date 15.10.21] Brick Briscoe is a composer, filmmaker and producer, who has been working in ‘the biz’ for over thirty years now. Joining Briscoe (who sings and plays guitar) on his latest album … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE TILSTON – Tightrope

Posted on November 6, 2021 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 08.11.21] Joe Tilston is the son of Steve Tilston and Maggie Boyle, who along with his sister Martha Tilston, was brought up in and around the English folk scene. He is the bass player in ska/punk band … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: LA LUZ, SAM CARTER, MASS

Posted on October 12, 2021 by jason

LA LUZ S/T Hardly Art/Sub Pop [Release date 22.10.21] La Luz are, according to their bio, a “surf-rock / psych / 60’s pop trio”, fronted by guitarist and songwriter Shana Cleveland, who is joined by bassist Lena Simon, and keyboardist … Continue reading →

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Album review: ERIC BIBB – Dear America

Posted on September 25, 2021 by jason

Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group [Release date 10.09.21] Eric Bibb returns with possibly his most timely release to date, as Bibb explains the album “…a love letter, because America, for all of its associations with pain and its bloody history, has … Continue reading →

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EP review: JESSICA LYNN – Reimagined

Posted on September 12, 2021 by jason

www.jessicalynnmusic.org/music [Release date 17.09.21] This new four song EP from Jessica Lynn is influenced by her weekly livestreams during the pandemic. “Since the pandemic started,” Jessica reflects, “I have been performing piano livestreams every week, where my fans have challenged … Continue reading →

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Album review: PETER H NILSSON – Sign Of Myself

Posted on September 11, 2021 by jason

AOR Heaven [Release date 10.09.21] Peter H Nilsson’s debut ‘Little American Dream’ was a very enjoyable AOR/ West Coast listen and still played regularly by this reviewer. The good news is that this follow-up album sees Nilsson still teamed up … Continue reading →

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Album review: FINNY McCONNELL – The Dark Streets Of Love

Posted on August 29, 2021 by jason

Whiskey Devil Records [Release date 03.09.21] After 30 years of leading renowned Celtic punk rockers, The Mahones – who have released over 20 albums and shared stages with the Dropkick Murphys, Shane MacGowan, Stiff Little Fingers, Billy Bragg, The Buzzcocks, … Continue reading →

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Album review: COLIN SCOT – Colin Scot

Posted on August 7, 2021 by jason

Esoteric/Cherry Red [Release date 30.7.21] It’s more than a little unfair that the late singer-songwriter Colin Scot’s 1971 debut seems to be regarded more for the myriad of guest musicians than for Scot’s own undoubted talent. Reissued on CD for … Continue reading →

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Album review: EMILY WOLFE – Outlier

Posted on July 11, 2021 by jason

Crow’s Feet [Release date 25.06.21] With one album to her name to date Emily Wolfe – who has a recently released custom guitar the Epiphone Sheraton Stealth, Emily Wolfe – she has decided to stretch her musical boundaries on this … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: MURRAY McLAUCHLAN, SEAN CHAMBERS, MARK GERMINO

Posted on July 8, 2021 by jason

MURRAY McLAUCHLAN Hourglass True North Records [Release date 09.07.21] Folk and country artist Murray McLauchlin has been recording and touring since the early 70’s. In his native Canada he is an eleven-time Juno award winning artist, received the Order of … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE DANKS – Seaspeak

Posted on June 22, 2021 by jason

Website [Release date 09.07.21] Joe Danks may live in landlocked rural Derbyshire but the sound and smell of the sea and maritime images are locked firmly in his head. Danks found his ‘sea legs’ when he landed a year-long residency … Continue reading →