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Tag Archives: singer songwriter
Album review: DARREN BLACK – Playing With The Truth
Independent [Release date 04.09.20] Darren Black’s “Playing With The Truth” is essentially a singer/songwriter/poet’s guide through the uncharted waters of a post truth, post pandemic, post Brexit Britain. Naturally, it moves forward into this landscape by looking back. The “band” … Continue reading
Quick plays: RURA, JOSHUA BURNELL, GYPSY PISTOLEROS
RURA Live at the Old Fruitmarket [Release date 11.09.20] Rura releases this live album to celebrate the band’s tenth anniversary, recorded in February this year at the Celtic Connections festival, just before live shows stopped due to the pandemic. Their … Continue reading
Album review: ANNIE DRESSNER – Coffee at the Corner Bar
Website [Release date 15.05.20] An American in Cambridge, since moving to the city by the Cam, Annie Dressner have been creating some of the most enchanting modern folk around with material that transports you easily to her home country. This … Continue reading
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Album review: SASKIA – Are You Listening?
www.saskiagm.com [Release date 31.07.20] Saskia certainly has an interesting backstory, giving up her Harley Street practice in 2013 to pursue her real passion, singing. Starting out by busking around the UK leading onto being a regular on the acoustic music … Continue reading
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Album review: JAMES REYNE – Toon Town Lullaby
Bloodline [Release date 10.07.20] The haunting, wistful title track, ‘Toon Town Lullaby’, takes us back to Reyne’s finest, post Australian Crawl hour, on his “A Whiff of Bedlam” album, released in 1994. That was the moment he truly found his … Continue reading
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Tagged album, James Reyne, melodic, review, singer songwriter, Toon Town Lullaby, Warren Zevon
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EP review: LAURA EVANS – Running Back To You
Rosie Music [Release date 31.07.20] Laura Evans has released a couple of singles earlier this year – the EP’s title track and ‘Drag Me Back In’ – both of which are on this five song EP. Laura Evans has been … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, country, EP, Laura Evans, pop, review, Running Back To You, singer songwriter
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News: Albums of the Month (April 2020 – June 2020)
KATATONIA City Burials Peaceville Records …what we are dealing with here is a flawless piece of work one that both critics and fans of the band will refer to as a classic in years to come. Brilliant just brilliant! ***** … Continue reading
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Tagged 20/20, albums of the month, April, Bad Touch, blues, blues rock, classic rock, hard rock, House of Lords, jazz funk, June, Katatonia, Lettuce, May, melodic rock, Myrath, Ronan Furlong, singer songwriter
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Feature: Gigs of the Millennium – Steve Tilston, Argent, Camel, The Tubes
David Randall surveys a near-20 year period, reflecting on what constitutes a great gig… What makes a good gig? It can often be the events surrounding it – a pre-gig meal or drink for example - your fellow gig-goer(s), the … Continue reading
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Tagged Argent, Camel, classic rock, Dan Reed Network, David Gilmour, Europe, feature, gig, hard rock, Jeff Scott Soto, melodic rock, Progressive Rock, review, Saxon, singer songwriter, Steve Lukather, Steve Tilston, The Tubes, Winger
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Single review: RAGZ – Don’t You Forget
Ragz Nordset brings her otherworldly music of the spheres from her native Nordic roots and the result is one of the most sublime things you’ll probably ever hear. With the haunting notes of a piano that sounds like it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Don’t You Forget, emotive, melodic, Ragz, review, singer songwriter, single
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Album review: KIERAN CONAWAY – Your Ghosts
Buoy 58 Records [Release date 29.05.20] Kieran Conaway is a singer/songwriter from Delaware, USA. Kieran began his musical studies as a classical pianist and cellist, later receiving instruction in orchestral arranging and composition. Kieran developed his acoustic guitar, piano and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, country, folk, Kieran Conaway, melodic, pop, review, singer songwriter, Your Ghosts
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Album review: MIKE BATT – The Penultimate Collection
Dramatico [Release date digital 08.05.20; physical 26.06.20] Mike Batt’s long and varied career is celebrated on this double album, which highlights his work as performer, composer and arranger. This collection features Mike Batt’s original solo material, along with his own … Continue reading
Quick plays: KIRSTY MERRYN, TOM KITCHING, GRACES COLLIDE
KIRSTY MERRYN Our Bright Night [Release date 24.04.20] Kirsty Merryn has only been on the folk scene for a few years, yet already she has been making a name for herself with glowing reviews for her debut album and supporting … Continue reading
Album review: PAVEY ARK – Close Your Eyes and Think of Nothing
Bandcamp [Release date 20.03.20] Some music transcends its place and time and becomes truly a work of art for the ages. Pavey Ark’s ‘Close Your Eyes and Think of Nothing’ has joined that elite club and is truly one of … Continue reading
Album review: SIOBHAN MILLER – All Is Not Forgotten
Songprint Records [Release date 03.04.20] ‘All Is Not Forgotten’ is the fourth solo album from Scottish folk singer Siobhan Miller, three times winner of MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards and a 2018 BBC Folk Awards recipient. Miller is backed … Continue reading
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Tagged album, All Is Not Forgotten, folk, review, singer songwriter, Siobhan Miller, traditional
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Gig review: JAKE BUGG – Cambridge Corn Exchange, 5 March 2020
A cold Thursday night at the start of March with the country gripped in panic bog roll and hand wash buying, cowering with the media wiped up fear of the Coronavirus. A 26-year-old young man from Nottingham steps out onto … Continue reading
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Tagged 5 March 2020, blues, Cambridge Corn Exchange, gig, indie, Jake Bugg, live, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, singer songwriter
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Gig review: JON BODEN – Cornerstone, Didcot, 5 March 2020
Back at the Cornerstone, after a very enjoyable gig here back in November 2017, Jon Boden is out on a short solo tour to promote his latest album ‘The Rose In June’. Surrounded by three guitars, fiddle, concertina, an adapted … Continue reading
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Tagged Bellowhead, Cornerstones, Didcot, folk, gig, Jon Boden, live, March 5 2020, Remnant Kings, review, singer songwriter
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Album review: SNAKE OIL & HARMONY – Hurricane Riders
Zero One Entertainment [Release date 28.02.20] Five years ago, Danny Vaughn (Tyketto) and Dan Reed (Dan Reed Network) decided to combine their talents in to form a live acoustic touring act called Snake Oil & Harmony. Since then they have … Continue reading
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
Gig review: BILLY LOCKETT – O2 Academy 2, Oxford, 2 February 2020
We have ventured into the Academy a few times but have never been to the more compact upstairs Academy 2, which was the venue for Billy Lockett’s show. He’s certainly taking a big step and gamble by going out on … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 February 2020, acoustic, Billy Lockett, gig, live music, Mabes, melodic, Oxford, piano, pop, review, singer songwriter
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News: THE BEST OF 2019 – Vote for your favourites in our popular poll (albums, live acts, breakthrough acts)
Every year the GRTR! Reviewers choose their favourite albums, live acts and breakthrough artists. We reduce this selection to a list of ten in each category, reflecting also the top choices of each reviewer. Vote for your own favourite from … Continue reading
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Tagged best of 2019, breakthrough acts, classic rock, melodic rock, poll, Progressive Rock, singer songwriter, top albums, top live acts, vote
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News: The Best of 2019 – Get Ready to ROCK! reviewer top albums and live acts of the year
In this two hour special, first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 22 December, David Randall plays ‘The Best of 2019′ and announces the results of the popular poll. The Get Ready to ROCK! end of year … Continue reading
Album review: THEA HJELMELAND – Kulla
Proper Music [Release date 25.10.19] The third album by Thea Hjelmeland, KULLA, is the definition of artistic freedom. Hailing from Norway, Hjelmeland is a singer, writer and a multi-instrumentalist and demonstrates a genre-hopping confidence that suggests an artist completely at … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bjork, dreamy, Kate Bush, Kulla, pop, review, singer songwriter, Thea Hjelmeland
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Gig review: SQUEEZE – New Theatre, Oxford, 25 October 2019
A packed out New Theatre were eagerly awaiting Squeeze, however before the main event we had Heaven 17, a band who had plenty of chart success in the early-mid 80’s. Still featuring two thirds of the original line-up in vocalist … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Difford, classic pop, concert, gig, Glenn Gregory, Glenn Tilbrook, Heaven 17, New Wave, Oxford, pop, pop rock, review, singer songwriter, Squeeze, synth pop
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Album review: ALLAN CLARKE – Resurgence
BMG [Release date 20.09.19] Former Hollies singer Allan Clarke returns with his first new album in 29 years after he had seemingly retired from music back in 1990. However, his son Toby set him on the road to recording this … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Allan Clarke, country, GarageBand, Graham Nash, pop, Resurgence, review, rock, singer songwriter, The Hollies
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Album review: AMY SPEACE – Me And The Ghost Of Charlemagne
Proper Music [Release date 06.09.19] Amy Speace is a “former Shakespearean-trained actor”, the ultimate objective of most actors is the pursuit of truth and her new album, ‘Me And The Ghost of Charlemagne’, is nothing if not truthful. From the … Continue reading
