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Album review: BRIGITTE DEMEYER & WILL KIMBROUGH – Mockingbird Soul

Posted on December 19, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

BRIGITTE DEMEYER & WILL KIMBOROUGH - Mockingbird Soul

BDM Music [Release date 17.02.17] Brigitte DeMeyer’s last ‘less is more’ Americana release – Savannah Road (2014) – an album that transported you deep into the southern heartlands to a balmy ramshackle porch, a rocking chair and the sound of … Continue reading →

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Album review: SIMON KIRKE – All Because Of You

Posted on December 16, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

David Randall chatted to Simon Kirke in October 2016 for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. The hour special features Bad Company, Free, and other related tracks. BMG [Release date 10.02.17] It may come as a surprise that the hard-hitting Free/Bad … Continue reading →

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DVD review: JOAN ARMATRADING – Me Myself I – World Tour Concert

Posted on December 7, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

429 Records [Release date 11.11.16] Hardly the most ‘original’ of titles for Joan Armatrading’s globetrotting swansong, but befitting as, believe it or not, her ‘farewell’ tour which lasted almost two years, and saw her play 235 dates across four different … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DAN REED – Lymm Golf Club, Cheshire, 3 December 2016

Posted on December 4, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

What started out as a belated 40th birthday treat has become a bit of an obsession for Steve Perrone. For the past five years he’s put on a variety of gigs with Dan Reed, and in various shapes and forms, … Continue reading →

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Album review: WINTER MOUNTAIN – I Swear I Flew

Posted on October 17, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Astral Fox Records [Release date 18.11.16] The sophomore album by Cornish singer songwriter Joe Francis, who otherwise goes by the name of Winter Mountain (formerly a duo with Donegal’s Marty Smyth), is a mishmash of influences. Featuring contributions from Seth … Continue reading →

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Album review: MICHAEL ARMSTRONG – s/t

Posted on October 12, 2016 by jason

Harbour Light Music After a quick search on the website I realised I had reviewed a single by Michael Armstrong, ‘Radio Days’, which makes this debut album. This self-titled album has been available since last year via Amazon and the … Continue reading →

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Album review: THIRSTY – Albatross

Posted on September 29, 2016 by jason

Thirsty Music [Release date 07.11.16] A fine extension to 2015’s self-titled debut album, ‘Albatross’ finds Thirsty exactly as we left them. With 11 tracks coming in at bang on 33 minutes, the band are sticking to their formula of great … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: ASTRALION, GEORGIA RUTH

Posted on September 15, 2016 by jason

ASTRALION Outlaw Cliches ahoy! Rampant guitar solos – check; choral backing vocals – check; keyboards set to thrash mode – check. If you like Stratovarious and HammerFall you may like this, but they really need to get a few musical … Continue reading →

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Album review: SIMON TOWNSHEND – Reissues

Posted on September 12, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Stir Records [Release date 07.10.16] As The Who move inexorably towards their final hoorah, Pete Townshend’s brother Simon – a mere nipper at the age of 55, and a part of the touring band for the past 20 years – … Continue reading →

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Album review: IAN HUNTER AND THE RANT BAND – Fingers Crossed

Posted on September 8, 2016 by andynathan

[Release Date 16.09.16] The loss of so many of rock’s greats in 2016 reminds us that we should cherish those still left from the golden generation, particularly those who still have something to say. Ian Hunter falls into this category, … Continue reading →

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News: ROBBIE RANSOM EP and In Session (September 2016)

Posted on September 2, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

With a debut album lined up for autumn release, singer songwriter Robbie Ransom plays an exclusive live session for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio as part of the station’s ongoing ‘In Session’ series. Robbie’s debut EP – ‘Rocks In My … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: ANNA ELIZABETH LAUBE, THE O’s

Posted on September 1, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

ANNA ELIZABETH LAUBE Tree Ahh…Pockets! Records [Release date 21.10.16] Her last album – Anna Laube (2015) may have taken five years to complete, but the fourth album from Seattle-based Anna Elizabeth Laube has followed in just over 12 months. But … Continue reading →

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Album review: RACHAEL YAMAGATA – Tightrope Walker

Posted on September 1, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Frankenfish Records [Release date 04.11.16] Virginia based singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata’s 4th studio album, to be supported by US and European tour dates, is something of a departure on a number of levels. Inspired by the ‘there is no why’ philosophy … Continue reading →

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News: JUDIE TZUKE – Tour dates and radio interview (September 2016)

Posted on August 30, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

JUDIE TZUKE - The Met, Bury, 12 November 2015

David Randall first chatted to Judie Tzuke in April 2010. His latest interview formed part of a two-hour special broadcast on 4 September 2016 on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. Part 2 is also available via our Mixcloud page. More … Continue reading →

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Album review: CHRIS WHILE & JULIE MATTHEWS – Shoulder To Shoulder

Posted on August 3, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Fat City Records [Release date 16.09.16] The one thing you’re assured of with a Chris While and Julie Matthews release – Shoulder To Shoulder is their tenth studio album – is some of the finest folk music and female singing … Continue reading →

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EP review: ROBBIE RANSOM – Rocks In My Pocket

Posted on August 2, 2016 by jason

On Sunday 4 September, at 21:00 Robbie Ransom is featured in the “In Session” series, exclusively for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio More information Rubber Meets The Road Records [Release date 29.07.16] www.robbieransom.xyz Debut EP release from a highly talented … Continue reading →

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Gig review: LUKE ELLIOT – Aces and Eights, London, 21 June 2016

Posted on June 22, 2016 by jason

Small underground bar and an intimate atmosphere with subdued lighting, candles and gilt lined mirrors – bit like being in a Sherlock Holmes story. The upstairs is a pizza/bar fashioned on 1950′s rock ‘n’ roll era. All in all an … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: DANA IMMANUEL, EVE SELIS

Posted on June 22, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

DANA IMMANUEL & THE STOLEN BAND Come With Me [Release date 05.08.16] A curious release, coming reasonably hot on the heels of banjo-toting, whiskey-drinking north London based singer-songwriter Dana Immanuel’s last album Dotted Lines which attracted a 4 star GRTR! … Continue reading →

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Album review: RAY WILSON – Song For A Friend

Posted on June 7, 2016 by jason

Jaggy D Records [Release date 03.06.16] What a beauty of an album this is! Stiltskin frontman and ex-Genesis lead singer, Ray Wilson’s fifth solo album, “Song For A Friend” oozes quality and empathy – epitomizing heart-felt balladry throughout. Lots of … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: MICHAEL McDERMOTT, ANNIE KEATING, MISS RABBIT

Posted on June 2, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

MICHAEL McDERMOTT Willow Springs Having only just reviewed The Westies – Six On The Out, a vehicle for singer songwriter Michael McDermott, it was something of a surprise to find his 10th solo album land a matter of only weeks … Continue reading →

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Album review: JON KENZIE – From Wanderlust

Posted on June 2, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Membran [Release date 01.07.16] Way back in 2009 I reviewed the eponymous debut by Beggar Joe a promising Manchester quintet that fell into the blues jazz genre, tempered by a side salad of rock and soul. A ‘late night/early hours’ … Continue reading →

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Album review: WILD PONIES – Radiant

Posted on June 2, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

No Evil Records [Release date 10.06.16] Essentially a Nashville-based duo of Doug (guitars and vocals) and Telisha (bass and vocals) Williams, Radiant is Wild Ponies sophomore release, coming on the back of their well-received Ray Kennedy-produced debut Things That Used … Continue reading →

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Album review: JAKE MORLEY – The Manual

Posted on June 2, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Sandwich Emporium [Release date 10.06.16] You sense London based acoustic singer/songwriter Jake Morley tolerates the music industry, and all the hype that goes with it, rather than embraces it. His 2011 debut Many Fish To Fry found favour with Radio … Continue reading →

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Album review: DOUG ABRAHAM – Better Late Than…

Posted on June 1, 2016 by petefeenstra

BBM [Release date 27.10.15] Doug Abraham is a fine Liverpudlian singer-songwriter and confident guitarist who has a solid background in instrumental music and funk rock, though this album goes well beyond those genres. The title of the album ‘Better Late … Continue reading →

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Album review: FRASER ANDERSON – Under The Cover Of Lightness

Posted on April 29, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Membran [Release date 06.05.16] Fraser Anderson is something of a well-kept secret. Unless you’re a regular Bob Harris listener. A Scot, who relocated to the southwest of France, Fraser Anderson’s 2003 debut ‘… and the girl with the strawberry’ was … Continue reading →