Get Ready to ROCK! » Testing The Water https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: JOHN ILLSLEY – Testing The Water https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/09/album-review-john-illsley-testing-the-water/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/09/album-review-john-illsley-testing-the-water/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:03:09 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=22835 John Illsley - Testing The WaterPete Feenstra chats to John Illsley about his new album (25:38) John performs three tracks from the album for the ‘In Session’ series on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Sunday 5 October, 21:00 Creek [Release date 16.06.14] John Illsley’s track … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/09/album-review-john-illsley-testing-the-water/feed/ 0 Interview with JOHN ILLSLEY (Dire Straits) – 1 June 2014 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/06/interview-with-john-illsley-dire-straits-1-june-2014/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/06/interview-with-john-illsley-dire-straits-1-june-2014/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2014 14:44:24 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=20157 John Illsley - interview (June 2014)John Illsley was a founder member, bass player and contributing vocalist to the 120 million album selling Dire Straits, until the group dissolved in 1995. Since then, he’s enjoyed a sporadic four album solo career, established himself as a painter … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/06/interview-with-john-illsley-dire-straits-1-june-2014/feed/ 0 Gig review: JOHN ILLSLEY – East End Arms, Lymington, East End, 8 April 2014 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/04/gig-review-john-illsley-east-end-arms-lymington-east-end-8-april-2014/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/04/gig-review-john-illsley-east-end-arms-lymington-east-end-8-april-2014/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:35:48 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=18623 JOHN ILLSLEY – East End Arms, Lymington, East End, 8 April 2014It was back in 1982 after the break up of Steely Dan that Donald Fagen unveiled his signature sound on the ‘The Night Fly’ album and confirmed his creative input into Steely Dan. And while former Dire Straits bass player … Continue reading →

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