Get Ready to ROCK! » The Strawbs https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review : COUSINS & WILLOUGHBY – The Bridge https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/album-review-cousins-willoughby-the-bridge/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/album-review-cousins-willoughby-the-bridge/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:06:46 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=106045 COUSINS 150 WILLOUGHBY CoverWitchwood Records [Release date 28.11.25] Brian Willoughby, a sought after session guitarist, worked with many musicians, most notably Dave Cousins and Mary Hopkins, ultimately joining Cousins in the Strawbs. The Bridge, a collaboration between Cousins and Willoughby, was recorded in … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/album-review-cousins-willoughby-the-bridge/feed/ 0 Album review: CHAS CRONK – Liberty https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/07/album-review-chas-cronk-liberty/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/07/album-review-chas-cronk-liberty/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2022 18:16:12 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=81642 CHAS CRONK - LibertyRenaissance Records [Release date 11.02.22] It’s only when you look at the Discography in the liner note that you may realise that Chas Cronk has been a long-time member of The Strawbs but also worked with Steve Hackett and Rick … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/07/album-review-chas-cronk-liberty/feed/ 0 Gig review: THE STRAWBS – Under The Bridge, London, 29 October 2017 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/10/gig-review-the-strawbs-under-the-bridge-london-29-october-2017/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/10/gig-review-the-strawbs-under-the-bridge-london-29-october-2017/#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2017 20:26:43 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=49178 THE STRAWBS - Under The Bridge, London, 29 October 2017As a kid in the 70s I do recall frequent radio plays of the Strawbs novelty hit ‘Part Of The Union’ in what was that fractious decade for industrial relations. And as an adult and Sandy Denny fanatic, the latter’s … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/10/gig-review-the-strawbs-under-the-bridge-london-29-october-2017/feed/ 0 Album review: HUDSON FORD – The A&M Albums https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/05/album-review-hudson-ford-the-am-albums/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/05/album-review-hudson-ford-the-am-albums/#comments Sat, 06 May 2017 17:50:35 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=45191 HUDSON FORD - The A&M AlbumsCaroline Records [Release date 05.05.17] Vocalist, guitarist and bassist John Ford and drummer Richard Hudson were originally members of Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera in the 60s, before famously joining The Strawbs (a band that at one point featured Rick Wakeman). In … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/05/album-review-hudson-ford-the-am-albums/feed/ 0 Album review: ASIA, JAH WOBBLE, STRAWBS, GONG (Access All Areas) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/06/album-review-asia-jah-wobble-strawbs-gong-access-all-areas/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/06/album-review-asia-jah-wobble-strawbs-gong-access-all-areas/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2015 21:24:34 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=30871 Asia - Access All AreasEdsel Records [Release date 08.06.15]  CD/DVD The latest batch of AAA releases run the full gamut from the melodic pop rock of Asia to the weird and wonderful meanderings of Daevid Allen’s Gong. All packages include a CD plus DVD … Continue reading →

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