Get Ready to ROCK! » traditional music https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:40:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Quick plays: JUNIPER, ADY JOHNSON, ADAM BEATTIE https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/quick-plays-juniper-ady-johnson-adam-beattie/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/quick-plays-juniper-ady-johnson-adam-beattie/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:07:32 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=109359 JUNIPER - Halfway HomeJUNIPER Halfway Home [Release date 14.05.26] Juniper are a six piece folk band hailing from Birmingham consisting of Dominic O’Sullivan (whistles, clarinet, flute), Emily Hicks (flute), Anna Vaughan (violin), Harry Thorpe (vocals, guitars), Adam Hammond (drums) and Rob Roberts (bass). The … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/quick-plays-juniper-ady-johnson-adam-beattie/feed/ 0 Album review: LADY MAISERY AND JIMMY ALDRIDGE & SID GOLDSMITH – Wakefire https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-lady-maisery-and-jimmy-aldridge-sid-goldsmith-wakefire/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-lady-maisery-and-jimmy-aldridge-sid-goldsmith-wakefire/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:44:08 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=108486 Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith - Wakefire: A Summer AlbumBandcamp [Release date 01.05.26] After several years delighting audiences with their wintertime project Awake Arise, the folk supergroup of Lady Maisery (Hannah James, Rowan Rheingans & Hazel Askew) and Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, have joined forces again to celebrate … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-lady-maisery-and-jimmy-aldridge-sid-goldsmith-wakefire/feed/ 0 .Album review: AMY HOPWOOD – Gone to Flowers https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-amy-hopwood-gone-to-flowers/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-amy-hopwood-gone-to-flowers/#comments Sun, 25 Jan 2026 09:44:59 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=106832 AMY HOPWOOD – Gone to FlowersWebsite [Release date 19,02.26] When I first put this album on I thought you’ve got to be joking, its just a bunch of nursery rhymes sung by a little girl. But then I thought of Ivor Cutler, a strange old … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-amy-hopwood-gone-to-flowers/feed/ 0 Album review: CHARLOTTE SMITH & DAVID CLIFTON – The Tree In The Wood https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/album-review-charlotte-smith-david-clifton-the-tree-in-the-wood/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/album-review-charlotte-smith-david-clifton-the-tree-in-the-wood/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2025 11:42:12 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=106391 CHARLOTTE SMITH & DAVID CLIFTON - The Tree in the WoodLittle Room Recordings [Release date 17.10.25] An album of traditional folk tunes reinterpreted by Charlotte Smith, a London based singer songwriter and David Clifton, an Oxford based guitarist and singer, formerly a member of the indie band Sensible Jerseys and … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/12/album-review-charlotte-smith-david-clifton-the-tree-in-the-wood/feed/ 0 Album review: KYLE CAREY – The Last Bough https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/album-review-kyle-carey-the-last-bough/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/10/album-review-kyle-carey-the-last-bough/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:30:38 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=105251 KYLE CAREY – The Last BoughBandcamp [Release date 01.09.25] Gaelic Americana – that’s what this artist plays. Never heard of it? No neither had I, and although it could be a bit of a gimmick, it’s actually not. It’s a vocation for this artist, who spent … Continue reading →

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