Get Ready to ROCK! » Zydeco https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:03:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: VARIOUS ARTISTS – A Tribute to Clifton Chenier https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/album-review-various-artists-a-tribute-to-clifton-chenier/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/album-review-various-artists-a-tribute-to-clifton-chenier/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:48:58 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=104329 VARIOUS ARTISTS – A TRIBUTE TO CLIFTON CHENIERValcour Records This album has been out since June, but I felt duty bound to bring your attention to it. Released on Valcour Records, it features Mick, Keith and Ronnie, and whole host of other heavyweight Zydeco, Cajun and country … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/album-review-various-artists-a-tribute-to-clifton-chenier/feed/ 0 Album review: JOHN ILLSLEY – VIII https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/02/album-review-john-illsley-viii/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/02/album-review-john-illsley-viii/#comments Sun, 27 Feb 2022 18:08:48 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=78881 john-illsley-viii-Cover-Art100% Records [Release date 04.03.22] VIII is ex Dire Straits founding member John Ilsley’s eighth solo album. The singing bass player’s voice is rough hewn. His grainy, been-round-the-block-a-few times, half spoken, half sung vocal style is a perfect fit for … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/02/album-review-john-illsley-viii/feed/ 0 Album review: STEPHEN FOSTER & HOWLER – Southern https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/06/album-review-stephen-foster-howler-southern/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/06/album-review-stephen-foster-howler-southern/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:44:08 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=73230 Stephen Foster & Howler - SouthernThoroughbred Music [Release date 21.04.21] With a career spanning Americana, r&b, blues, rock, country, zydeco, gospel, folk and even electronica, Stephen Foster has plenty of scope to dive into his southern roots for an album full of swampy grooves, strong narratives, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/06/album-review-stephen-foster-howler-southern/feed/ 0 Album review: SONNY LANDRETH – Blacktop Run https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/02/album-review-sonny-landreth-blacktop-run/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/02/album-review-sonny-landreth-blacktop-run/#comments Sun, 09 Feb 2020 22:43:57 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=64589 Sonny Landreth - Blacktop RunProvogue Records [Release date 21.02.20] ‘Blacktop Run’ is a guitar album with a difference.  It’s full of full of subtle tones, textures, lovely grooves, pulsing riffs and imaginative solos, tempered by startling stylistic diversity. It’s an album sparked by some … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/02/album-review-sonny-landreth-blacktop-run/feed/ 0 Album review: SONNY LANDRETH – Recorded Live In Lafayette https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/06/album-review-sonny-landreth-recorded-live-in-lafayette/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/06/album-review-sonny-landreth-recorded-live-in-lafayette/#comments Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:03:00 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=45980 SONNY LANDRETH – Recorded Live In LafayetteProvogue [Release date: 30.06.17] Not so much a live career résumé – there’s no ‘Speak Of The Devil’ or ‘Congo Square’ – Sonny Landreth’s ‘Recorded Live In Lafayette’ is more of a dip into a re-invigorated past and a tip … Continue reading →

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