Cheap Trick embrace the holiday season with 'Christmas Christmas' due October 20th

September 26, 2017 by David Vousden in Classic Rock, News, Christmas

Legendary American rock act Cheap Trick are looking forward to the holiday season with the release of 'Christmas Christmas' due October 20th via Big Machine Records. The album features new Cheap Trick penned material, traditional Yuletide songs and renditions of classics from Wizzard and Slade amongst others. A full track listing and more about Cheap Trick including their PledgeMusic site which offers Cheap Trick Christmas Sweaters etc follows:

Patch & The Giant release 'Lonely This Christmas' single

December 13, 2016 by David Vousden in Christmas, Folk, Video, Tour Dates

UK folk act Patch & The Giant have their debut album set for February 2017 but to tide you over until then here is their take on the old Mud classic 'Lonely This Christmas' coupled with b-side 'Auld Lang Syne'. Both tracks are available for free download if you pre-order the upcoming album. More about Patch & The Giant follows including the video for 'Lonely This Christmas' and tour dates for early 2017:

Terra Lightfoot - I'll Be Home For Christmas video

December 13, 2016 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Christmas, singer-songwriter, Video

Canadian singer-songwriter Terra Lightfoot has released her version of the classic 'Ill Be Home For Christmas' and the result is a wonderfully melancholy take on the Bing Crosby standard. Terra Lightfoot is no stranger to Red Guitar Music as we reviewed her excellent album 'Every Time My Minds Runs Wild' earlier this year here. The video and Terra's thoughts on the song follows:

Martin Creed Christmas single released

December 08, 2016 by David Vousden in Christmas, singer-songwriter

The holiday season is just around the corner and the time has come for RGM to get into the festive mood. To begin with here is Turner Prize winner Martin Creed with a Scottish Christmas single with a difference. The video follows and is highly recommended for lovers of Christmas knitwear:

Jethro Tull - The String Quartets + Pass The Bottle Christmas Single

December 06, 2016 by David Vousden in Christmas, Classic Rock, Folk, Video, Classical

Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson and keyboard player John O'Hara have teamed up with The Cardussi Quartet for an album of Jethro Tull music painted in a strikingly new light. The album will be released on 24th March 2017 but a single from the album 'Pass The Bottle (A Christmas Song)' is avaialble to stream now via Spotify etc and is also an instant grat track for download with pre-orders of the album. Much more about the album, pre-order links and info about all those involved follows:

Jack Henderson - Bethlehem featuring Joan As Police Woman

December 15, 2014 by David Vousden in Christmas, singer-songwriter

More festive music here at Red Guitar Music from Jack Henderson 'Bethlehem' features Joan Wasser aka Joan As Police Woman who adds some very nice harmony vocals.

A Christmas present from Dan Michaelson - Free Download

December 12, 2014 by David Vousden in Americana, Christmas

With the holiday season just around the corner Red Guitar Music is proud to present a melancholic take on this time of year from an alternative viewpoint courtesy of Dan Michaelson ‘Another Messy Christmas’.

Michelle Lewis - In The Bleak Midwinter single + video

December 08, 2014 by David Vousden in Folk, Pop, singer-songwriter, Christmas

Boston singer-songwriter and Red Guitar Music fav Michelle Lewis has entered into the Christmas spirit with the release of a digital only single 'In The Bleak Midwinter'. The single is available through Itunes and Bandcamp.