Maverick Festival 2017 full line-up announced

April 04, 2017 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Festivals, Folk, Roots, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates

The Maverick Festival recently announced their full line-up for 2017 with a press launch in London. The event was held at the Gibson Brands Studio in central London, with craft beers and duck wraps a plenty, to get those attending in the mood for long summer days in the Suffolk countryside. The music for the evening was courtesy of Dean Owens, Brigitte DeMeyer and Will Kimbrough. Dean has been working with Will on his upcoming album and judging by the tunes performed on the night it’ll be another good one. All you need to know about the Maverick Festival and the full line-up follows:

A Thousand Horses & The Cadillac Three embrace Record Store Day 2017

March 22, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Classic Rock, Country, Country Rock, New Single, News, Southern Rock, Vinyl

Two artists that we have featured previously at Red Guitar Music have lined up releases for Record Store Day 2017 on April 22nd. A Thousand Horses 'Live from London {Metropolis Studios)' and The Cadillac Three 'Live At Abbey Road' are both limited edition vinyl only pressings. These are the sort of items that will have fans up early on April 22nd and heading down to their local Indie record store. More about both acts and the track listings follow:

The highly anticipated final album from Chuck Berry due June 16th via Dualtone/Decca

March 22, 2017 by David Vousden in Classic Rock, News, Rock

Time marches on and the passing of Chuck Berry on March 18th really did feel like the end of an era. Others will take up the baton and run with it but, with so few of those early pioneers still recording, the original feel and spirit of Rock 'N' Roll may well have left the building. Thankfully, plans were already in place for the release of the final album that Chuck Berry and his family had been working on for many years. 'Chuck' will be released June 16th via Dualtone / Decca. The full press release, track listing and 'Big Boys' the first music released from the album follows:

Kate Ellis to release 'Carve Me Out' on June 2nd 2017

March 18, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, Folk, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates, Video

Kate Ellis will release her debut album 'Carve Me Out' on June 2nd 2017 and has released a video for 'Ones You Love The Most' the impressive first single from the album. Kate will also play an album launch show at London's Green Note on June 7th. More about Kate Ellis and the video for the single follows:

Southern Halo release debut album on vinyl to coincide with UK tour

March 16, 2017 by David Vousden in Country, News, Vinyl, Tour Dates

Southern Halo are in the UK for a short tour and to mark the event the trio will release their debut album on vinyl. The album will be available for the first time at their UK shows which start in London at The Garage on March 18th. Those all important tour dates and more about Southern Halo follows:

Cambridge Folk Festival announces a host of additions for 2017

March 16, 2017 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Alt-Folk, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Festivals, Folk, News

Cambridge Folk Festival has announced a huge update with a host of new additions to the 2017 festival. As is usually the case with Cambridge Folk the festival brings together an eclectic mix of artists old and new from many genres of music.The latest additions announced include Shirley Collins, Loudon Wainwright III, Indigo Girls, Ward Thomas, Cara Dillon and Liv On (Olivia Newton-John, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Amy Sky). More about the festival and the acts set to perform follows:

Sean Rowe ponders 'Newton's Cradle' and announces London show.

March 10, 2017 by David Vousden in singer-songwriter, Tour Dates, Video

Sean Rowe has released another track from his upcoming album 'New Lore' which is out April 7th on Anti-. The single 'Newton's Cradle' shows a different side of the singer-songwriter when compared to the first release from the album 'Gas Station Rose' but is equally impressive. Rowe has also announced a London show for May 26th at St. Pancras Old Church. More about Sean Rowe and the video for 'Newton's Cradle' follows:

Guitarist Albert Lee amongst additions to Maverick Festival 2017

March 07, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Festivals, Folk, News, Tour Dates

The 10th anniversary Maverick Festival has added a host of new names including Grammy Award winning guitarist Albert Lee. Further additions to the bill include Hank Wangford, Annie Keating and Dennis Ellsworth. Please read on for more about the artists scheduled to play and an overview of the festival.

Lady Antebellum announce UK tour dates for October 2017

March 07, 2017 by David Vousden in Country, News, Tour Dates

Lady Antebellum will visit the UK in October 2017 for a short run of shows that will include a date at the O2 in London. The trio will be touring to support their upcoming 'Heart Break' album. Full tour dates and more about Lady Antebellum follows:

A Thousand Horses are 'Preachin' To The Choir' with new single

March 03, 2017 by David Vousden in Country Rock, New Single, News, Southern Rock

A Thousand Horses will return with a new album in 2017 on BMLG Records. The first single from the new record 'Preachin' To The Choir' is available now and builds on the strength of their debut 'Southernality' release from 2015. More about A Thousand Horses and the single follows:

Jade Jackson announces the highly anticipated 'Gilded' for May 19th

March 03, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, singer-songwriter

Jade Jackson has announced May 19th as the release date for 'Gilded' her highly anticipated debut album on the Anti- label. Red Guitar Music recently featured the first single from the album 'Motorcycle' and now another track 'Finish Line' is available and sounds even better so things are looking good for 'Gilded'. A stream of the new single and more about Jade Jackson follows:

Subterranean Festival to feature The Amorettes, Pins and Stone Broken

February 26, 2017 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Alternative Rock, Festivals, Hard Rock, Tour Dates, Indie

The Subterranean Festival is a brand new Indie / Rock festival set for Sept 23rd in the heart of Cambridge. The festival features headliners The Amorettes, Pins and Stone Broken. The event is promoted by Cambridge Live and will also feature a host of local acts all for a bargain £15. More about the festival and the full line-up follows:

Curse Of Lono get 'Severed' and 'Pick Up The Pieces'

February 23, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, New Single, Video, Alternative Rock, Roots Rock

Following on from the success of their recent self-titled EP acclaimed London quintet Curse Of Lono return with their eagerly anticipated debut album 'Severed' set for release on April 7th via Submarine Cat Records. The Curse Of Lono sound straddles a wasteland of dark rootsy Americana, Indie-folk and alternative gothic rock and they pull it off in style. A single from the album 'Pick Up The Pieces' will precede the album and the video for the song plus loads more about Curse Of Lono follows:

Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors - Souvenir set for April 21st UK / Europe release

February 21, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, Country Rock, Folk

Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors will release their latest album in the UK/Europe on April 21st via Magnolia Music. The new album 'Souvenir' is the highly anticipated follow up to the excellent 'Medicine' from 2015 which went top 15 on both the Billboard folk and rock charts. More about the album and the video for 'Wild World' follows:

Blue October release new video before UK tour dates

February 17, 2017 by David Vousden in Alternative Rock, Tour Dates, Video

Texas based act Blue October are about to embark on a UK tour which starts March 1st in Birmingham. To mark the event the band have released a new video for 'Coal Makes Diamonds' from their recent 'Home' album. Those tour dates, the video for 'Coal Makes Diamonds' and a little more about Blue October follows:

Joy Mills Band announce new EP 'Coming Up' due March 9th

February 16, 2017 by David Vousden in Country, Roots, singer-songwriter

Seattle based country roots act The Joy Mills Band will release their new EP 'Coming Up' on March 9th. This is the fourth release by the band and they'll be supporting it with shows throughout 2017 including a visit to Europe planned for September. The title track highlights the impressive harmonies of Joy and bassist Tom Parker while Lucien LaMotte adds layers of sprightly guitar twang which all sounds good to me. More about Joy Mills and her band follows:

Colin Hay promises 'Fierce Mercy' on April 7th via Compass Records

February 15, 2017 by David Vousden in Americana, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates

Colin Hay will release a new album 'Fierce Mercy' on April 7th via Compass Records. To coincide with the release the ex Men At Work frontman will visit the UK for a run of dates that will include a London show at the Union Chapel. The press release for 'Fierce Mercy' and those all important live dates follows:

Maverick Festival 2017 - First Names Announced

February 14, 2017 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Roots, Tour Dates, Festivals

The first names have been announced for the 10th Anniversary of the Maverick Festival with Sam Baker and Police Dog Hogan just two of the many acts set to join in the celebrations. The dates for this year are 30th June - 2nd July at Easton Farm Park in picturesque Suffolk. Full ticket details, more about the Maverick Festival and the acts announced follows:

Anna Coogan to release 'The Lonely Cry of Space & Time' April 28th

February 07, 2017 by David Vousden in Country, Pop, Rock, singer-songwriter, Opera

Anna Coogan will release her new album 'The Lonely Cry of Space & Time' on April 28th. Genre defying the latest release from Anna Coogan finds her expressing herself via her three-octave soprano vocal in a range of styles that include rock, pop, country and opera and the result is a cohesive operatic rock album. The first track released from the album 'Burn For You' andmore about Anna Coogan follows:

Crying Day Care Choir release 'Sad Season' today via Warner Music

February 03, 2017 by David Vousden in Folk, New Single, Soundcloud, Alt-Folk

Swedish trio Crying Day Care Choir release a new single 'Sad Season' today February 3rd. Recently signed to Warner Music 'Sad Season' is the first fruits of this new partnership so expect much more in 2017 from Crying Day Car Choir. More about the band including a link to the single follows: