An RGM Song Premiere: Chain Station present 'Midwest Girl'.

April 12, 2019 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, News, Premiere

Chain Station hail from Denver, Colorado and the string band will release their third album ‘Backroads’ on May 3rd. Denver sits on the western edge of the High Plains, just east of the Rocky Mountains, so it's hardly surprising that living in such a stunning part of the world has heavily influenced the band and their music. ‘Backroads’ will please traditional bluegrass devotees but the guys are ready and able to add a few modern twists to the genre. Today RGM is very pleased to premiere ‘Midwest Girl’ a track from the upcoming record that displays a lovely relaxed vibe, cool harmonies and terrific playing. So please read on for much more about Chain Station, the inspiration for ‘Midwest Girl’ and even more importantly the song:

Black Deer Festival 21st - 23rd June 2019

April 09, 2019 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Country Rock, Festivals, Folk, News, Roots, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates

The Black Deer Festival will return to the leafy confines of Eridge Park in Kent on June 21st - 23rd 2019. The festival recently won Best New UK Festival at the AIF Independent Festival Awards 2018 and is looking to build on that momentum in 2019. The lineup looks strong with Band of Horses, John Butler Trio, The Staves, The Mavericks and legendary singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson already announced. Recent additions to the bill include Billy Bragg, Ethan Johns (solo), Yola, Treetop Flyers and Sam Morrow while a few of RGM’s personal favourites are also set to appear including The Sheepdogs, Ferris & Sylvester and Worry Dolls. Much more about the festival including ticket details follows:

Maverick Festival 5th - 7th July 2019

April 05, 2019 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Alt-Country, Alt-Folk, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Country Rock, Festivals, News, Roots, Tour Dates

The Maverick Festival is celebrating its 12th anniversary by once again bringing the very best of the Americana scene to picturesque Easton Farm Park in Suffolk over the first weekend of July 2019. This year the festival will be throwing a little Cajun into the mix and shining a spotlight on the Bluegrass scene on Friday night. As usual, a wide variety of acts are set to appear including Ags Connolly, Chance McCoy, Amy Lott, Broken Bones Matilda, The Black Feathers, Dana Immanuel & The Stolen Band (terrific at the recent press launch for the festival) and many, many more. Loads more about the festival including ticket details follows:

RGM presents The Maple Leaf Roundup #7

March 28, 2019 by Rich Barnard in Soul, Pop, News, Folk, Indie, singer-songwriter, Soundcloud, Video

Oh, Canada! How we are overwhelmed by all your musical offerings! Yes, our cousins over yonder have been working harder than ever since our last Maple Leaf column and here at RGM we have been hand-selecting the very best of the bunch so that you, dear reader, can sample (probably) the very finest in new Canadian music.

Josh Turner and Kip Moore to headline The Long Road Festival 2019

March 13, 2019 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Country Rock, Festivals, News, singer-songwriter, Southern Rock, Tour Dates

The Long Road festival in Stanford Hall, Leicestershire launched in 2018 and will return to the venue in 2019 on September 6th - 8th for three days of the very best in country, Americana and roots music. The first wave of acts for 2019 include headliners Josh Turner (making his UK debut) and Kip Moore. The Steel Woods, John Paul White, Asleep At The Wheel. Rhiannon Giddens, Eric Paslay, Charley Crockett, Morgan Evans, LANCO and Lainey Wilson are among the impressive names confirmed for the festival. Tickets are on sale from 9am on Friday March 15th. A full list of the acts announced today and loads more about The Long Road festival follows:

Morganway are 'Frozen In Our Time' on first single from upcoming album

February 19, 2019 by David Vousden in Americana, Classic Rock, New Single, News, Video

UK newcomers Morganway are set to release their debut album in the summer of 2019. The first taste of what to expect from the band is available now via their excellent single ‘Frozen In Our Time’. Inspired by the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles the band bring a dash of classic 70s rock to their take on Americana. Morganway are going to be busy this year touring in the UK with many dates already on the books and additional shows will be added along the way. More about Morganway, those tour dates and the video for ‘Frozen In Our Time’ follows:

RGM presents The Maple Leaf Roundup #6

February 18, 2019 by Rich Barnard in singer-songwriter, Folk, Americana, Alternative Rock, Electronica

After a brief period of winter hibernation our Canadian friends have re-emerged, bright-eyed as ever and begun sending their musical magic across the water to us once again. 2019 looks like it will hold riches aplenty and we feel it our duty to share with you some of the very best new Canadian releases in this, our first Maple Leaf roundup of the year.

Melissa Etheridge announces 'The Medicine Show' album + UK dates

February 13, 2019 by David Vousden in News, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates

On April 12th, 2019 Melissa Etheridge will release her latest album ‘The Medicine Show’ via Concord Records and Snakefarm Records in the UK. Etheridge has reunited with producer John Shanks (Bon Jovi) for ‘The Medicine Show’ her 15th studio recording. Always a superb live performer you can catch Melissa Etheridge in the UK starting February 18th in Manchester. Full tour dates and much more about ‘The Medicine Show’ follows:

Amigo The Devil presents 'Hell And You' from the Grotto Sessions

February 12, 2019 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Americana, Folk, News, singer-songwriter, Video

Amigo The Devil’s Everything Is Fine was one of my highlights of 2018. Macabre and gothic but not without humour ‘Everything Is Fine’ is a terrific album (RGM review) and I urge you to track it down and give it a listen. With just a banjo for company Amigo has stripped down ‘Hell And You’ from the album for his Grotto Sessions project and you can check out the video for the track and learn more about Amigo The Devil here at RGM.

Thin Lizzy to perform 'Black Rose' album at Steelhouse Festival

February 07, 2019 by David Vousden in Classic Rock, Festivals, Hard Rock, News

To mark the 40th anniversary of the classic ‘Black Rose’ album Scott Gorham will be bringing Thin Lizzy to the Steelhouse festival for an exclusive show on July 28th 2019 where they will perform the album in its entirety. Thin Lizzy will be joined at the festival by Uriah Heep, Living Colour, The Temperance Movement and a host of other acts. The festival runs from the 26th - 28th July and much more about the festival and the acts performing follows:

New JJ Cale album of previously unreleased songs due April 26th 2019

February 01, 2019 by David Vousden in News, singer-songwriter, Blues, Country

On the 26th April Because Music will release ‘Stay Around’ an album of previously unreleased songs by the late JJ Cale. The album has been compiled by his widow Christine Lakeland Cale and longtime friend and manager Mike Kappas. The first single from the album ‘Chasing You’ is released today and the video for the track and more about the compilation of the album by an artist universally respected by his peers follows:

Josh Ritter to release 'Fever Breaks' album April 26th 2019

January 31, 2019 by David Vousden in Americana, Alt-Country, New Single, News, singer-songwriter, Video

Josh Ritter will release his tenth album ‘Fever Breaks’ on April 26th 2019 via Pytheas Recordings/Thirty Tigers. The new album was produced by Jason Isbell and features Isbell’s band the 400 Unit. If lead single ‘Old Black Magic’ is anything to go by then April 26th should be added to your diary right now. The press release for the album including more about Josh Ritter and the single ‘Old Black Magic’ follows:

Ashley Monroe 'Sparrow Acoustic Sessions' EP due February 15th 2019

January 25, 2019 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, News, singer-songwriter, Video

On February 15th 2019 Ashley Monroe will release a five track EP featuring acoustic versions of tracks from her acclaimed ‘Sparrow’ album. Monroe is currently touring in Europe and has two Sold-Out shows booked for Bush Hall in London on January 29/30 so the version of ‘Wild Love’ that is now available will surely just add to the anticipation. More about Ashley Monroe, the video for ‘Wild Love’ and those tour dates follow:

2019 Dates announced for the Nashville Meets London Presents Series

January 24, 2019 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Americana, Country, News, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates

The Nashville Meets London Presents Series will be bringing the best in country music from both sides of the Atlantic to London in 2019. A monthly residency at Pizza Express Live, 99 High Holborn, London will launch on Tuesday February 19th with Sonia Leigh and O&O set to perform while DJ Baylen Leonard will compare the evening. More about Nashville Meets London, future dates, Sonia Leigh and O&O follows:

The RGM 2019 Preview

January 01, 2019 by David Vousden in Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Classic Rock, Country, Country Rock, Folk, Hard Rock, News, Pop, Southern Rock

Welcome to Red Guitar Music in 2019 and a Happy New Year to all our readers. 2018 was a banner year for RGM as we increased our readership by a little over 50% so we’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to read, share or comment and to all the PR companies, labels and artists who’ve been in touch since we launched in 2014. RGM was established to shine a light on the music we liked and to, in some small way, help to promote both established artists and new acts looking to break through. A quick look at an RGM inbox overflowing with great music tells us this will continue, but who are the artists to look out for in the early months of 2019?

An alternative Christmas from <PIG> on charity covers EP

December 22, 2018 by David Vousden in Alternative Rock, Free Download, New Single, News

Christmas is nearly here and by now you’ll have heard all those classic Christmas tunes at least a million times...and that’s just today. In a change to the usual festive programme PIG aka Raymond Watts has released a new EP of Christmas covers by Wham, Elvis and John Lennon. If you like Industrial sounds, or just something a little different, this is pretty cool. The EP is available to stream/download via Bandcamp but please leave a donation as all profits go to International Rescue Committee https://www.rescue.org A link to the release and a video for Last Christmas follows:

RGM presents The Maple Leaf Roundup #5

December 12, 2018 by Rich Barnard in singer-songwriter, Alternative Rock, Folk, Americana, Bluegrass, Pop

The good folk of Canada continue to shower the RGM inbox with their musical missives and we’re delighted to be able to share with you another selection of exciting new tunes from over the water.

Steve Brockley to release 'Is Not Was' album 25/01/19

December 01, 2018 by David Vousden in Americana, Folk, New Single, News, singer-songwriter

Canadian singer-songwriter Steve Brockley has released ‘A Fire, The Cold To Fight’ the first single from his new album ‘Is Not Was’ due January 25th 2019 via Afterlife Music/Membran. Sometimes a first look at the the cover of an album is all that is required to get you interested and ‘Is Not Was’ just looks right. Judging a book by its cover might not be a scientific approach but I’m pleased to report that 'A Fire, The Cold To Fight' is more than enough to build anticipation for ‘Is Not Was’. You can judge for yourself as the single and a little more about Steve Brockley follows:

Nash Nights NYE Party featuring Holloway Road at Under The Bridge

November 29, 2018 by David Vousden in Club Nights, Country, News, Tour Dates

Have you made plans for New Year’s Eve? Well, one idea might be to pop along to Under The Bridge in London for six hours of country, Americana and Roots music. UK duo Holloway Road are performing on the night and Baylen Leonard will be spinning the tunes so a great night is definitely on the cards. More about the party and ticket details follow:

Mandolin Orange reveal 'Golden Embers' video + 2019 UK/EU headline dates

November 29, 2018 by David Vousden in Americana, Folk, New Single, News, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates

North Carolina Americana/folk duo Mandolin Orange will release a new album ‘Tides Of A Teardrop’ on February 1st 2019 via Yep Roc Records. The video for ‘Golden Embers’ from the new record is out now and is sure to please fans of the band. It’s a superb, heartfelt song with an equally impressive video. A tour of Europe, including a London date, has also been announced with tickets on sale November 30th. The video for ‘Golden Embers’, more about Mandolin Orange and the tour dates follow: