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:

RGM presents The Maple Leaf Roundup #4

November 06, 2018 by Rich Barnard in Alternative Rock, Folk, singer-songwriter, Soundcloud, Pop, Acoustic, Americana, Country

Our Canadian cousins are apparently incapable of producing anything other than top-quality new music and October alone has yielded yet another bumper crop of goodies. We’d love to be able to cover more of these acts in an in-depth way but, frankly, we need occasionally to sleep. Nevertheless, carefully curated just for you, we present our latest selection of must-hears from the land of the common loon.

Fleetwood Mac announce Wembley Stadium show for June 16th 2019

October 22, 2018 by David Vousden in Classic Rock, News, Tour Dates

Fleetwood Mac will play Wembley Stadium on June 16th 2019 as part of a European tour. The European dates will feature the newly announced line-up of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie along with newcomers Mike Campbell and Neil Finn. Tickets are on sale from 9am on October 26th. More about Fleetwood Mac including ticket detail links follow:

Keeva releases 'The Kindest Thing' single from upcoming EP

October 22, 2018 by David Vousden in News, New Single, singer-songwriter, Soundcloud

London based singer-songwriter Keeva has released a new single ‘The Kindest Thing’ her first new music since the excellent ‘Whiskey’ appeared late last year. ‘The Kindest Thing’ is taken from her upcoming EP the intriguingly titled ‘Four Sad Songs and a Ballad’ due October 26th. ‘The Kindest Thing’ features the kind of songwriting honesty that I’m sure will strike a chord with many listeners. A stream of the single and a little more about Keeva follows:

Lainey Wilson to make UK debut at Country Music Week

October 10, 2018 by David Vousden in Americana, Country, News, singer-songwriter, Video, Tour Dates

Recently signed to Broken Bow Records Lainey Wilson will visit the UK for the first time to play shows at Country Music Week in London later this month. Lainey independently released her debut EP earlier this year and as a songwriter has placed songs with Luke Combs and Kasey Tyndall. If you were lucky enough to grab tickets you can catch Lainey when she opens for Chase Rice at Bush Hall on October 23rd with a further date set for The Borderline on October 27th at the CMW Daytime Hub. More about Lainey including a track from her EP ‘Workin' Overtime’ follows:

Amigo The Devil claims 'Everything Is Fine' October 19th 2018

October 10, 2018 by David Vousden in Americana, Folk, Metal, News, singer-songwriter, Tour Dates

The debut album by Amigo The Devil ‘Everything Is Fine’ is set for release October 19th (RGM Review) via Regime Inc/Membran. ‘Everything Is Fine’ is as striking an album as you’ll probably hear this year switching effortlessly from murderous folky troubadour to full-on metal assault in a heartbeat. Produced by Ross Robinson (Korn/Limp Bizkit) and with Audioslave/Rage Against The Machine drummer Brad Wilk involved metal credentials are assured but believe me when I say there is much more to ‘Everything Is Fine’. A track ‘Cocaine and Abel’ from the album: