UK Music Reviews Articles

ALBUM REVIEW: SARI SCHORR – A FORCE OF NATURE

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Quoted by Blues Matters as being “a gift to all of us from the Blues Gods”, Sari Schorr finally gets to release her debut album, A Force Of Nature, on 2nd September.Initially gaining prominence throughout the blues world after several years of touring America, Australia and Europe with blues leg ...
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INTERVIEW: Sari Schorr

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Sari Schorr, American singer songwriter and musician chats with Kevin Cooper about her band The Engine Room, working with Mike Vernon, her debut album Force Of Nature and her forthcoming appearance at The Great British R&B Festival in ColneSari Schorr, American singer songwriter and mu ...
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INTERVIEW: Dave Oberlé

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Dave Oberlé, percussionist and lead vocalist with the band Gryphon (seen here at the front) chats with Kevin Cooper about working with Gandalf’s Fist, his heated discussions with Malcolm McLaren, their plans to release a new album and their forthcoming tour of the UKDave Oberlé is the ...
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INTERVIEW: Ronan Keating

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Ronan Keating, singer songwriter and member of Boyzone chats with Kevin Cooper about the 25th anniversary of Boyzone, working with Burt Bacharach, his latest album The Time Of My Life and his forthcoming tourRonan Keating is an Irish singer songwriter, and musician. He debuted in 1994, alo ...
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INTERVIEW: Dennis Greaves

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Dennis Greaves, singer songwriter and guitarist with Nine Below Zero chats with Kevin Cooper about playing Glastonbury, the reunion tour, their latest album 13 Shades Of Blue and their forthcoming appearance at The Great British R&B Festival in Colne.Dennis Greaves, singer songwriter ...
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INTERVIEW: Ben Portsmouth

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Ben Portsmouth, an Elvis tribute performer, chats with Kevin Cooper about his obvious love of Elvis Presley, his ambitions for the future, being the first non American to win the Worldwide Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist, and his forthcoming tour of the UKBen Portsmouth, a multi-talented mus ...
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INTERVIEW: Bernie Marsden

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Bernie Marsden, English rock and blues guitarist and singer songwriter, chats with Kevin Cooper about his relationship with Micky Moody, that infamous B.B. King quote, his latest album Shine and his appearance at the 2016 Rhythm and Blues Festival in ColneBernard "Bernie" Marsden is an Eng ...
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INTERVIEW: Rebecca Ferguson

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Rebecca Ferguson, singer and songwriter, chats with Kevin Cooper about working with Simon Cowell, using Frank Sinatra’s microphone to record Lady Sings The Blues, her new album and her forthcoming tourRebecca Ferguson is a British singer and songwriter. She came to prominence in 2010 whe ...
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GIG REVIEW: Splendour Festival

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Splendour Festival at Wollaton Park Nottingham on Saturday 23rd July 2016Images and Review by Kevin CooperThis year’s Splendour Music Festival did not need wellies, but flip flops. Nor were rain ponchos needed but fifty factor sun cream as over 23,000 people visited Wollaton Park for ...
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ALBUM REVIEW: DEXYS – LET THE RECORD SHOW: DEXYS DO IRISH AND COUNTRY SOUL

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The follow up to Dexys 2012 comeback album, One Day I’m Going To Soar, is an album that Kevin Rowland has wanted to make since the mid-1980’s and it has finally arrived.Let The Record Show: Dexys Do Irish And Country Soul, (available now), had been intended to be a soundtrack of an entire album� ...
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