RnR Magazine

10/01/2025

Happy New Year!

Best foot forward, an' all that! It's time for a new issue, and one that we trust will help you shape your musical year ahead!

This month's cover star is RNR favourite Mary Coughlan while inside we hear from Show of Hands legend Steve Knightley, Steve Forbert, Si Khan, Blowzabella, Angeline Morrison Music, Brian Houston, Clive Langer and The Clang Group, Black Eyed Sons, Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage, Mark Harrison, Michael McDermott, Michelle Malone, Hannah Scott, Polly Paulusma Music,Trail West, Dorie Jackson, The Beautiful Failures, plus the best of 2024.

Plus, of course, there's our FREE UnHerd CD, with the best in new music from the likes of Beans on Toast, Cody Music Projects, John Howard, Track Dogs,Reg Meuross Music, Wilde - Harmonica, Winter Wilson, Long John Makkay,Sam Amidon, Aisha Khan & The Rajahs and Snowapple Collective.

Winging its way to subscribers as we write, it will be in all good magazine shops in the next few days. But why struggle to the newsies in these bitter conditions, when you could have SIX editions of RNR plus SIX UnHerd CDs delivered to your door for a year with a RNR subscription. See https://rock-n-reel.co.uk/ for details.

30/11/2024

Having trouble thinking what to buy the music lovers in your life this Christmas?

How about the RNR Gift Subscription?

RNR is the best print source for news, reviews and features in realm of roots, rock, blues, Americana, singer-songwriter, world music and beyond. Your loved one will receive six copies a year, every two months, delivered straight to their door so they don't even have to leave the comfort of their own home. PLUS they'll also get a FREE UnHerd CD featuring 19 tracks of new music with every issue!! And all for less than the cost of buying it in the shops!!

Can we say fairer than that? For more info, go to

RnR Magazine - Rock'n'Reel - Roots, Rock, Blues and Beyond. Written for the fans by the fans.

08/11/2024

Well the Autumn nights are fair drawin' in, and we've got a smouldering line-up of features and reviews in the new issue to warm your cockles.

On the cover we've got the wonderful Dublin legend Mary Black, while inside you'll hear from Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Band, Gemma Hayes, John Kirkpatrick, Chris While & Julie Matthews, Joachim Cooder, Lo'Jo, Robin Bibi, Adrian Gurvitz, Fantastic Negrito, Josienne Clarke, HANK DOGS, The Furrow Collective, Sean Khan, Curtis Eller, Captain Of The Lost Waves, Lions in the Street, Marcus Trummer, Ruby Kelly and more.

Meanwhile, we've got our usual FREE UnHerd CD of new music from the likes of Merry Hell, Nick Cody Music Projects, Rachael Sage, Julie Fowlis & Ewan Henderson, Forge Hounds, Black Bank Folk, L.A. EDWARDS, Jaune Toujours, Hannah Scott, Michael McDermott and Red Giant.

The new edition is winging its way to subscribers right now, and in good newsagents shortly thereafter. And don't forget, a subscription is still the fastest and cheapest way to receive RNR, with six issues AND six CDs hitting your doormat every year without you even having to leave the house! It also makes an ideal year-long Xmas present for the music lover in your life. Full details at https://rock-n-reel.co.uk/

06/09/2024

Well it looks like summer is officially over and Autumn is upon us. It's the time of year when the young ones start heading off to college and looking for new music - we've got plenty of that plus some returning alumni too, as we hear from cover stars Fairground Attraction ahead of their reunion tour.

Elsewhere we've got new interviews from the likes of the retiring (but never shy) Oysterband, Capercaillie, Miller Anderson, Lee Underwood, Cliff Bennett, Mari Boine, The Tulsa Sound, Elles Bailey, Amy Rigby, Naomi Bedford & Paul Simmonds, Anna Massie, Muireann Bradley, Mojo Thunder, Bab L'Bluz, Keith James and Laura Evans.

Plus of course there's our regular UnHerd CD featuring 19 tracks of new music from Brock Davis, Pete Lambert Music, Midnight Sky, Lo'Jo, Dean Owens Musician - Official, Steve Louw Music (featuring Joe Bonamassa), Jd Meatyard, The Hitman Blues Band, Heather Little (featuring Patty Griffin), The Chartists, The Gleeman and Paul Thompson.

Winging its way to subscribers as we type, it'll be in all good newsagents in the coming days....

Perfect!

25/08/2024

It's a nice feeling when a band or artist goes out of the way to plug your magazine. That's the community spirit in action, right there. In return, let us remind you once again that The Strange Encounters are well worth checking out....!

The Strange Encounters are honoured to be featured in issue 106 of RnR Magazine, UK’s best-selling eclectic music magazine. Beside interviews and features on a wide variety of artists including Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson or Canned Heat, on page 69 there is also an interview with us. We chat with Les Feuer about the band, our musical background, as well as the making and sound vision of our debut album „All in the Mind“ (reviewed solidly with 4 of 5 stars). Furthermore issue 106 contains "Un-Herd", a free covermount CD, featuring TSE’s debut single „Recognize“.

How do you get your RnR? As we really love this magazine, we’d like to get into detail here: RnR is widely available throughout the UK and Ireland in WH Smith, Borders, HMV and many other newsagents, book and record shops, in North America via Borders, Barnes & Noble and other outlets, and in Chapters stores in Canada. Distributor for Germany is W.E. Saarbach GmbH www.saarbach.co.

And, of course, you can buy a single copy or a subscription to RnR online:
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15/07/2024

Well summer's here and so is the new edition of RNR!

On the cover of this month's edition we have Canadian folk trio Wild Rivers, while inside we hear from Fairport Convention, Canned Heat, The Men They Couldn't Hang, Richard Thompson - RT, Elaine Palmer, Ferocious Dog, Solstice, Bryn Haworth, Lemoncello, Leyla McCalla, China Forbes, Ranagri, Jason Wilson Music, The Commoners, Lizz Wright, Raghu Dixit, Brave Rival, The Ciderhouse Rebellion and more....

Plus, of course, there's out regular UnHerd CD featuring 19 tracks of new music from the likes of Towse, Robb Johnson (Official), Bywater Call, And Did Those Feet, TV Smith, Julie July Band, The Strange Encounters, Jim Keller, The Vagabond Fires, Al Staehely, Prinz Grizzley, Paul Millns and more...

In all good newsagents now!

15/07/2024

Our good friend Elaine Palmer, who's featured in the latest edition of the mag, has announced a further string of dates in support of her wonderful new album 'Half Moon Rising', which is out now through Butterfly Effect.

You can catch the North Yorkshire songstress live at...

25th July - Angels Cut, Darlington
4th Aug - Seaham Arts and Food Festival
9th Aug - Muma Moonshine Festival, Cumbria
10th Aug - Northern Kin Festival, Durham
5th Sep – Last Train Home Express, Darlington
14th Sep – Sound Lounge, London
19th Sep - Ship Isis, Sunderland

Check out the song 'On The Way Up' shot live at The Georgian Theatre, Stockton...

Elaine Palmer plays On the Way Up Live from her HALF MOON RISING record with Pete MacDonald on guitar

29/05/2024

Sad news....

20/05/2024

North Yorkshire songwriter Elaine Palmer has just released her brand new album 'Half Moon Rising', recorded in the San Diego hills with producer Mike Butler, who's previously worked with Nora Jones, Ray Lamontagne, Phoebe Bridgers and The Pretenders among many others.

Elaine plays a London launch for the album at The Harrison, Kings Cross this Friday 24 May with very special guest Our Man In The Field.

Tickets: https://harrisonvenuelondon.com/events/elaine-palmer-plus-our-man-in-the-field/

Check out the video for the single 'Let Me Fall (Revisited)', recorded live at The Georgian Theatre, Stockton...

https://youtu.be/Bt3YCqdfDPc?si=2YruerBpi38SxoRP

Elaine Palmer plays Ley Me Fall revisited live from the Half Moon Rising record

09/05/2024

Well Spring seems to have arrived, finally! So it's time to dig out your sandals and check out some new music for the Summer ahead.

In this issue we have the lovely Jacqui Mcshee from Pentangle on the cover, while inside we hear from Béla Fleck, Michael Messer & Chaz Jankel Artist, Alejandro Escovedo, Donovan Woods, Banter, Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand, Aziza Brahim, Benji Kirkpatrick, Niamh Bury, Holly Lerski, Grace Cummings, Gareth Dunlop, Julian Lage, Adam Holmes Music, Satellite Inn 99, INGER MARIE and more....

Plus, as usual, there's our regular UnHerd CD featuring the best new music from Nick Cody Music Projects, Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse, Annie Dressner, Danbert Nobacon & The Axis Of Dissent, Beldon Haigh, Sugarcane Jane, Callum Gilligan, The Bankes Brothers, Andy Smythe, Katie Knipp, Trevor Jones Miracle Mile and loads more....

The mag is winging its way to subscribers right now, and will appear in good newsies in a few days.... visit www.rock-n-reel.co.uk

17/04/2024

Shrewsbury Folk Festival returns over 23-26 August Bank Holiday Weekend, and we have a pair of tickets to give away!

This year's bill is particularly strong with sets from Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Elkie Brooks, Peatbog Faeries, HEISK, Gangstagrass, Mary Black, Eric Bibb, The Magpies, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Mary Gauthier and loads more....

To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is drop an email to our glorious editor at [email protected] with 'Shrewsbury Competition' in the subject box and the answer to this simple question: What county is Shrewsbury in?

Competition closes 10 May.

If you don't fancy your chances, well you can still buy tickets from https://www.gigantic.com/shrewsbury-folk-festival-tickets/shrewsbury-west-midlands-showground/2024-08-23-07-00

27/03/2024

Cambridge Folk Festival returns to the East Anglian university city from 25th to 28th July. This year's event features the usual stunning bill from the world of folk and beyond, including Robert Plant presents Saving Grace, featuring Suzi Dian, Capercaillie, Fantastic Negrito, Larkin Poe, Nitin Sawhney, Oysterband, Peggy Seeger, Ralph McTell, Talisk, Transatlantic Sessions, Turin Brakes (Official) and loads more...

Sounds good? Well we've got one pair of tickets (plus camping) to give away! To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is email our editor at [email protected] with CFF in the subject box, answering this simple question: On what site does the Cambridge Folk Festival take place annually? ...and you'll be entered into a prize draw!

Alternatively, if you don't fancy your chances, you can buy tickets at https://www.cambridgelive.org.uk/folk-festival

07/03/2024

Well, Spring is sprung! Just about, anyway. So how about some new music to accompany you on your walks, or other outdoor pursuits?

On the cover of the latest mag is Ireland's Cara Dillon, certainly no stranger to longtime readers, while inside we hear from New Model Army, Stornoway, Nine Below Zero, Jamie Webster, Oisin Leech, Ferris & Sylvester, DION, Joby Fox, Phil Odgers, Bex Marshall Blues, Sarah Jane Morris, Malcolm MacWatt, Rod Picott, Susan Santos, Jack J Hutchinson, Rita Braga and loads more.

Meanwhile, on our regular FREE UnHerd CD, we have new music from Nick Cody Music Projects, Big Wolf Band, Rolling Folk, The Curse of K.K. Hammond, Vanessa Peters, Sarah Gillespie, INGER MARIE, Rowsie, Dan Pettitt and more....

In the post to subscribers now, in all good newsagents in a few days....

23/02/2024

Something for the weekend?

Yorkshire troubadour Serious Sam Barrett has unveiled a video for the title track of his new live album, recorded at BACCApipes Folk Club in Keighley.

He's also kicking off a string of UK dates in Marple this Saturday and the legendary Betsey Trotwood pub in London on Sunday. Full dates are...

Sat 24 Feb – Roman Lakes Leisure Park, Marple (6pm)
Sun 25 Feb – The Betsey Trotwood, London (5pm)
Mon 26 Feb – The New Inn, Canterbury (8pm)
Wed 28 Feb – Rooster’s Brewing Co Taproom, Harrogate (7.30pm)
Thur 29 Feb – Platform Bar, Bradford (8pm)
Sat 2 Mar – Jumbo Records, Leeds ALBUM LAUNCH (2pm)
Sat 2 Mar – The Bradley Arms, Featherstone (8pm)
Sun 3 Mar – Gather Beers, Ulverston (4pm)
Sat 9 Mar – Cooper’s, Guiseley (8pm)
Sun 17 Mar – Calder Vale Hotel, Wakefield (3pm)
Mon 18 Mar – St Mary’s Guildhall, Lincoln
Thurs 21 Mar – Crumpsall Folk Club, Manchester
Fri 22 Mar – Caroline Social Club, Saltaire
Sun 24 Mar – Commercial Inn, Glossop (7pm)

A song inspired by a conversation I had with a lady called Molly who is one of the regulars at Bacca Pipes Folk Club in Keighley where this recording was mad...

05/02/2024

Just a note to say that our Editor Sean McGhee will be interviewed at the 38th Association Of Festival Organisers Conference on Saturday 10th Feb at The Museum Of Making, Silk Mill, Derby.

There's still time to book...

https://www.facebook.com/AssociationFestivalOrganisers

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05/01/2024

Happy New Year, one and all. Whether you celebrate Christmas or anything else or nothing at all, we hope that you've had a restful, troublefree and essentially contented few weeks, and if you're looking ahead to a year filled with great new - or old - music, well, we've got your back!

On the cover of the new issue, we've got the great Billy Bragg, while inside we hear from the The Gipsy Kings, Stray- Del Bromham, Dave Peabody, John Francis Flynn, Feast of Fiddles, Leo Lyons Musician, Hannah Rose Platt, Philip Sayce, KillerStar, Johnny Campbell, Honey & The Bear, Conchúr White, Nicky Rubin, Paper Sparrows, SARAH BROWN, Edward Abbiati - ex-Lowlands and more....

Plus there's our usual UnHerd CD with new music from Braintree's finest, Beans on Toast plus Nick Cody Music Projects, Ferocious Dog, John Devlin, Alan Clayson, Matthew Robb, HeKz, Christina Martin, My Glass World, Nina Åkerblom Nielsen, Lola Rose, Phil Lewthwaite, Mickciternwalsh, Toni Bunnell and others...

On its way to subscribers now, it'll be in all good newsagents in the next few days....

30/11/2023

Shane MacGowan 25th December 1957-30th November 2023. RIP. No words. Just listen.

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