Harmony Ridge Music: Specializing in Female Singer Songwriters in Avant-Garde, Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic, Country, Folk, Rock, Spirituality, and World Music, Order Online Today.
Woman of 80s Music: A collection of information and links to influential women of 80s Music. Historically, the realm of rock & roll was a male dominated field. There were always exceptions, but with the 80's came a surge of women who wanted to rock more than ever before. The reason so many women suddenly joined the ranks can be summed up quite simply; the feminist movement of the 70's gave women an empowerment that they had never had before. Think Helen Reddy, "I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar." Women suddenly realized that they had a voice and that they were going to be reckoned with. Although many never cited feminism as their cause, in fact some denied it, they all proved by their example. Secondly, the Punk movement of the mid - late 70's opened more opportunities for women ...
The LiveClub was formed in 1997, organising the once popular live nights in a variety of venues every two weeks in and around the Surrey and Hampshire area. Hundreds of musicians have graced the Liveclub stage, some going on to join bigger signed bands or entered the professional musicians arena. The idea behind the nights were simple - to enjoy music, whatever, where ever - to entertain and be entertained.
Now the Liveclub has grown in popularity becoming THE BIGGEST web site dedicated to unsigned bands in the UK - to a point where this web site receives on average 12,000 new visitors a month from all over the world as well as hundreds of thousands of hits a month from regular users of our forums and large sources of information - plugging themselves directly into the live scenes all around the UK from Cornwall to Scotland.
The Liveclub team also run a stage every year at the popular Guildford Festival. Not only showcasing some of the best local talent but also allowing unknowns and solo artists 15 minutes of fame on the big stage ...