Ryan's Gig Guide - March 2020

Singer songwriter Freddi Smart has released a very touching song titled ‘It’s Your Time Now’ with music producer Niven Smith. The tune raises money for Kemp Hospice and is a lasting tribute to her late mother who was a regular patient with them. Freddi states “I wrote ‘It’s Your Time Now’ originally as a poem on the way to hospital, when it struck me that it could be my mum’s last night with us. At such an anxious and very distressing time, I actually found writing the poem brought me some comfort”. The song lyrics are based on the poem which is about Freddi’s younger brother Jamie, who was born with hydrocephalus and died when he was just two years old. She added “As I travelled to hospital to see mum that night, it occurred to me that while we as a family were losing mum, Jamie would be getting his mum back at last, so the essence of the song is about asking Jamie to look after mum until a time when we all meet again”.We respect her bravery for putting such a personal song out there which can also help others;‘It’sYour Time Now’ is available to download on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon and Tidal; with your help this tune can raise money and awareness for the charity. SINGLE OF THE MONTH FREDDI SMART / NIVEN SMITH It’s Your Time Now mouse-pointer www.facebook.com/FreddiSmart Highly recommended for fans of Hanoi Rocks, Guns n Roses and The Smashing Pumpkins. Stafford four piece rock outfit Naked Sunday release a brand new single titled ‘Timeless’ and show evidence that not only are they becoming one of the regions finest in regards to writing solid rock ballad anthems dipped in the paint of classic rock but they’re also well on course for being a very big name in the music industry. Since Naked Sunday first started sending RGG their material we heard something wonderful with potential, fast forward to present day and now we hear them as the powerful rock stars we knew they’d become. Solid stadium rock drumming, well crafted memorable guitar riffs and basslines, plus an original singer who commands.This is sheer music professionalism with cheeky glam rock lyrics graffitied on to a well structured slab of rock and roll, padded out with a Lynyrd Skynyrd-like air guitar inducing solo and a 70s gang vocal outro; this song is pure gold.Available now from all major streaming platforms. ROCK SONG OF THE MONTH NAKED SUNDAY Timeless mouse-pointer www.facebook.com/nak3dsunday www.ryansgigguide.com rgg Mar 2020 9