Shane MacGowan front cover of new Rock N Reel mag

**Sat Dec 09, 2006 7:19 pm**

Just dug out an old copy issue 30 .spring 98.It also has Shane on the cover , with bit on Steve Earle , Chumbawaba,Halfman Halfbiscuit, Rev Hammmer,& Liam Clancy. Looks like good music lasts.

**Sat Dec 09, 2006 7:27 pm**

At the same time came accross "Well Red " no 5 that came out about the same time. It has a Pogues article in this Ireland edition

As well as a Dept. of The Environment leaflet on"" The Community Charge ( The So Called "Poll Tax ") How It Will Work For You.""

Not sure which made me smile more .

**Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:49 pm**

Bought it today in WH Smiths, Sutton.

Of particular interest:

Shane is writing "all the time" with "plenty of ideas for the new album". He'll "make it with various old accomplices".

**Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:00 am**

A review of re-newed Rock n Reel:

Rock n Reel
by Jacey Bedford
jacey at artisan hyphen harmony dot com
<blockquote>
I just had time to sit down and read my advertiser's copy of the new
bi-monthly Rock n Reel magazine and I must admit I'm impressed. The
whole thing seems to strike a nice balance between magazines at either
end of the folk spectrum. On it's first showing I'd say was a serious
contender for being a candidate for a music magazine that serves the
folk world well while covering the wide middle ground between very
traditional and very rootsy.

It certainly doesn't seek to be a copy of either of the two major folk
glossies, but I think it's going to find a big audience.

The first issue under new management - still edited by Sean McGhee with
the usual Cumbrian editorial address, but now published by Richard Ellin
of the Welsh outfit, 'Hand to Mouth Publishing Ltd.' - has articles
about Shane MacGowan, Flogging Molly, Nick Drake, Christy Moore, Arlo
Guthrie, Spiers and Boden, Jacqui McShee, Joe Brown, Dick Gaughan and
Donovan with a healthy hunk of reviews of albums from artists such as
(picked at random) Chris While & Julie Mathews, Sparks, Joe Bonamassa,
Groundhogs, Steve Earle, Rainbow Chasers, Jon Boden, The new Radio
Ballads, Seth Lakeman, Liam Clancy, The Boat Band as well as Deacon
Blue, Sean Lennon, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel... Show of Hands, in
other words an eclectic mix grouped in categories of Roots, Rock, Folk,
Blues, Singer Songwriter, Country, World, DVDs Books and Live. Dipping
into the reviews at random they seemed intelligently analytical without
the cringeworthy snarkiness of some of the fRoots reviews.

I was surprised to find myself reading some of the articles with
interest that hadn't at first seemed very appealing to me. The articles
about Shane MacGowan and Joe Brown, for instance, both presenting a
fascinating insight into two completely different worlds. And I
thoroughly - and perhaps predictably - enjoyed the Dick Gaughan and
Spiers and Boden articles.

It was also nice to see that the advertisers reflected the content of
the magazine - not specifically act for act, but type for type. There
have been times when the advertising content in fRoots looks like it's
been hijacked from a different magazine, but Rock n Reel seems to have
found its centre. I hope it keeps it.

I always liked the old Rock n Reel magazine, right from the very first
A5 hand-collated and stapled issue which I managed to get because we
were playing a folk club in Cumbria the week it was released, but it's
publishing schedule was - latterly - a little hair-raising until it
disappeared up its own fundamentals. This new revamped issue, with a new
publishing team, is out bang on time. I'm going to subscribe.

Oh, yes, I forgot to mention the covermount CD, which I haven't had time
to listen to yet... There's a covermount CD with every issue and
there's a four compilation CD offer for new subscribers.

Volume 2, No 1 January 2007, out now
http://www.rock-n-reel.co.uk </blockquote>

**Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:16 am**

I've sort of given up for now. It hasn't appeared in any of the shops here. Tried to order it on the website, but it's one of the most infuriating sites I've ever tried to order from. So I'll have to read it vicariously, methinks.

**Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:08 pm**

firehazard wrote:I've sort of given up for now. It hasn't appeared in any of the shops here. Tried to order it on the website, but it's one of the most infuriating sites I've ever tried to order from. So I'll have to read it vicariously, methinks.

Hello Firehazard
On behalf of myself and the mag I can only apologise for the problems! The mag should be available everywhere but obviously were not corporate mega-giants like Emap or IPC so as independent publishers we don't have the same mega bucks to put into promotion and budgets and distribution.
That said we're still human enough to appreciate your efforts which I'm happy to reward with a free copy of the first issue for ALL your troubles!
Please forward your address to sean.mcg1@btinternet.com
and I'll put a copy in the post to you today.
Cheers
Sean

**Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:27 pm**

Hi Sean
That's really kind of you. I've just sent an email.
Cheers

**Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:05 pm**

Thanks as ever for all the great comments. Have been invited onto the Bob Harris show next week for a 20 minute interview about the Rock'n'Reel re-launch. Really great to be asked but the return journey will take ten hours overnight!
Anybody else picked up a copy of the re-launch issue? Am hugely intertested in peoples opinions of the re-launch issue.
Cheers
Sean

**Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:02 pm**

does anyone know of any stores that have it? I have looked in Smiths and Borders but havent been able to find it anywhere. I will try and order it off the site then!

**Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:12 pm**

paddyboy wrote:does anyone know of any stores that have it? I have looked in Smiths and Borders but havent been able to find it anywhere. I will try and order it off the site then!

Whereabouts are you? I picked up a copy in a fairly big branch of WH Smiths (Croydon), although I was out of luck when I looked in smaller branches.

**Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:37 pm**

Well Im at uni in Reading at the moment, but goign back home to the North West tomorrow, I have looked at the Smiths in Reading, and the newagents I could find. I asked my brother to check out the Borders by him when he had a chance and he said he couldn't see it, but I think I'll go check when Im back up there and see if he is just blind.

**Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:52 pm**

Smoz wrote:
paddyboy wrote:does anyone know of any stores that have it? I have looked in Smiths and Borders but havent been able to find it anywhere. I will try and order it off the site then!

Whereabouts are you? I picked up a copy in a fairly big branch of WH Smiths (Croydon), although I was out of luck when I looked in smaller branches.

I found a copy in WH Smith in Cheltenham. I think Sean said the bigger Smiths are stocking it.

**Tue Dec 19, 2006 8:35 pm**

i am ordering a copy now.

**Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:16 pm**

They didnt have it in Smiths in Wigan or Manchester when i tried.

**Wed Dec 20, 2006 8:42 am**

Shaz wrote:I think Sean said the bigger Smiths are stocking it.

Yeah, Sean said it should be in the top 250 Smiths. Also should be in Borders, HMV and Virgin...

If you can track it down, it really is well worth reading.

Shane MacGowan front cover of new Rock N Reel mag

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