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*  Debut live Unplugged / Acoustic Sessions for BBC Radio Kent Jon Holmes Show on October 3rd 2018 went great - we played 5 x original songs from the upcoming new album "RECORDING THE RAIN" + our version of Tom Petty's beautiful "Wildflowers" as a tribute.  Our good friend award winning pedal steel guitarist Dave Kirk added Nashville twang.  Very cool to be played alongside Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Iggy Pop, U2 & others on the show!  Go to VIDEOS to hear "LONG GONE'', "SPRINGTOWN" & "RATTLESNAKE HEART".  We'll post songs from the podcast soon...

*  "Hang On To Your Heart" & "Springtown" released via iTunes, Amazon Music etc. November 15th 2018!! Check out both songs & buy direct @ 16-bit, 44100khz CD quality via our STORE page.

*  Featured for the week of November 19th as "Spotlight Artists" playing previews from our upcoming Rock & Roll album "RATTLESNAKE HEARTS" on Peter PA Antony's excellent Q-BURN Radio show alongside artists including The Stones, The Beatles, Crosby, Stills & Nash + many of our other heroes! Amazing to hear "Hang On To Your Heart" blasting out of the car radio followed by Jumpin' Jack Flash & Come Together - syndicated across 50 stations around the world!  Other plays on legendary Radio Caroline Drive Time + United DJ's Radio + Radio Marabu since second week of November...

*  Rattlesnake Hearts' Instagram & Twitter feed launched November 28th 2018! Follow the band, check out updates, groovy pictures, memes, messages, music links, love & inspiration... 

*  Invited by BBC's Casey Heyburn to play more live Acoustic / Unplugged songs as part of The Kent Sessions - The Dominic King Show on Wednesday January 30th.  We'll be talking about our new releases & playing 2 x originals from "RECORDING THE RAIN" + a surprise cover song... 

*  Return invite from BBC Radio to perform as House Band for The Jon Holmes Show Saturday February 2nd! We'll be playing another 6 x songs live in the studio...

* Update - had a great time playing live / Unplugged for Casey Heyburn & Dom King on The Dominic King Show / BBC Kent Sessions. Big love to Casey & Dom for making it so easy  + excellent live sound in the studio. We played SPRINGTOWN, RATTLESNAKE HEART & The Beatles' Norwegian Wood + chatted about recording, influences, previous bands etc.  Hear the session on BBC iPlayer - cut & paste https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06zjhxh

* Update - big love to our friends at BBC Kent Radio's Jon Holmes Show + Phil Harrison Show.  We played  Acoustic / Unplugged sets on these Saturday primetime shows with songs from our upcoming release "RECORDING THE RAIN" plus a surprise version of one of our favourite Little Feat / Lowell George songs "LONG DISTANCE LOVE".  We also played for the first time an acoustic version of "HANG ON TO YOUR HEART" from upcoming "RATTLESNAKE HEARTS" album. Cool to be played alongside our friends The Cult + James Bay & Snow Patrol. Check out podcasts of both shows at bbc.co.uk 96.7FM / 104.2FM & Digital until end of February.

* Airplay across Europe via Q-Burn syndication March 23rd  - psyched to hear our current single release "Hang On To Your Heart" played alongside Black Keys, Foo Fighters, Band Of Skulls, The Band, Bruce Hornsby, The Stones, Bowie, Buckcherry & Magpie Salute. Mad love once again to Peter Antony @ Q-Burn & Marcel Fischer at fabulous Marabu Radio, Germany.

* This week's March 30th Q-Burn Radio syndication featured "Hang On To Your Heart" blasting across the airwaves. This time in the company of 10000 Maniacs, Cat Fiery & The Thunderbirds, Elvis Costello, Billy Gibbons, Vampire Weekend, Magpie Salute, Cage The Elephant & Joe Jackson.  Another fantastic Rock 'n' Roll show compiled by Peter Antony & aired all over Europe.

* April 1st - Honoured to become members of The Americana Music Association UK (AMA-UK). The association does an amazing job bringing new artists onto the UK scene & mirrors The AMA in Nashville, USA.


* Featured "SPOTLIGHT ARTISTS" for a 3rd time on Q-Burn Radio!!  Legendary UK DJ Peter Antony has been a fantastic supporter of our music from day one & regularly plays our acoustic & electric tracks on his RADIO CAROLINE, UNITED DJ'S & Q-BURN Shows.  He has amazing taste in music & as we've said before it's incredible to hear our songs played alongside The Beatles, The Stones, T Rex, ZZ Top, Thin Lizzy, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Black Crowes, Magpie Salute, Matchbox 20 & so many others.  Q BURN is syndicated through the following mind-blowing list of stations, FM & Digital -

Monday 
1000 Radio 242 Edinburgh 
http://streema.com/radios/242_Radio 
1900 GCR (Garden County Radio) http://www.gardencountyradio.com/ 
1900 Sheppey 92.2FM http://sheppeyfm.org.uk/ 
2200 Dean Radio 105.6FM http://www.deanradio.co.uk/ 
2200 Chippenham FM http://www.chippenhamfm.com/ 

Tuesday 
1200 Radio Marabu 
http://radio-marabu.de/wordpress/tag/marcel-fischer/ 
2000 RC3 Campus 3 
http://radiocampus3.canalblog.com/ 

Wednesday 
0800 Radio 242 Edinburgh 
http://streema.com/radios/242_Radio 
1400 EKR (European Klassic Rock) 
http://ekrdigital.com/european-klassik-rock/ 
1600 Replay Radio Rock http://replayradiorock.net/ 
1700 Chestnut Radio www.chestnutradio.com 
1700 Rock Radio RUK http://rock-radio.co.uk/ 
1900 Zenith Classic Rock 
http://www.zenithclassicrock.com/ 
2000 Replay Radio www.replayradio.org 
2200 Affinity Radio http://affinityradio.net/ 
2300 Radio Cabin 94.6FM https://www.radiocabin.co.uk/ 

Thursday 
0600 Replay Radio Rock http://replayradiorock.net/ 
1100 Rock Radio RUK http://rock-radio.co.uk/ 
1900 RTI FM http://www.rti.fm/schedule/ 
1900 Chestnut Radio www.chestnutradio.com 
2200 Replay Radio Rock http://replayradiorock.net/ 

Friday 
0400 RTI FM http://www.rti.fm/schedule/ 
0800 Replay Radio Rock http://replayradiorock.net/ 
1200 RFTK Radio 
http://www.rftkradio.co.uk/home/4536820722 
1100 Replay Radio www.replayradio.org 
1700 Easy Rock Paradise www.easyrockparadise.com 
1700 Surf 102.5 FM http://huahinsurffm.com/ 
1800 RCFM FM89.2 Germany http://rcfm.radio.net/ 
1900 Radio TELSTAR 
http://m.radiotelstar.co.uk/app/your-djs/6329930/11/ 
2000 Longside Radio https://www.longsideradio.co.uk/ 
2030 Torbay Sound http://www.torbaysound.net/ 
2100 RMN FM 
http://tunein.com/radio/RMN-FM-1050-s6602/ 
2100 Seabird Radio http://seabirdradio.co.uk/ 
2200 Radio 242 Edinburgh 
http://streema.com/radios/242_Radio 
2200 Garden County Radio (Ireland) 
www.gardencountyradio.com 
2300 105.3 Zack FM  http://www.zackfm.com/ 

Saturday 
0100 103 FM IOWA, USA 
0100 EKR (European Klassic Rock) 
http://ekrdigital.com/european-klassik-rock/ & 107.1 FM across Kent 
0400 Replay Radio www.replayradio.org 
0900 Rock Radio RUK http://rock-radio.co.uk/ 
0900 Firebrand Radio http://www.firebrandradio.co.uk/ 
1000 WRFN 1025 Radio http://www.wrfn1025.org/ 
1100 Radio Marabu 
http://radio-marabu.de/wordpress/tag/marcel-fischer/ 
1200 RFTK Radio 
http://www.rftkradio.co.uk/home/4536820722 
1500 RC3 Campus 3 
http://radiocampus3.canalblog.com/ 
1700 Chippenham FM http://www.chippenhamfm.com/ 
2000 Longside Radio www.longsideradio.co.uk 
2100 Seabird Radio http://seabirdradio.co.uk/ 
0000 Radio 242 Edinburgh 
http://streema.com/radios/242_Radio 

Sunday 
0100 J-Man Radio Arizona http://jmanradioaz.com/ 
0400 Replay Radio www.replayradio.org 
0600 Radio 242 Edinburgh 
http://streema.com/radios/242_Radio 
1100 WRFN 1025 Radio http://www.wrfn1025.org/ 
1200 Sword Radio www.swordradiouk.com 
1500 Blackwood FM www.blackwoodfm.com 
1700 Surf 102.5 FM http://huahinsurffm.com/ 
2000 Zenith Classic Rock 
http://www.zenithclassicrock.com/ 
2200 Sheppey 92.2FM http://sheppeyfm.org.uk/ 
2300 Radio Cabin 94.6 FM https://www.radiocabin.co.uk/

 

*  April 15th - New VIMEO uploads! Waaaay better audio & video quality than  YouTube!!  Check out SPRINGTOWN in glorious Vimeo quality at :- 

*  New BBC Radio Kent Upload!  Check out our tribute to Tom Petty- "Wildflowers" from BBC Radio Kent's Phil Harrison Show featuring pedal steel guitar legend Dave Kirk. More BBC Radio uploads coming soon...

https://vimeo.com/330795366

 

* April 6th Q-Burn Radio featured Rattlesnake Hearts alongside more of our all-time heroes including Tom Petty, Walker Bros., Allman Bros., Black Keys, The Pretenders & others.

* April 13th Q-Burn Radio Played "Hang On To Your Heart" once again on this amazing syndicated show, featuring Rattlesnake Hearts along with Feeder, Psychedelic Furs, The Stones, The Thorns, Paul Weller, Vampire Weekend & many others...

* April 20th - more great support from Q-Burn Radio & Marabu Radio, Germany!  Amazing to think that our music sounds great in the company of so many of our heroes! This week's syndicated show included Rattlesnake Hearts, The Stones, Tom Petty, Dire Straits, Springsteen, Magpie Salute amongst others...amazing!

* May 4th - Marcel Fischer @ Radio Marabu in Germany once again syndicating Peter Antony's killer Q-Burn Radio show.  Rattlesnake Hearts "Hang On To Your Heart" on "Power Play" alongside Marcus King Band, Foo Fighters, Beatles, Aerosmith, The Band + our friends The Quireboys & Cats In Space!

*  May 11th - Radio Marabou once again carrying this week's excellent Q-Burn show compiled by legendary ex Radio Luxembourg DJ Peter P.A. Antony. We're indebted to P.A. once again for supporting Rattlesnake Hearts & giving us airtime on his killer weekly United DJ's - The Station of The Stars + Radio Caroline shows. This week's playlist features Rattlesnake Hearts + more of our heroes - JJ Cale, Jeff Buckley, Springsteen, Waterboys, Richard Ashcroft & others...

*  May 18th - Another rockin' show from our friends at Q-Burn & Marabu Radio featuring - Rattlesnake Hearts, Bryan Adams, Buffalo Springfield, Chris Robinson, Magpie Salute, Springsteen, The Aliens, Kiefer Sutherland, Marcus King & others...

*  June 15th - Another great playlist from Q-Burn Radio blasting across Europe, including Rattlesnake Hearts, Velvet Underground, The Gathering, Wiley Bo Walker, The Hanging Stars, Springsteen, Dog Star & others....

*  June 22nd - the Q-Burn airplay continues! This week featuring Rattlesnake Hearts' "Springtown" Acoustic / Unplugged version available to buy direct @ 16-bit, 44100khz CD quality via our STORE page. Honoured to be played in the company of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Rod Stewart, The Raconteurs, The Beatles, The Stones & many others...

* July 6th - yet more fantastic promo & airplay from P.A. & the amazing Q-Burn Radio station which does so much to support new music & new bands - going out to over 50 countries worldwide.  This week Rattlesnake Hearts' rockin' new track "Whatcha' Doin' With My Heart" was previewed with great reviews.  The song will be released via Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Amazon Music etc. soon... Sounded great amongst other Rock 'n' Roll songs from Sheryl Crow & Joe Walsh, Tom Petty, The Who, The Stones, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, The Cult & others...

*  July 20th - Repeat preview play of Rattlesnake Hearts' upcoming new single  "Whatcha' Doin' With My Heart" alongside new releases from Peter Green's SoulBird, Status Quo, Pearl Handled Revolver, Ulysess & tracks from Steve Miller Band, Liam Gallagher, Blood Orange, Blossoms & others...

*  September 26th - Preview track from debut album ''RATTLESNAKE HEARTS'' - ''BETWEEN US'' airing tonight & throughout the coming week on the following radio stations! Big thanks to our new friends Adrian Purser & Alan Hare!  

*  Tune in to - 

Real Vision Radio Show with Alan Hare Friday night from 8pm www.rock-radio.co.uk  Tracks from - Eddie Money + Chantel Mcgregor + Sheryl Crow and Chris Stapleton +  Status Quo + KXM + Aerosmith +Rattlesnake Hearts + Tom Petty + Hollis Brown + Deep Purple + Heart + Neal Morse + Bob Seger + Michael Schenker + Feast + Work of Art + Sham Morris + David Bowie + The Cadillac Three + The Cars + Blind Guardian + Twilight Orchestra + Piston + Cruzh
Saturday 2pm www.goodmusicradio.com
butterfly valley radio 3.pmhttp://www.butterflyvalleyradio.com/
Sunday 3pm www.replayradiorock.net
Sunday 10pm www.brfm.net
Monday 11am www.rock-radio.co.uk
Monday10pm www.242radio.com
Tuesday midnight www.242radio.com
Wednesday 11am www.replayradiorock.net
Thursday 2pm www.242radio.com
Thursday 10pm www.veterans-families-radio.weebly.com
Friday 3am www.replayradiorock.net www.rock-radio.co.uk

*  October 22nd - Big love to Suzy Wilde - fabulous Radio Caroline DJ broadcasting from The Pyrenees! We love to think of Rattlesnake Hearts songs blasting out across snow-covered mountains between Spain & France! Suzi has been playing previews from our "Rattlesnake Hearts" album inluding "Between Us", Hang On To Your Heart", "Feel So Bad" & "Springtown" regularly for the past few weeks alongside more plays from our good buddy Peter Antony, broadcasting for Radio Caroline from UK.

*  November 20th - Debut Showcase gig at the legendary Grey Lady Music Lounge in groovy Tunbridge Wells!!  Thanks so much to Paul Dunton ( check out Paul Dunton Orchestra on Facebook, YouTube & at http://www.paulduntonandguests.com ) for organising a great night & thanks to Peter Antony, friends, new fans, everyone who turned out & for all the great vibes & support after the gig. Hope to see you again soon.

*  February 5th 2020 - Big thanks to friends & fans who came to our return gig at The Grey Lady Music Lounge in groovy Tunbridge Wells.  We played our first gig tonight with fabulous harmony vocalist / pianist Abi Orfila which sounded great & was real fun after an intense few weeks rehearsals! Hope to see you all for another intimate, candlelit acoustic gig there soon.

*  Febuary 9th - Big Love to legendary BBC Radio Cambridgeshire DJ Sue Marchant for inviting us to play songs from "Recording The Rain" live on her excellent show. We braved Storm Ciara & drove three & a half hours to the studio in wild wind & rain to get there & had a great time talking about our influences, background & plans for the future. We played "Another Way" & "Springtown" live again with Abi Orfila on beautiful harmony vocals & piano + Sue played 3 more songs from "Recording The Rain" & a rockin' "Nothing Like It" from "Rattlesnake Hearts". Hear the podcast here until February 29th 2020 -https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p080k2qy