RICHARD TWEEDDALE’s Top 10 Blues

RICHARD TWEEDDALE’s Top 10 Blues

I’m Richard Tweeddale and I’ve been on the committee and a director of the Edinburgh Blues Club for 4 years and became its Chairman in March 2019. Originally a member of the club, I answered a ‘call to arms’ when the original directors became...
The Swedish Blues Scene and Covid-19

The Swedish Blues Scene and Covid-19

Swedish Blues Scene In The Midst Of The COVID-19 Outbreak By Brian Kramer. Photos by Lotta Lindström Saturday, March 21st 2020, I head out for my weekly Blues Jam in Stockholm, just celebrating our 23rd year. The train station is completely empty, and I am the only...
CHASIN THE TRAIN Dead Man’s Handle

CHASIN THE TRAIN Dead Man’s Handle

Album Review for Chasin’ The Train – Dead Man’s Handle – Released Independently. The Scottish blues scene is still flourishing with top-notch bands. Here is an example of one of them, the band Chasin’ The Train, who all hail from the Dumfries delta...
IAIN PATIENCE’s Top 10 Blues

IAIN PATIENCE’s Top 10 Blues

Choosing ten tracks from a blues world that is so huge, sprawling and covers so many styles and musical tastes is a virtual impossibility. From Chicago to Delta, acoustic to electric, slide to steel…where to begin, where to end? I started my own journey coming from...
KAT PEARSON’s Top 10 Blues

KAT PEARSON’s Top 10 Blues

Hello, I’m Kat, Woman of the Blues and proud to be a part of the fabric and history of this beautiful city (London, UK). Singing the Blues, sometimes it feels like I’m connecting directly with my ancestors, this gives me a lifeline and reason for being. I’m from Los...