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THE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER ISSUE IS HERE!

In this issue of the new-look Blues Matters magazine…

In this issue we have Joanne Shaw Taylor on the cover and proving she’s Nobody’s Fool!’. We have a mass of interviews where we talk to Erja Lyytinen, Troy Redfern, Rory Block, Albert Lee, Jimmy Hall, Malaya Blue, Lil Ed, Steve Hill, Snowy White, David Sinclair and the Chris Bevington Organisation…

We’ve also got galleries from the best blues festivals across the globe, the scoop on Rory Gallagher’s new release and Dani Wilde takes a look at Prison Blues.

Don’t miss our new Record Round-Up, live gig listings plus our huge reviews section too.

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Norman Beaker Trio, De Korenbloem, Zingem (BE), 23 April 2022

IMAGES: PETER HEYNEMAN WORDS: Eddy Bonte‘When punk came along, I was too old. Now that I’m old …’, was Norman Beaker’s typically ambiguous way to announce he was about to let loose a pure punk version of his song ‘Take Me to Your Pleasure Dome’. We are now nearing the...
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Malaya Blue – Blue Credentials (new album)

MALAYA BLUEBLUE CREDENTIALSBlue Heart RecordsGuided by the legendary Dennis Walker and with bassist Richard Cousins on board beefing up the Robert Cray connections, Norfolk’s Malaya Blue has recorded her most significant album to date. The sassily sung “Another grey...
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Joe Bonamassa announces Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea III featuring Blackberry Smoke, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Jimmy Vivino, and Kirk Fletcher

3x GRAMMY® Award-nominated guitar superstar Joe Bonamassa and Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than a decade, are proud to announce Keeping the Blues Alive At Sea Mediterranean III, the third European voyage of Bonamassa’s world-famous...
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd “Trouble Is…25” Out: 2nd December

Kenny Wayne Shepherd announces ‘Trouble Is…25,’ Out December 2nd via Provogue Records/Mascot Label Group. The complete re-record of Kenny’s most successful album will be accompanied by a documentary about the making of the original ‘Trouble Is…’ and a live DVD filmed...
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BONHAM-BULLICK GIG REVIEW

I have never been to a gig at Huntingdon Hall before, so you could say that I’m a Worcester virgin. This will not be the last time at this magnificent venue either. Huntingdon Hall is a Grade II listed building that was built in 1804. It was the Countess Of...
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Canadian blues rock guitarist Steve Hill announces “Everything You Got” single from new album “Dear Illusion”

Steve Hill, the acclaimed singer-songwriter celebrates his 25th year as a recording artist with this release. Three years in the making, the album is, without a doubt, a step up for the artist, both in terms of maturity and execution, and his best production to...
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