Blues Matters Remembers the Great Lead Belly Huddie William Ledbetter (January 20, 1889 – December 6, 1949), better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer, musician and songwriter notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the...

A decade ago, a small group of friends in Brighton UK decided to share their love and enthusiasm for the harmonica by putting together a day of workshops, a blues jam and a live show. The event quickly sold out. Wind the clock forward ten years and Harpin’ By The Sea...

Watch Joe in a special livestream performance on 1/20/2021 at 6PM EST only on Bandsintown PLUS.   Joe is playing live from The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville and streaming to your homes in this exclusive performance and interview.   Sign up now for a FREE 7-day...

This is not really a review, but an urging to you all to go to your nearest Sainsburys and search the shelves for this album while its still there!. Why? Because it is a 3 CD set of 60 songs, that I am sure most of you will have several already, but for £4.00, yes...

Following up on his highly regarded first album, here we have a quick taster of things to come with a three track EP featuring Fran Wood on vocals on track 3, which with track 1 is the second original on the EP, the second track being Marks take on Bob Dylan’s George...

Perhaps my favourite blues track of all time is Have You Ever Loved A Woman, first recorded by Freddie King in 1960 and subsequently taken to the next level by Slowhand. It’s usually credited to songwriter Billy Myles. So, I was taken aback to hear Charles Brown’s...

Blues Matters Remembers Inspirational Blues Great Earl Hooker Earl Zebedee Hooker (January 15, 1930 – April 21, 1970) was a Chicago blues guitarist known for his slide guitar playing. Considered a "musician's musician", he performed with blues artists such as Sonny...

Joanna Connor announces new studio album "4801 South India Avenue"Chicago-based slide guitar virtuoso and singer-songwriter, Joanna Connor, who is best known as one of the reigning Queens of blues rock guitar, releases her 14th album ‘4801 South Indiana Avenue’ on Joe...

LISTEN TO THE TEASER 'Walking Free' is firmly rooted in a traditional gospel blues style with the provocative interplay between Gavin's big soulful vocals and the contrasting delicacy of Donald's slide guitar being the signature feature of the track. The track aims to...

Emma Wilson, like many other emerging artists, was just getting into her stride, making a name for herself and starting to get regular gigs when Covid struck. Emma freely admits how much she misses gigs , but has been hard at work honing her skills and writing...