ROY METTE BAND Vibralism
ROY METTE BAND Vibralism. Indepedent. Roy Mette has had an interesting and varied musical career to date, amongst other items he has released an acoustic album of Jimi Hendrix material and had at least one album released on the inaugural Blues Matters label back in 2007, this his latest release showcases fourteen original tracks of varied […]
SARAH DUNN BAND You Or The Whiskey
SARAH DUNN BAND You Or The Whiskey. Audacity Records. Twenty-five year old Sarah was born in Monet, Barry County, Missouri; as far back as she can remember her home was filled with music, mostly provided by her grandfather playing dextrously on the fiddle also, music by Bob Wills, Ella Fitzgerald and Tracey Lawrence, filled her […]
SHIP OF FOOLS Sea Of Rocks
SHIP OF FOOLS Sea Of Rocks. Independent. Blues from the Delta is what we have come to expect, but not from the Rhone delta in France! 13 tracks all originals from what appears to be a 4 or 5 piece with additional guests as required. This is the first release from the band and if […]
STACY MITCHHART Live My Life
STACY MITCHHART Live My Life. Dr Sam Records. The talented songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist Stacy Mitchhart presents a series of twelve tracks, of largely original pieces, two instrumentals and choice covers on Live My Life. Leading on a range of guitars, lap steel, cigar box guitars, and hand percussion, this album sounds like Seasick Steve, […]
STEPHANIE MANNS Fool Like Me
STEPHANIE MANNS Fool Like Me. Independent. This Glaswegian singer/songwriter has been making waves with her brand of folk and blues-laced Americana, and I am pretty sure that this attention will only increase with the release of this excellent CD, the follow-up to 2014’s Come Closer. Her assured, sweet but powerful vocals deliver songs of love […]
STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES Terraplane
STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES Terraplane. New West Records. This is Steve’s sixteenth album and he has focused solely on the blues, this decision came about whilst he was touring around Europe alone and armed with the skeletal ideas for numbers in his head; they became fully developed whilst in Nashville’s famous House of The […]
STEVE HILL Solo Recordings Volume 1 / Solo Recordings Volume 1 1/2
STEVE HILL Solo Recordings Volume 1 / Solo Recordings Volume 1 1/2. No Label Records. Montreal bluesman Hill won Best Album Of The Year Award back in 2012 with this raw one man band effort containing 12 tracks of rough and ready, bold and mostly self-penned blues. Hill sings, plays guitar, bass drum, hi-hat, shakers […]
STEVE LURY & ANDRES ROOTS Live In Lerwick
STEVE LURY & ANDRES ROOTS Live In Lerwick. Tartan Blues. I have often been asked, mainly by classical and jazz buffs, why I like to listen to different artists take on Blues classics and I usually respond with something along the lines of “been to see Beethoven/Miles lately?” – it is all about how different […]
THE SIMON KENNEDY BAND Make Up Your Mind
THE SIMON KENNEDY BAND Make Up Your Mind. LOJO Records. Simon is one of those rare people in music nowadays who want not only to play the blues but, they also want to pass on the message of the Gospel without making the music sound ‘preachy’ no, he simply wants you to enjoy the music […]
THE WATERBOYS Modern Blues
THE WATERBOYS Modern Blues. Harlequin and Clown. I thoroughly enjoyed this strangely different album. The Green Man featured on the cover is a fair indicator of the contents, both sensual and fertile in concept. Led by Mike Scott, this is an outfit that has been around for many years, undergoing various personnel changes through the […]
