UK BLUES AWARDS CANCELLED
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The UKBlues Federation have been advised that the venue they’d hired for the 2020 UKBlues Awards has now closed for the foreseeable future due to the ongoing pandemic. They have announced the following information regarding Tickets – ‘For those of you who have already purchased your tickets, TicketWeb have, we understand contacted you by e-mail […]
JARED JAMES NICHOLS Threw Me To The Wolves
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Wisconsin-bred guitarist Jared James Nichols released his new single “Threw Me To The Wolves” on Wednesday, March 11th. The single is available to download and stream from https://orcd.co/tmttw Says Jared: “’Threw Me To The Wolves’ is a song we can all relate to. In life, we ultimately have to look certain situations in the eye, good […]
RUTH PATTERSON On Coping With The Coronavirus Crisis
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The impact of the Coronavirus on the ability of musicians worldwide to earn a living is considerable given the closure of all venues. Apart from a small proportion of established high earners, the majority of bands and solo artists rely on gigs and the sale of merchandise to fund their chosen profession. Fans who can […]
DAVE ARCARI’s Top 10 Blues
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Coming up in Issue 113 is an interview with the Scottish blues-rock giant Dave Arcari – in the meantime, he has given us his Top 10 favourite Blues tracks for you to check out. Dave will also be doing Facebook live streams over the coming days and weeks and has 2 new singles to announce […]