Bette Smith and Kirk Fletcher combine on new version of The Rolling Stones’ Brown Sugar
Soul Diva Bette Smith Joins Blues Guitar Phenom Kirk Fletcher For A Tasty New Version Of The Rolling Stones’ Brown Sugar
STEVIE SMITH’s Top 10 Blues
London based Stevie Smith is a Rock/Blues vocalist and Harp tart of some fifty years standing. Twenty-odd years of that was spent as a frontman for Ruthless Blues, in the ’80s & ’90s, and before that with SALT in the mid-’70s and early ’80s. In between times, some...
Live Review: Cognac Blues Passions & Cahors Blues Festival 2022
After a few tough years of Covid-enforced nothing, the French blues festival scene moved slowly into gear with the country’s two most important events following snapping each others’ heels through July. Words: Iain Patience Pictures: Jan Venning Cognac Blues...
DION’S NEW ALBUM “GIRL FRIENDS” SHOWCASESPOWERFUL FEMALE COLLABORATIONS
The past few years have been some of the most productive over the course of Dion’s storied career that spans multiple eras in music, culture and consciousness. Today’s release “Soul Force” featuring powerhouse Susan Tedeschi, underscores his renewed and ongoing...
CARLISLE ROCK AND BLUES FESTIVAL 2023 review
It’s always such a joy to go to this Festival it just gets better with age. This year was no exception. The organisation is slick, with a stage crew that defies belief how quickly the work in tandem. Words & Pictures: Colin Campbell This a feature of all...Adverts
