Album Review for LONNIE MACK – Roadhouses & Dancehalls Released on RetroWorld Even back in the days long ago when most of the blues press focussed almost exclusively on African-American
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PAUL FILIPOWICZ Unfiltered
Album Review for PAUL FILIPOWICZ – Unfiltered Released on – Big Jake Records This is Paul’s tenth recording since he started playing the Blues in the late 1960’s, at which
WILY BO WALKER Almost Transparent Blues
Album Review for WILY BO WALKER – Almost Transparent Blues Released on Mescal Canyon Records Wily (pronounced Whiley) Bo Walker was born in Scotland but has contrived to play and sing
EDDIE BOYD The Singles Collection 1947-62
Album Review for EDDIE BOYD – The Singles Collection 1947-62 Released on Discovery Records If you are not familiar with Eddie Boyd, then this is the perfect way to start
GREG COULSON What’s New
Album Review for GREG COULSON – What’s New? Released Independently Greg Coulson is a very talented multi-instrumentalist, who has performed at the Great British Rock and Blues Festival, the Top
ROY BUCHANAN My Babe
Album Review for ROY BUCHANAN – My Babe Released on Angel Air Records One of the great moments in guitar playing history occurs when Telecaster man Roy Buchanan seems to
DAMON FOWLER The Whiskey Bayou Session
Album Review for DAMON FOWLER – The Whiskey Bayou Session Released on Whiskey Bayou Records With a thumping rhythm section, funk blues guitar riffing, and inventive song craft The Whiskey Bayou
SARI SCHORR Never Say Never
Album Review for SARI SCHORR – Never Say Never Released on Manhaton Records One of the first things that strike the listener when playing this new album is the quality
BIG HARP GEORGE Uptown Cool
Album Review for BIG HARP GEORGE – Uptown Cool Released on Blues Mountain Records This is my first experience of Big Harp George even though this is his third album
RAINBREAKERS Face To Face
Album Review for RAINBREAKERS – Face To Face Released Independently The first impression I had listening to this Shrewsbury based quartet is that their sound crosses many borders. Their performance
NICK STEED 5 Feeling For The Blues
Album Review for NICK STEED 5 – Feeling For The Blues Released Independently What we have here is a thoroughly professional outing, featuring strong musicianship from all concerned – but
CHARLES LLOYD & THE MARVELS + LUCINDA WILLIAMS Vanished Gardens
Album Review for CHARLES LLOYD & THE MARVELS + LUCINDA WILLIAMS – Vanished Gardens Release on Blue Note There are times like this when it soon becomes clear that whilst
VICTORIA GINTY Unfinished Business
Album Review for VICTORIA GINTY – Unfinished Business Released on Blue Door Records Formed in the Spring of 2015, Victoria Ginty and her band Ladyhawke have been getting a lot
MICHAEL KAESHAMMER Something New
Album Review German-born pianist Michael Kaeshammer – a fixture on the jazz scene in his adopted home of Canada for over two decades – has come up with an 11-song
MEMPHIS SLIM Live In Paris 27th May 1961
MEMPHIS SLIM LIVE IN PARIS MAY 27TH 1961 Released by Body and Soul Considering this live recording is slightly older than me, it’s amazing just how fresh it sounds. From
THE HARDCHANGERS Scarecrow
THE HARDCHARGERS Scarecrow Released by Marketsquare Music In my naivety, I did not expect to be reviewing a blues album where the principals came from Northern Ireland. More fool me
GIULIA MILLANTA Conversation With A Ghost
GIULIA MILLANTA CONVERSATION WITH A GHOST Ugly Cat Music This is the sixth album release by Giulia. A very thought-provoking album that is so dependent on the message conveyed through
LITTLE BOYS BLUE W/ KID MEMPHIS Hard Blue Space
LITTLE BOYS BLUE WITH KID MEMPHIS HARD BLUE SPACE Vizztone For an R’n’B band led by a harp player, Little Boys Blue have a remarkably mellow sound – don’t expect
JETBONE Come Out And Play
JETBONE COME OUT AND PLAY BMG Jetbone, are a hard-working band of young men from Sundsvall in the north of Sweden, they formed in 2012 when Alin Riabouchkin Vocals/Guitar and Gustav
TRUE STRAYS Where Wild Things Hide And Hunt
TRUE STRAYS WHERE THE WILD THINGS HIDE AND HUNT Independent In an era of overproduced music, where slick production and session musicians prevail, it is a true joy to hear
JOHN CLIFTON Nightlife
JOHN CLIFTON NIGHTLIFE Rip Cat Records The John Clifton Blues Band are one of those utterly efficient hard-working outfits known throughout the US and Europe. Clocking up 150 gigs per
JORDAN OFFICER Three Rivers
JORDAN OFFICER THREE RIVERS Spectra Musique Singer, guitarist and songwriter Jordan Officer is from Montreal in Canada and began playing violin and drums as a youngster. This is relevant to
KID RAMOS Old School
KID RAMOS OLD SCHOOL Ripcat Records This album kicks off with a tribute to the legendary B.B. King and the Kid himself demonstrates his own guitar playing and if he’s
GEOFF CARNE AND THE HATZ 4 Play
GEOFF CARNE AND THE HATZ 4 PLAY Advision UK Geoff Carne has been around for a while – he had a solo album out in 2014 – and Mick Hatz
ANDY WATTS Blues On Fire
ANDY WATTS BLUES ON FIRE Independent Release I’m familiar with Andy Watts as an outstanding guitarist with his regular band Blues Rebels, so I was very pleased to receive a
BOBBY G PhD In The Blues
BOBBY G PhD IN THE BLUES Third Street Cigar Records Any band that can call its guitarist Larry “Entertainment” Gold is setting its bar pretty high. Not a problem for
MEMPHIS MINNIE Killer Driller Blues
MEMPHIS MINNIE KILLER DILLER BLUES [Her Best 24 Songs] Led Zeppelin famously loved Memphis Minnie’s When The Levee Breaks so much that they thought they had written it themselves. Astoundingly
RICHARD KOECHLI Parcours
Richard Koechli is an independent roots artist (guitarist, singer-songwriter and author) from Switzerland. He has played with well known artists such as Larry Garner (I‘ll never forget your slide-guitar!), Greg
ROCKWELL AVENUE BLUES BAND Back To Chicago
ROCKWELL AVENUE BLUES BAND BACK TO CHICAGO When five of America’s best and most prolific blues journeymen are brought back to Chicago for a reunion, including Steve Freund and Tad
VICTOR WAINWRIGHT – Victor Wainwright & The Train
Wainwright is a US bluesman, a recognised and admired producer and performer with a string of US blues awards to his name, and a presence that comes across as big,