blues-rock band Ghost Hounds announce new album
Today, blues-rock band Ghost Hounds announce their new blues album, You Broke Me, out May 13th via Maple House Records. Written and produced by guitarist Thomas Tull and songwriter, producer Kevin Bowe (Etta James, Paul Westerberg and the Replacements), the 9-track album is raw yet polished, making listeners feel as though they were in the […]
Robin Trower Releases New Album ‘No More Worlds To Conquer’ Today
British Guitar Legend Robin Trower Releases New Album – No More Worlds To Conquer For more than six decades, Robin Trower’s career has known no bounds. At the age of 76, the British guitarist can reflect on a journey in which he has planted flags across the musical sphere and played every role imaginable. Few […]
Jake Shimabukuro Announces June 2022 UK Tour Dates
The acclaimed Hawai’i-born ‘ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro has announced a ten-date UK tour for June. He will play the Grand Northern Ukulele Festival in Huddersfield and headline performances in Brighton, Hebden Bridge, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, York, Leeds, and London. Shimabukuro’s incredible latest album Jake & Friends was released in November last year and featured a who’s who of music royalty. Willie Nelson was the first artist to take […]
Dereham Blues Festival News Update
After a two-year covid related absence, this year’s Dereham Blues Festival is returning on 6th July through to Sunday 10th July and will be bigger and better than ever. In addition to more venues and over 60 top blues acts the Festival will have a brand-new open air event sponsored by Norfolk Blues Society (NBS) […]
GRAMMY AWARD WINNER CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM Adds UK dates to European Tour
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, whose current Alligator Records release 662 won the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album, will perform live in the United Kingdom June 8, June 9, July 28 and July 31, 2022. Ingram’s headlining tour, entitled “Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Presents 662: Juke Joint Live,” has already taken the 23-year-old guitarist, vocalist and songwriter across the […]
The Hogtown Allstars set to Debut ‘HOG WILD’
A new band of multi-award-winning not-so-new blues players are set to make their musical mark: The Hogtown Allstars will release their debut album, Hog Wild, this May 6th, 2022 via Stony Plain Records. Featuring eight new all-original songs, and two covers, Hog Wild was recorded throughout 2021 once the group nailed their first challenge: coordinating […]
WORLD CLASS MUSICIANS COME TOGETHER FOR MALAYA BLUE RECORDING
A quiet Norwich recording studio is the unlikely setting for the gathering of some of the best musicians from around the globe to play on local based vocalist Malaya Blue’s new album. Having said that it’s further proof of the recognition this lady is building. Previous release Still received Grammy consideration status in no less […]
Sitting In With…HARLEY, KIMBRO & LEWIS
Recently got the chance to chat with; Martin Harley, Daniel Kimbro and Sam Lewis. This was just after their soundcheck in Edinburgh, where they were to perform at the Voodoo Rooms. An event put on by Edinburgh Blues Club. Accomplished musicians, now they have honed their musical talents by concentrating on working as a trio. […]
Joanne Shaw Taylor at the York Barbican
Perhaps due to the pandemic, blues/rock guitarist Joanne Shaw Taylor has been away from our UK shores for a little longer than usual. Presently residing in the USA, she jokes that she can no longer understand the various local accents in her former homeland, other than that of the Midlands. Words & Pictures: Adam Kennedy […]
News from The UKBlues Federation
Time is moving fast and we’re getting close to one of the highlights of our year. The UKBlues Awards 2022 will be presented on 15th May at The Powerhaus (formerly Dingwalls) in Camden, London. The evening will be hosted by the legend that is Paul Jones, there’ll be live performances by no less than 4 of the […]
