Round-up : CALLANDER JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL 2021
This Festival is proud to be the largest rural Jazz and Blues Festival in Scotland. It has been running for many years, but this is the first time this reviewer has been. Set in the beautiful Trossachs, Callander is a popular destination for holidaymakers, but this weekend was for live music aficionados and just a […]
King King & When Rivers Meet at the Stylus, Leeds
Well, the day has finally arrived. With some semblance of normality returning to the live music world, hopefully we have seen the last of the days of rescheduling shows. Finally, King King have been able to get back out on the road to promote their latest album Maverick. This being a release that was completed […]
GIG REVIEW: NICOLE CASSANDRA SMIT and REDFISH BLUES BAND
Thursday night was music night at The Caves venue for another great night’s entertainment put on by the Edinburgh Blues Club. This venue is certainly very interesting, and the acoustics are different as there are so many nooks and crannies in such a large building. Tonight, there were a decent number in an appreciative audience, […]
Davy Knowles Announces New Album – What Happens Next
On his aptly-titled Provogue Records’ debut, ‘What Happens Next,’ out October 22nd, roots singer-songwriter and guitarist Davy Knowles boldly steps forward with timeless and cohesive songwriting; sleek modern production; and a lyrical, play-for-the-song guitar approach informed from soul, folk, rock, and blues. The 12-song album is just as influenced by The Black Keys, Fantastic Negrito, […]
JOE BONAMASSA ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE “TIME CLOCKS” – WATCH IT HERE
JOE BONAMASSA ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE “TIME CLOCKS” – WATCH IT HERE
Troy Redfern and Robert Jon and The Wreck – Edinburgh gig review
Friday night and it’s time to climb the stairs and visit the wonderful Ballroom at The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, for an intimate night of music. A stunning venue with its own glitter ball, great acoustics and fine sound engineering, this was an old School type of event. A capacity crowd (standing room only) were entertained […]
Robert Jon & The Wreck returning to UK in 2022
Due to popular demand, Robert Jon & The Wreck have just announced that they will return to the UK in 2022 to play The Garage in London on Sunday 15 May 2022. This weekend the band are going to wrap up an 11-date UK tour which saw them sell out concerts the 100 Club in […]
Once In A Blue Moon – An interview with Neil Warden
Recently Blues Matters had the opportunity to talk with Neil Warden. His blues musical roots are well documented, and he has been a musician for over forty years. He has worked with: Tam White, Boz Burrell, Camille O’Sullivan, Peter Straker, Maggie Bell, Jim Diamond, Brian Kellock, Stuart Mitchell (Classic FM composer), Dave Heath, Aqua Bassino, […]
Byther Caught the Last Train
One afternoon in 1995, I was in the blues section of the Tower Records in Torrance, my town in the South Bay of L.A. This CD cover riveted me – a black and red design with a grainy photo of a man in a fedora, suit and tie, holding a Stratocaster and looking out into […]
Julian Piper Memorial Festival to be held on Sunday 10th October
The Julian Piper Memorial Festival, to be held at The Exeter Phoenix on Sunday 10th October 2021, is an all day festival of Blues & Roots to celebrate and remember the extraordinary life of Topsham born British blues guitarist, writer, promoter and record producer Julian Piper. Described in The Guardian as ‘one of the UK’s […]
