THE ACHIEVERS No One Remembers OFFICIAL VIDEO
The Achievers are one of the most talked-about and critically acclaimed new bands on the UK Blues and Roots music scene. With a reputation for innovation and originality, they prove that soul, groove and songcraft still matter in the blues. The bands brand of modern, secular ‘Dancefloor Gospel‘ has catapulted them from near-complete obscurity to […]
HARPDOG BROWN For Love & Money
Album Review: Harpdog Brown – For Love & Money – Released on Doghouse Records. Harpdog Brown is a seasoned performer with almost 40 years as a professional musician under his belt. He is based in British Columbia but a couple of years ago discovered he had family roots in New Orleans. That heady NOLA musical […]
EMMA WILSON Live & Acoustic
Album Review: Emma Wilson – Live & Acoustic – Released Independently. Emma is a Teesside based vocalist of some note who will be familiar among festival and gig-goers as she has fronted her own Emma Wilson Blues Band and shared stages with many other top-level performers. On this mini-album, she gets to showcase the purity […]
CHRIS TAVENER Bottle It Up
Album Review: Chris Tavener – Bottle It Up – Released – Independently. Ok, this is a strange one. I’ve never been sent a Single for review before and certainly never one like this. I think the first thing I want and need to say is that I totally support any effort being made by artists, sportsmen […]
ADAM HOLT Kind Of Blues
Album Review for Adam Holt – Kind of Blues released on Zenith Records. Ten songs, nine of which are original, from Alabama’s fine roots and blues performer Adam Holt. The opening track, Mr. Morning Drive, is pure Americana, showcasing that sunny enthusiasm of the US morning radio DJ. The song has an interesting back-story. It […]
CARLISLE BLUES/ROCK FESTIVAL 27th – 29th September 2019
The highly acclaimed Carlisle Blues/Rock Festival began in 2007 and celebrated five incredibly exciting and successful years with a weekend event in November 2011 which many regarded as the best UK blues festival of the year. 2012 even surpassed that, lifting the event into the top three of its kind in the country. Incredibly 2013 […]
ISSUE 109 OUT NOW!
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][dfd_single_image image=”15820″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Highlights in Issue 109 are… CEO of The Blues Foundation Barbara Newman catches up with us to talk about the extensive work that they do for the blues on an International level and we talk about the Blues Awards. Edgar Winter talks to us about the great new record he’s making […]
THE GREAT BRITISH RHYTHM & BLUES FESTIVAL **FREE Giveaway**
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival in Colne, Lancashire is only a few weeks away and to celebrate we have a pair of FREE Friday evening tickets to giveaway. The winners will have the opportunity to watch Geoff Achison (Australia) and The UK Souldiggers, Rufus Black, Paul Lamb and The King Snakes, James & Black, Sean Webster Band, […]
RADFORD MILL FESTIVAL OF RHYTHM & BLUES
From a humble gathering, Radford Mill R&B Festival has swiftly become a challenger to more established similar events! Eight great Rhythm & Blues acts spearhead our next extraordinary music festival on Saturday, August 10th, 2019 in the idyllic riverside setting of Radford Mill Farm in Timsbury, just outside Bath. This picturesque area features traditional English […]
SAMANTHA FISH Interview
On her recent UK tour, Kansas City hotshot guitarist, Samantha Fish, took time out to talk to Blues Matters about her music and soon-to-be-released album, Kill Or Be Kind. Kill Or Be Kind – that’s a title with an edge to it! Yeah, people have been saying it correctly, Kill Or Be Kind, or they’ve […]
