HARPDOG BROWN
Misfit of The Blues. I was fortunate enough to hook up with Harpdog Brown, a consummate blues harmonica player and frontman with an optimistic view on life and blues music in general. He has been on the music scene for almost four decades and for his new album “For Love And Money“ he gets down […]
Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival 22nd – 24th March
For the seventh edition, Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival will be taking over St George’s, Anson Rooms, and O2 Academy Bristol with a programme of jazz and blues from Europe, US and the UK. There will also be the usual masterclass programme, free stage, and late night jam sessions. Book online or call / book in person at […]
An In-depth Interview with Harp-man Egidio “Juke” Ingala
Old School Blues With A Very Italian Flavour! Egidio Ingala is a frontman and virtuoso harmonica player with his band The Jackknives they mix Chicago and West Coast blues styles and their concerts are high energy ones, and they are in high demand at many international festivals. Their sound is very authentic and traditional but […]
George Benson is Walking to New Orleans
George Benson gets back to Americana basics on ‘Walking to New Orleans‘, the legendary jazz guitarist’s double-barreled tribute to both piano-pounding Crescent City hit machine Fats Domino and the original rock guitar hero and poet, Chuck Berry. “I’m a great appreciator of the music made by both of those guys,” says Benson, who reanimates their […]
Blues On The Farm 14th – 16th June 2019
Canterbury’s acclaimed three-day festival of blues and rock returns this year to Woolton Farm, the home of Kentish Pip, boasting a remarkable array of British and international stars of the genres, including the very welcome appearance of Skinny Molly from Tennessee, who headline on Friday. Joining them throughout the weekend are some legendary names such […]
ROSIE FLORES Simple Case of the Blues
Legendary Texan roots-rocker Rosie Flores has released a Charlie Sexton produced album on 15th February through The Last Music Company record label. It’s telling that Rosie Flores’ e-mail handle begins “chickwpick…” In a long and eclectic career of singing, songwriting and performing, no phrase has ever described the San Antonio native better or more concisely. But […]
KING KING Announce New Bass Player
King King have confirmed their new bass player is Zander Greenshields (photo by Kirk Lothian). Zander replaces King King’s original bass player Lindsay Coulson, who was with the band for 10 years. Greenshields is an old Glaswegian musician friend of Alan Nimmo who played with Alan in his first band Silvertrain, then joined the Nimmo Brothers […]
The Bob Harris Emerging Artist Award 2019
London based Curse Of Lono band scooped The Bob Harris Emerging Artist Award at the 4th annual Americana Music Association UK’s award show, held in the ornate surroundings of the prestigious Hackney Empire in London on the 31st January. The award was presented to band leader Felix Bechtolsheimer and the band by “Whispering” Bob Harris OBE. The event […]
John Mayall’s Musical Diaries
There are few musicians who genuinely merit the description ‘legendary,’ maybe a handful at most. But with the octogenarian, UK bluesman, John Mayall, we have the real deal. Nobody could question or disagree that this is a guy who is truly a living legend. Now aged 85, Mayall has been a US West Coast resident […]
NINE BELOW ZERO Acoustic Duo Show
Nine Below Zero’s founding members, Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham have gone back to their blues roots and are performing a series of intimate, acoustic concerts as a duo. These are the first ‘old style’ blues shows the pair have performed in the 35 years they have been working together. The love of the blues […]
