by Marketing-PR | Dec 10, 2014 | Album Reviews R, News
ROB HERON AND THE TEA PAD ORCHESTRA Talk About The Weather Tea Pad Recordings Let me start by saying this CD is not a straight blues CD. In fact, some of the songs lean towards jazz, and a couple even verge on vaudeville, but I don’t say that in a negative way. The...
by Marketing-PR | Dec 10, 2014 | Album Reviews R, News
ROD CLEMENTS Rendezvous Café Batsville BATCD03 This album comprises 26 highly memorable songs written or co-written by Clements, the founding pillar of folk-rock legends Lindisfarne, each one recorded acoustically as originally conceived. Some tracks like Meet Me On...
by Marketing-PR | Dec 10, 2014 | Album Reviews R, News
RON BEER The Blues Don’t Say It All Independent Not knowing much about Ron Beer, after listening to the first two tracks of this fine album I decided to find out more. Ron Beer is Canadian, from Ontario, and holds a degree in song writing. He’s put that academic base...
by Marketing-PR | Sep 1, 2014 | Album Reviews R, News
RAVI RAJANI Mass Production Stringtree Records There is very little doubt that Ravi Rajani is a guitarist of rare ability but even so it took a few listens before I was able to get behind what he is doing. By and large this isn’t Blues, rather he is a guitarist who...
by Marketing-PR | Sep 1, 2014 | Album Reviews R, News
RACHELLE COBA Mother Blues Mono Records This is the debut album by Blues girl Rachelle Coba but she is certainly not a newcomer to the Blues scene, over the years she has honed her skills and performed with some significant blues musicians including Super Chikan,...
by Marketing-PR | Sep 1, 2014 | Album Reviews R, News
RAY BONNEVILLE Easy Gone Red House Records A few years back I enjoyed reviewing an album by this French/Canadian born, American bred singer, songwriter and guitarist who is oft compared to J J Cale. Now arrives this new album featuring his world weary vocals and easy...