THE MICK SCHAFER BAND – Back To The Blues – album review
THE MICK SCHAFER BAND – Back To The Blues – album review
SID WHELAN – Waiting For Payday
Album Review for Sid Whelan – Waitin’ For Payday – Released via Presidio. New York-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Sid Whelan has a varied background that includes associations and working with the likes of acoustic blues guitar ace Woody Mann, country and rock singer Steve Earle, and world music acts The Lijadu Sisters and Afro […]
SEAN TAYLOR – Live In London
Album Review for Sean Taylor – Live In London – Released Independently via Sean Taylor Songs. The intimate, iconic venue of Green Note in Camden provides the setting for this live album which represents the pinnacle of Sean’s musical achievements after two decades as a road warrior. The troubadour walks onto the stage, welcomes his family, […]
SIMON KINNY-LEWIS – A Day In San Jose
Album Review for Simon Kinny-Lewis – A Day In San Jose – Released Independently. An album of blues covers may not seem anything new, but you may change your mind when you listen to this one. SKL is from Sydney, Australia so not your typical blues orientation but down under are producing some great new […]
STOMPIN’ DAVE – Keyboard Blues
Album Review for Stompin’ Dave – Keyboard Blues – Released Independently. Twenty-two tracks of piano-based Boogie-woogie and Blues, just vocal and piano and all the songs written by Stompin’ Dave himself, what’s not to like? In fact, everything was done by Stompin’ Dave, songwriting, playing, recording, mixing, photography and as far as I know, he packaged […]
SAMANTHA MARTIN & DELTA SUGAR Run To Me
SAMANTHA MARTIN & DELTA SUGAR – Run To Me – Released on Gypsy Soul Records This follow up to Samantha’s highly acclaimed debut album Send The Nightingale comprises ten original songs written either mainly by Martin or with fellow singer-songwriter and guitarist Curtis Chaffey. The best feature of this International Blues Challenge representatives 9-piece Toronto […]
SUSAN SANTOS No U Turn
Album Review: Susan Santos – No U Turn – Released on TWH Records Susan Santos is an American blues musician who is now plying her trade in Europe, specifically Spain where this her fifth album release was recorded. Last year Susan was awarded the Best Musician Performance at the European Blues Awards, highlighting the pedigree […]
SAFEHOUSE Absolutely Live II Album Review
Safehouse – Absolutely Live II – Released Independently This intriguing, mature, and popular band of Scottish troubadours was fermented in vintage blues, American southern rock, and 1960s psychedelia, then steeped in influences from Robert Johnson to The Rolling Stones. Their sound was subsequently distilled in a boiler of mercurial energy before the secret final ingredient […]
SAM LEWIS Loversity
Sam Lewis – LOVERSITY. Released on Loversity Records. Nashville based singer, songwriter guitarist Lewis has been dubbed ‘a modern Townes Van Zandt’, and this latest project heralded as ‘the place where feel-good music meets vital social commentary.’ Sam’s third album comprises 12 original songs and one apiece written by John Mann and Loudon Wainwright. A country groove […]
SMOOTH GENTLEMEN
Album Review for Smooth Gentlemen – Album Title – Smooth Gentlemen. Released on Flower Records Smooth Gentlemen are two Polish musicians, celebrated piano and Hammond organ player, composer, Bartłomiej Szopiński who has won the “Piano Player of the Year” award in the “Blues TOP” poll no less than ten times, and versatile guitarist and vocalist […]
