Sitting in with… Kerry Kearney
I got the chance to chat to Kerry Kearney frontman with the Kerry Kearney Band from New York. He is a consummate guitarist and especially known for his intense slide guitar work. He has been a musician for many decades and has opened for many acts, BB King and ZZ Top to name two, also […]
BLUES BIRTHDAY: Elmore James
Blues Matters Remembers the King of Slide Guitar Elmore James on his birthday January 27th Elmore James, original name Elmore Brooks, (born January 27, 1918, Richland, Mississippi, U.S.—died May 24, 1963, Chicago, Illinois), American blues singer-guitarist noted for the urgent intensity of his singing and guitar playing. Known as the “King of the Slide Guitar,” […]
SELWYN BIRCHWOOD DEBUTS VIDEO FOR FREAKS COME OUT AT NIGHT
Last week, groundbreaking young blues visionary Selwyn Birchwood released his new video for the song Freaks Come Out At Night. The original track is featured on his highly-anticipated third Alligator album, Living In A Burning House, set for release on Friday, January 29, 2021. Of the song, the rising singer, songwriter, guitar and lap steel […]
Toby Lee releases new single – watch the video here!
Blues youngster Toby Lee has released his first single “The Search for Happiness” The single comes just weeks before the anticipated launch of his first album and features a very mature looking Toby who has come a long way since starting to play guitar at just four years old. Toby has attracted a lot of […]
BLUES BIRTHDAY: Huddie “LEAD BELLY” Ledbetter
Blues Matters Remembers the Great Lead Belly Huddie William Ledbetter (January 20, 1889 – December 6, 1949), better known by the stage name Lead Belly, was an American folk and blues singer, musician and songwriter notable for his strong vocals, virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the folk standards he introduced, including his renditions of […]
HARPIN BY THE SEA 2021-VIRTUAL HARMONICA FESTIVAL
Joe Bonamassa live streaming tonight! (20.01.21)
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Review: VARIOUS – Rockin’ Blues Party
This is not really a review, but an urging to you all to go to your nearest Sainsburys and search the shelves for this album while its still there!. Why? Because it is a 3 CD set of 60 songs, that I am sure most of you will have several already, but for £4.00, yes […]
Review: MARK T – Circle of Sounds
Following up on his highly regarded first album, here we have a quick taster of things to come with a three track EP featuring Fran Wood on vocals on track 3, which with track 1 is the second original on the EP, the second track being Marks take on Bob Dylan’s George Jackson. Somehow, this […]
Review: CHARLES BROWN – The Collection 1947-57
Perhaps my favourite blues track of all time is Have You Ever Loved A Woman, first recorded by Freddie King in 1960 and subsequently taken to the next level by Slowhand. It’s usually credited to songwriter Billy Myles. So, I was taken aback to hear Charles Brown’s 1950 recording Did You Ever Love A Woman […]
