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 […]
DAVE THOMAS Top 10 Blues
Dave Thomas was the lead singer, songwriter and guitar player for the seminal 60s/70s progressive rock band Blonde On Blonde. The band toured extensively, sharing stages with The Pretty Things, Jefferson Airplane, Hawkwind, Deep Purple, Genesis, Atomic Rooster, Marsha Hunt, Wishbone Ash, Barclay James Harvest, Edgar Broughton, Jon Hiseman’s Colosseum and The Steve Miller Band. […]
2020 FORM UKBlues Awards – and the winners are…
The 2020 FORM UKBlues Awards virtual presentation event took place on Sunday 17th May 2020 – and if you missed it or want to enjoy it again we have the link at the bottom of this page. Blues Artist of the Year – sponsored by Blues in the South Blues Instrumentalist of the Year – sponsored […]
SAMANTHA FISH LAUNCHES “DREAM GIRL” VIDEO
“DREAM GIRL” Phenomenally talented blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Samantha Fish has launched the official music video for her latest single “Dream Girl”. Taken from Samantha’s latest studio album ‘Kill Or Be Kind’, which received rave reviews when released in September 2019, ‘Dream Girl’ is a sublime track that showcases the more downtempo side of Samantha’s […]
R.I.P. Phil May
PHIL MAY – 9th November 1944 – 15th May 2020 Lead singer with legendary, cult, first-wave, British, R&B band The Pretty Things dies following a tragic accident. It is with very deep sadness that the management of The Pretty Things has to announce the death of the band’s lead singer, Phil May. Phil May passed […]
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 […]
EAMONN McCORMACK – Storyteller
Album Review for Eamonn McCormack – Storyteller – Released on BEM Records. This is the Dublin blues-rocker Eamonn McCormack’s seventh release and it encapsulates an eclectic mix of music styles and formats. They are all originals written by this talented singer-songwriter and virtuoso guitarist. It has a retrospective feel to it and offers the listener an […]
DAVE SPEIGHT’s Top 10 Blues
I’ve been playing and singing the blues for over 50 years and with more and more feeling that I have a good reason to do so as I age and life presents its various scenarios. The fingers may have slowed… but the voice still works. At my age, it’s always good to be able to […]
POPLAR JAKE’s Top 10 Blues
London Blues Artist – Poplar Jake’s Top 10 Blues. I discovered the blues as a teenager. It was enough to inspire me to want to play. Of course, wanting to and being able to are different things, and it was a long time before I could do anything with it. I was in and out […]
Q&A With BRIAN TEMPLETON
Proving His Dues To The Blues – vocalist, songwriter and harmonica player, Brian Templeton has blues music in his DNA as they say. Probably best known for his work with The Radio Kings, and plying his trade with The Delta Generators who he still plays the harmonica with, and provides lead vocals. Recently he joined […]