A Burns Night Hoolie podcast from the Rumshack, featuring new tracks from Bex Marshall, Cherry Lee Mewis and Babajack. In the middle a new recording of a Robbie Burns poem, MacPherson's Lament from Dave Arcari. Plus some of the best new releases and new discoveries from my trawling around the web. As ever bringin you [...]

Ottawa’s MonkeyJunk, Toronto’s Suzie Vinnick and New Brunswick’s Matt Andersen Win Multiple Awards (January 17, 2012) – Canadian Blues Artist from Coast-to-Coast were honoured by their peers at the 15th Annual Maple Blues Awards gala in Toronto last night as a crowd of blues lovers gathered to celebrate Canadian blues at Koerner Hall. Ottawa’s MonkeyJunk took [...]

Well here is the first podcast of 2012, last week doesn't count due it being mostly 2011 music. A wee bit of snow is starting to appear on the ground as the air has turned decidedly colder so winter must be on its way. So mostly Canadian blues in this show. Information about the Maple Blues [...]

UK blues guitar player Aynsley Lister, will be holding a guitar workshop at the Bristol Institute of Modern Music in assocation with Guitar Techniques Magazine on March 4th 2012. Based largely on his work as a popular tutor at the IGF Guitar Festival in Bath, this full day workshop will take you through all aspects [...]

Hi aye, the little blues fish in the North Atlantic presents a 2011 in review podcast with a little peek into 2012. Download here PLAYLIST Gregg Allman - Floating Bridge from Low Country Blues James Leg - Drowning In Fire from Solitary Pleasure Big Boy Bloater and the Limits - I Heard Those Voices Again [...]

The second New Brunswick Battle of the Bands competition will be holding the regional heats in January 2012 with four heats taking place in Newton le Willows, Newcastle, Billericay and Bristol. The winner of the competition wins and trip to play at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival in Fredericton in Canada. Each heat will [...]

So I sat down the other day and thought what new releases are coming out in 2012, especially in the first quarter of the new year. I was aware of a few already but did a bit of digging around on internet to see what new blues album releases will be coming out. I don't [...]

From a very windy rock in the North Atlantic comes a Boxing day podcast. Some great music here to listen to. So pop open a wee libation and settle down in front of the fire and let Hambone tickle your aural senses.   Listen here Playlist Jesse Davey - Bulldog from  A Soundtrack To The Movie [...]

Dani Wilde releases her new album, Juice Me Up, on Ruf Records in February in Europe and April in the UK. No date has been set for US release as yet. Going by the preview the album has eleven tracks on it. The album is produced by drummer Jamie Little and features guitarist Stuart Dixon, [...]

Monday, 21 November saw the announcement of the Grammy Hall of Fame inductees. Highlighting diversity and musical excellence, the collection acknowledges both singles and album recordings of all genres at least 25 years old that exhibit qualitative or historical significance. Through a tradition established nearly 40 years ago, recordings are reviewed annually by a special member [...]

So a podcast appears from the North, using the gales to blow the sound of the blues around the world. The hatches had been battened and staying inside in the warm. Warm drinks are the order of the day. It has been a wee while since the last podcast, this was a fourth attempt at [...]

The real deal will be hitting the UK this month, the Kilborn Alley Blues Bandfrom Chicago will be heading over to the UK for 13 dates between 14 and the 26 November. Starting there tour in the Netherlands on the 12 November in Roermond the band head over the North Sea for a tour of [...]

  Marcus Bonfanti heads out on a UK tour during November with his full band and the gig in Glasgow is a free one and is at McChuillis and not Maggie Mays as previously announced. Marcus is releasing a limited edition EP containing new material and some reworkings of old Blues songs. This EP will ONLY [...]

Dave Arcari heads out on his annual Autumn tour of the UK during October and November. The Alt-Blues rocker will be doing shows the length and breadth of the UK which includes a show in Colchester with Hokie Joint playing support. Dave has a  new album coming out on French label Dixiefrog in the new [...]

On Friday in Denmark during the Copenhagen Blues Festival, H.P. Lange was named as the Danish Blues Name for 2011. H.P. has been playing for nearly 20 years and has an extensive back catalogue. On Saturday French Blues announced the winners of the voting that had been taking place amongst its membership for acts to go [...]

Wilko Johnson, guitarist and founding member of Dr. Feelgood, will perform songs on Later With Jools Holland on Tuesday September 27th and Friday September 30th. The BBC 2 television appearance falls in the middle of his current nationwide UK tour. Wilko’s remaining concerts are as follows: Thurs 29 Sept        Bilston, The Robin [...]

The third UK cigar box guitar festival, Boxstock 2011, takes place on Saturday 1 October in West Bromwich in the West Midlands. Featuring from France Tinqui8, from the UK Hollowbelly and USA headliner Ben Prestage this will be a great day of roots and blues music. This will be the last time this year for [...]

Radio documentary featuring the life and times of legendary one armed blues piper Jamie Mcgee.

At the end of October Nashville blues rocker Patrick Sweany will make his first trip to the Netherlands and a short tour of the UK taking in the Carlisle Blues Festival. I first came across Patrick earlier this year while browsing around Bandcamp and loved the tracks from his fifth album, That Old Southern Drag [...]

Here are some UK dates coming up for Americana sensation Israel Gripka. With the release of Barn Doors and Concrete Floors earlier this year, Gripka's stock has risen in Europe due to extensive touring with some great songs and a great band. With a roots based rock n roll sound this is classic music. His autumn sweep through [...]

Below is the latest newsletter from British Blues Award nominee Kris Dollimore. Hi All Apologies for the tardiness of this monthly update. I have been spending a lot of time on my new album and it’s coming along nicely. I hope to release it in the Spring next year and we are currently working on [...]

Discovered The Calimocho Club from Dave Arcari's blog and I'm really liking their 5 track EP, titled Whoa Whoa, Hey Hey. The two piece of Gary L Hope (Vocals and Guitar) and Tom Pickford (Drums) based in Salford, Manchester have created some of the dirtiest sounding two man blues that I've heard in a long [...]

The winners of the 2011 British Blues Awards were announced at the Newark Blues Festival on the 11 September. Listed below are the award winners Male Vocal – Ian Siegal Female Vocal – Joanne Shaw Taylor Band  – Oli Brown Band Guitar – Matt Schofield Harmonica – Paul Jones Keyboard – Jonny Henderson Bass – Andy [...]

Hi sorry for the break but a certain amount of lethargy hit in a few weeks ago and just could not do anything. This show has actually been germinating for the past few weeks and is a fairly rocky affair so I hope that you enjoy the selection of music. Hear it here Kenny Wayne [...]

Hi folks, Pay a visit to www.jonamorbluesgroup.co.uk and you can pre-order your copy of our eponymous debut album, either in digital form, or on CD. When you place your order, you get 2 full tracks from the album to download straight away! The album is officially released on September 19th. Also on the site, you can view [...]

Matt Schofield returns to the UK in November for a tourwith some interesting gigs in amongst the dates. It is really a tour of England as no Scottish, Welsh or Irish dates are included and you have to wonder if this is a sign of the live music scene in these areas that doesn't make it worthwhile for an act to tour. Some choice gigs on this tour and tickets are sure to go quick for the charity gig for Help for Heroes at Cadogan Hall on October 22 called London Blues for Heros featuring The Blues Band, Ian Siegal, Matt Schofield and some very special guests that are still to be annnounced. The tickets are £ 39.50 plus a VIP ticket for £ 60 including finest house seats, complimentary souvenir programme, glass of champagne on arrival and an exclusive post-show artist meet and greet event. The gig in Brighton on November the 11th will include some special guests from the Brighton Institute of Modern Music (BIMM), where Matt will be doing a masterclass during the day. On November 22nd Matt will play a one off special at Dingwalls with The Trio, a brass line and some special guest joing the band on stage during the gig. This one will surely sell out quick and would be worth making the trip for. There are a couple of breaks in the UK tour when Matt will go over to Holland a couple of time for a TV show taping and some gigs in Holland. The full list of dates Oct 22 London Blues For Heroes Cadogan Hall Nov 02 Milton Keynes The Stables Nov 03 Sheffield O2 Academy Nov 04 Fleetwood, Fleetwoodstock Music Festival Nov 05 Newcastle Riverside Nov 10 Gloucester Guildhall Nov 11 Brighton Concorde2 Nov 12 Sevenoaks Stag Arts Centre Nov 13 Lichfield Guildhall Nov 14 Exeter The Timepiece Nov 22 London Dingwalls Nov 23 Colchester Arts Centre Nov 24 Oxford O2Academy Nov 25 Selby Town Hall Nov 26 Clitheroe The Grand

Jon Amor has a brand new LIVE solo acoustic CD, "Live & Unreleased" available from www.jonamor.com - price just £5.00 including postage and packaging. The CD features a recording of my show at The King's Head, Carlisle in May of this year, plus some extra bonus tracks. I'll also be selling it at all my solo shows over the coming months. Recording sessions for the Jon Amor Blues Group debut album are almost over - looks like we'll be releasing it around mid-September. Obviously, we'll keep you posted! In the meantime, here's a full list of all our forthcoming gigs. Keep an eye on www.jonamorbluesgroup.co.uk for updates. Upcoming dates for Jon Amor and Jon Amor Blues Group JULY 09 - Breminale Festival, Bremen, Germany 13 - The Olive Tree, Frome, UK (SOLO) 15 - The Bell By The Green, Devizes, UK (SOLO) 16 - The Stallards Inn, Trowbridge, UK (SOLO) 21 - The Thunderbolt, Bristol, UK 22 - The 12 Bar Club, Swindon, UK 23 - The Madhouse, Burton-On-Trent, UK (SOLO) 30 - The Grasslot Club, Maryport, Cumbria, UK (Maryport Blues Festival) 31 - The Wave Centre, Maryport, Cumbria, UK (Maryport Blues Festival) AUGUST 02 - The Cluny, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK (opening for VINTAGE TROUBLE) 13 - Waterpop Festival, The Hague, Netherlands SEPTEMBER 03 - Long Street Blues Club, Devizes, UK 09 - The Hunter's Leap, Lincoln, UK 10 - Newark Blues Festival, Newark, UK 15 - The Cluny, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK 17 - The Brickyard, Carlisle, UK 23 - De Bosuil, Weert, Netherlands 24 - De Noot, Hoogland, Netherlands 25 - De Gouden Leeuw, Dongen, Netherlands OCTOBER 01 - Blues Festival, Oss, Netherlands NOVEMBER 18 - The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands 19 - Iduna, Drachten, Netherlands 20 - W2, Den Bosch, Netherlands DECEMBER 03 - Cultural Centre De Tamboer, Hoogeveen, Netherlands 10 - Guisborough R'n'B Club, Guisborough, UK

Buddy Whittington will be touring in the UK to promote his new album, Six String Svengali, at the end of August. The ex Bluesbreaker has been solo since 2008 and this is his third solo album. The album is available on Manhaton Records and has eleven original songs by Buddy, who is backed by Wayne SIx on bass and Mike Gage on drums who also produced, mixed and engineered the album. Six String Svengali is available for order from the Manhaton Records or Buddy Whittington websites. 

Sat 27th Aug      The Railway, Winchester, St.Pauls Hill, Winchester  SO22 5AE
                       Tel: 01962 867795
                       Tickets £13.   Doors 8.00.pm

Sun  28th Aug     Limetree Festival, Limetree Farm, Hutts Lane,  Grewelthorpe, HG34 3DA

Mon 29th Aug      Great British R’n’B Festival, The Muni, Albert Road, Colne, BB8 0AE
                       Tel: 01282 661220

Tue  30th  Aug    Half Moon Putney, 93 Lower Richmond Rd, Putney, London, SW15 1EU
                       Tel: 0208 780 9383
                       Tickets £12.   Doors 8.00.pm

Thurs 1st Sept     New Crawdaddy Club, Billericay, The Belvedere, Harding Elms Rd,Crays Hill, Essex, CM11 2UH
                       Tel: 01268 522828
                       Tickets: £10.  Doors 8.00pm

Here is an interview with Buddy on Italian Radio

Here is a live clip recorded at the Classic Rock and Blues Splash at the Picturedrome, Holmfirth on the 16th May 2009 by Tripsybon

Following her critically acclaimed May tour, blues rock guitarist/singer Joanne Shaw Taylor returns to the UK for a 10-date November. 

Joanne has also been nominated in the British Blues Awards for Female Vocal and the Kevin Thorpe Award for Original Blues Song for Same As It Never Was from the Diamonds In The Dirt album.  

UK November tour dates as follows

15/11  Buxton Arts Centre  £15 
16/11  London, Islington o2 Academy £15 
17/11  Bristol, Tunnels £15 
18/11  Exeter, Phoenix £15.50 
19/11  Falmouth, Princess Pavilion  £15 
22/11  Wolverhampton, Robin 2  £15
23/11  Glasgow, o2 ABC  £15
24/11  St Helens, Citadel  £15 
25/11  Huddersfield, Lawrence Batley Theatre  £15
26/11  York, Fibbers  £15

Tickets are available now from 0871 230 1101 and www.seetickets.com and www.thegigcartel.com

As ever a disorganised show, really will need to get my act together if I want to make this one of the best and most listened to blues podcast on the web. Well that's the ambition. We have music from France, UK, USA, Holland, Finland and Eire all mixing the blues styles and a drop of Americana as well. So I think I've fulfilled the brief of all shades of blues from all around the world, hope you enjoy it.

Big Dez - Another Ride from Lazy Star (FR)
Cuban Heels - Believe I'm Going Down from Gritbag on Cool Buzz Records (NL)
Matt Schofield - I'm Dreaming Of You from Anything But Time on Nugene Records (UK)
Greg Nagy - I'll Know I'm Ready from Fell Toward None on Vizztone Records (US) out on June 21 
Ray Manzarek and Roy Rogers - Blues In My Shoes from Translucent Blues on Blind Pig Records (US)
The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow (US)
Seasick Steve - Leevee Camp Blues from You Can't Teach an Old Dog New Tricks (US)
Watermelon Slim and Super Chikan - Trucking Blues from Okiesippi on Northern Blues (US)
Tab Benoit - Medicine from Medicine on Telarc Records  (US)
Eden Brent - Ain't Got No Troubles from Ain't Got No Troubles on Yellow Dog Records (US)
King Mo - King Of The Town from King Of The Town on Continental Records (NL)
Wentus Blues Band - From The Cradle To The Grave from Woodstock on Ruf Records (FIN)
Rory Gallagher - Mississippi Sheiks from Notes from San Francisco on Sony Legacy (IR)
Rory Gallagher - Wheels Within Wheels (Alt Version) from Notes From San Francisco on Sony Legacy (IR)

Links to The House Of Mercy radio show hosted by Barry Marshall-Everitt. My thoughts go out to Barry and Bex.

Another short show this week with new tracks from Harry Manx and Big Boy Bloater. Hope that you find something you like in this weeks show. Drop me a line at therumshack@gmail.com with any requests or let me know about any bands I should know about.

Hokie Joint - Force Of Habit from The Music Starts to Play (UK)
Ian Siegal and the Youngest Sons - Hopper (Blues for Dennis) from The Skinny (UK)
Kent Kimborough - Leave Walkin from Super Funky ! (US)
Cedric Burnside - I'll See Y'All Again from The Way I Am (US)
Harry Manx and Kevin Breit - Looking for a Brand New World from Strictly Whatever (CA)
John Mellencamp - Right Behind Me from No Better Than This (US)
The Crow Quill Night Owls - Wake Up Sinners (US)
Phil Cook - Hungry Mother Blues (US)
Big Boy Bloater and the Limits - Fumble Fisted Fool (UK)
Tutweiler - I Just Got A Kiss from Comin In (DK)
JD McPherson - Scandalous from Signs and Signifiers (US)
Marcus Malone - Would It Matter from Let The Sunshine In (UK)

A couple of Big Boy Bloater videos to accompany the new album

A short show for no apparent reason, it was shaping up to be around two hours. Have included three Robert Johnson covers in tribute to the 100th anniversary of his birth on 8 May 2011.

Hokie Joint - Apologise from The Music Starts to Play

Grateful Dead - Walkin Blues from Without A Net

Giles Robson and the Dirty Aces - Swindler For You from Crooked Heart Of Mine

Gerry Jablonski and the Electric band - Merchants of Soul from Life At Captain Tom's

Ry Cooder - Crossroads from the OST to Crossroads

Steve Phillips - Hellhound On My Trail from Solo

JJ Grey & Mofro - All from Georgia Warhorse

Israel Nash Gripka - Goodbye Ghost from Barn Doors and Concrete Floors

James Leg - Georgia from Solitary Pleasure

Sam Hare - Stealing from The Queen from Down To The Sea

Pokey Lafarge and the South City Three - La La Blues from Riverboat Soul

Video of Hokie Joint at Moulin Blues Festival 2011, this is from the live video feed. More video available on the Superlung's YouTube channel.

Also interviews at Blues Moose YouTube channel

Just released in the Benelux terrotories (9th May 2011), the highly anticipated, official UK release of Hokie Joint's 2nd album 'The Music Starts To Play' ( Cool Buzz records CLBZ32) is set for 20th June 2011.

It will be distributed by Discovery Records and be available in all good record/cd retail outlets.

Also available  as a download from Itunes, Amazon, Spotify etc from the 23rd May 2011.

Better still why not come along to a gig and pick up a signed copy!

Latest Dates

Sat, Jun 04, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, Brasserie “Le Neumünster”,  Luxembourg, LU

Sun, Jun 05, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, Roots in 't Hofke van Chantraine, Oud-Turnhout, BE

Fri, Jun 10, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, Garston & District Royal British Legion Club, Liverpool, LAN, UK

Sat, Jun 11, Doors Open: 7:30 PM, Ripley Town Hall, Harrogate, UK

Mon, Jun 13, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, Ribs And Blues Festival, Raalte, NL

Thu, Jun 30, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, The Globe ♪ Cardiff, Cardiff, UK

Fri, Jul 01, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, Milkwoodjam, Swansea, UK

Sat, Jul 02, Doors Open: 6:00 PM, WORTHENBURY BLUES & ROOTS FESTIVAL, Wrexham, CLD, UK

Sat, Jul 09, Doors Open: 7:00 PM, FESTIVAL CONGAC BLUES PASSIONS, COGNAC, FRANC, FR

Fri, Jul 15, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, Upton Blues Festival, Upton Upon Severn, UK

Sat, Jul 16, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, Fell Em Doon Club, Ashington, UK

Fri, Jul 22, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, The Twist, Colchester, ESS, UK

Sat, Jul 23, Doors Open: 1:00 PM, Abertillery Blues Festival, Abertillery, WLS, UK

Sat, Jul 30, Doors Open: 7:00 PM, Maryport Blues Festival, Maryport, UK

Sun, Aug 07, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, Ferme de la Madelonne, GOUVY, BE

Sat, Aug 20, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, LE BUIS BLUES FESTIVAL en quintet electro-acoustique, Le Buis, FR

Sat, Sep 10, Doors Open: 6:00 PM, Newark Blues Festival, Newark, UK

Sat, Sep 17, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, The Jook House, Worthing, UK

Thu, Sep 22, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, The Forum, Hatfield, UK

Fri, Oct 07, Doors Open: 9:00 PM, The Bull, Colchester, ESS, UK

Fri, Oct 14, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, The Camerons Club, Hartlepool, UK

Sat, Oct 15, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, Private Party, Southwell, NTT, UK

Wed, Oct 19, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, COLCHESTER ARTS CENTRE, Colchester, UK

Sat, Oct 29, Doors Open: 1:00 PM, Blues At The Farm, Billericay, ESS, UK

Fri, Nov 11, Doors Open: 8:00 PM, Tenby Blues Festival, Tenby, UK

Well, well Podcast 50 should been here years ago but sometimes doing the show just overwhelms me and I have to stop. Trying to keep on top of things now and maybe have podcast 100 done sooner rather than later. The usual mix of blues music and unscripted hosting in this show with the announcement of the Kevin Thorpe Award for Original Blues Song for the British Blues Awards. I'm extremely honoured to be announcing these nominees and the full announcement of all the categories happens on 30th April.  

Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan - Don't Lie To Me from In Session
Ian Siegal and the Youngest Sons - Picnic Jam from The Skinny
Alvin Youngblood Hart - Big Mama's Door from North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic Volume II
Rev John Wilkins - You Gotta Move from North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic Volume II
Marcus Malone - If I Had Another Chance from Let The Sunshine In
Tracy Nelson - Victim Of The Blues from Victim Of The Blues
Ramsay Midwood - Loopers from Larry Buys A Lighter
Dave Arcari - Cotton On My Back from Devils Left Hand
Todd Sharpville - Lousy Husband(But A Real Good Dad) from Porchlight
Bob Margolin and Dave Gross - Low Life Blues from No Half Steppin:A Tribute To The Music Of Sean Costello
Bert Dievert - When You Got A True Friend from Takin Sam's Advice
Lucy Zirins - Hours To Waste
Streamliners - Greystone Blues from These Are My Blues:A Tribute Yo Big Joe Williams
Lucky Oceans - Desert Blues from These Are My Blues:A Tribute Yo Big Joe Williams
Fabulous Thunderbirds - She's Tuff
Ian Siegal and the Youngest Sons - The Skinny from The Skinny

A very tired Hambone is proud to announce the artists that are nominated in the Keyboard category of the British Blues Awards. The nominees in no particular order are 

Bennett Holland – King King
Dale Storr
Henri Herbert – Big Mammas Door
Jonny Henderson – Matt Schofield Band
Moz Gamble – 24 Pesos
Paddy Milner

I'll be playing tracks from them all over the next few weeks until the official announcement on the 30th April. The acts nominated in the album category were announced on Wednesday and they are

24 Pesos - Busted Broken and Blue
Big Mamas Door - Handbagged
Oli Brown - Heads I Win Tails You Lose
Sandi Thom - Merchants and Thieves
Simon McBride - Since Then
Tom Sharpville - Porchlight

PLAYLIST

Janiva Magness - The Devil Is An Angel Too
Marcia Ball - Believing In Love from Roadside Attractions
Dave Arcari and Lee Paterson - Plastic Jesus
Andres Roots Roundabout - Folk Club Blues
Becki Sue and her Big Rockin Daddies - Rocket In My Pocket
Franco Paletta and The Stingers - Love Me One More Time
Henrik Freischlader - I've Got It Good
Dale Storr Band - Movin On
King King - Nothing Takes The Place Of You
Pinetop Perkins - Chicken Shack
Kris Dollimore - The Last Dance
Derek and the Dominos - Key To The Highway

 

Plastic Jesus video  

So this week I started out with a plan and it all changed during putting the show together, so I hpe you enjoy the music. It is maybe not the most bluesy of shows but I had an itch to play some of these tracks and they had to be played. 

It would be great if you can nip on over to the British Blues Awards website to cast some nominations before the 31st March, it is a complete public vote. Voting for the Kevin Thorpe Award for Original Blues Song nominations is open until the 14th April so if you haven't already voted then please cast a vote there as well. Seven other radio shows are participating in nominating for the Kevin Thorpe Award and you can see the other songs nominated here.

This weeks show is an iTunes plus file which means that cover art and links to the band websites are included in the file if you are listening to the show using iTunes. I'd appreciate feedback on whether you think this is an enhancement to the show or not and if you find it useful.

Next week tributes to Pinetop Perkins and Big Jack Johnson who both recently passed and new releases from Kris Dollimore, Henrik Freischlader, Urban Voodoo Machine and what ever else I can drag up.

Playlist for Rumshack 48

Tedeschi Trucks Band - Bound for Glory from Revelator if you pre order you'll get 3 free mp3 downloads

Los Lonely Boys - Fly Away from Rockpango out on March 29    

James Leg - Drowning By Fire from Solitary Pleasure out on April 5

Hugh Laurie - Guess I'm A Fool from Let Them Talk 

Del McCoury and the Presevation Hall Jazz Band - One More 'Fore I Die from American Legacies

Eric Bibb - New Home from Troubadour Live with Staffan Astner

Cal Williams Jr - Dark Was The Night from Sun

Kirk Special - Arkansas

Alabama 3 - Love Will Tear Us Apart from There Will Be Peace In The Valley...When We Get the Keys to the Mansion On The Hil

Phantom Limb - Draw The Line

King King - Old Love from Take My Hand

Here is an Alabama 3 acoustic set from the great Songs from the Shed website

 

This show features my four nominations for the Kevin Thorpe Award for original British Blues song, you can vote for them here. Please take the time to vote as it is the public choice. The show also includes four tracks from the International Songwriting Competition this is also a public vote here.

You might notice some poor fade ins, I'm still getting used to working with Garageband will get this sorted for next week. Feedback is always appreciated and always I hope that you enjoy this selection of music.

Track Listing

Steve Miller - Sweet Home Chicago from Let Your Hair Down out on 19 April 

Gregg Allman - Just Another Rider from Low Country Blues 

King King - Highway Man from Take My Hand

Lewis Hamilton and the Boogie Brothers - Gambling Machine from Gambling Machine 

Dave Arcari - Devil's Left Hand from Devil's Left Hand

Paul Lamb and the Kingsnakes - Love Another Day from Mindgames

Al Hughes - Fade Away from Sad Songs and Tall Stories

Tipping Point - Time To Move On from Antedote

Darren Watson and the Real Deal Blues Band - Love Is an Ocean from Saint Hilda's Faithless Boy

Chris Antonik - Roll With It 

Johnny Max Band - Daddy's Little Girl from It's A Long Road

Thorbjorn Risager - Rock n Roll Ride from Track Record

Anders Roots Roundabout - Legacy Blues  EP release on 1st April 2011

24 Pesos - Lowdown Sweet and Dirty from Busted Broken and Blue

 

Hi aye

Some great music but really ropey presenting, will be better prepared next week.

Enjoy the music

Just wanted to get this out to see if anyone was still listening and everything else was still working

 

The winners of the 27th International Blues Challenge in Memphis were announced last night after the final heats were held in the Orpheum theater.

 

Here are the finalists announced last night at the conclusion of the semi-finals.

 

 

Tracks:

1. Hard Times
2. Hard Labor
3. Ash Tray
4. Devil's Cadillac
5. Peaches
6. Who's Gonna Pay?
7. My Babe
8. Jimmy Bell
9. Truck Holler # 2
10. You Ain't Gonna Worry My Life No More
11. 61 Highway
12. Black Water
13. Dumpster Blues
14. Buick Fifty-Nine
15. Long Distance Call
16. Oklahoma Blues
    
    
    
    Watermelon Slim - Vocals, Harmonica, Dobro
    Michael Newberry - Vocals, Percussion
    Cliff Belcher - Vocals, Electric Bass
    Ronnie McMullen Jr. - Vocals, Electric Guitar
    
    Special Guests:
    Charlie Musslewhite - Harmonica , Track 13
    Jimbo Mathis - Electric Slide Guiter - Tracks 5, 6, 7,
    Big George Brock - Vocals & Harmonica - Track 6 & 7

Special Features:
Watermelon Slim & John Mayall
Front Porch Blues
Slim Interview with Chip Eagle
Meet the Workers

The Winners of the 2010 International Blues Challenge are:


Winner - Grady Champion
(Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola)

Second Place - Karen Lovely Band
(Cascade Blues Association)

Third Place - Cheryl Renee and Them Bones
(Cincy Blues Society)


Winner - Matt Anderson (Harvest Jazz & Blues)

The 2010 Best Self Produced CD Competition was a tie.

Both The Informants, "Crime Scene Queen" - Colorado Blues Society and Laurie Morvan Band, "Fire It Up!" - Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society were declared winners!

Hi there you,
Andy & Chris from The Bonnevilles here, we hope you don't mind us contacting you like this, in fact we hope you even welcome it. We wanted to let you know what we're getting up to in the coming weeks as its going to be busy for us.

GIGS & SCOTTISH TOUR
First of all we've got a date next week in Belfast, on the 28th of Jan, helping to celebrate the Northern Ireland Charts' official 1st birthday. We're delighted to be able to give these guys something back as they've been very good to us in their short existence, so why not come down to Aunt Annies on the Dublin Road in Belfast next Thursday and see us along with Mojo Fury and Team Fresh. Its not often you see a line up like that in Belfast, also we'll be playing 2 brand new songs, never before heard outside our rehearsal space, be the first. You could say I was there when The Bonnevilles played those 2 awful songs.... haha, hope not.

SCOTLAND
We're embarking on a small Scottish tour on the 11th of February to launch our brand new single "Santa Muerte Murder Songs" on Eruption records. We'll be playing 6 dates including an in-store at Elvis Shakespeare Records in Edinburgh and a couple of radio things. Here are the dates if you want to try and make one of them.

11th Feb - Clyde Bar, Helensburgh with Thee Phantom Herd & The Wrong Boyfriends
12th Feb - Alan Glens Rugby Club, Bishopbriggs with Thee Phantom Herd & Burlesque show
13th Feb - Elvis Shakespeare, Edinburgh in store @ 2.30pm with Thee Phantom Herd & The Acid Facists
13th Feb - Eruption Single Launch @ Pivo Pivo Glasgow with Thee Phantom Herd & The Ghosts of Progress
14th Feb - The Ash Bar , Montrose. with The Ghosts of Progress and The Phantom Herd. 3PM Start.
14th Feb - FREE NIGHT HERE, BOOKING NEEDED.
15th Feb - Club Snafu Aberdeen, with Thee Phantom Herd & Tupelo Town Assembly

We have a free night on the 14th so if you know anybody that could book please pass on our details or get in touch.

NEW SINGLE
"What's all this about a new single that you so casually glossed over" I hear you cry. We'll brother & lovely sisters, heres the skinny. Eruption records are releasing a split single on 7" vinyl only, with us and Thee Phantom taking a side each, it reads like this.

SANTA MUERTE MURDER SONGS Split 7" vinyl release on Eruption records with Thee Phantom Herd Limited Edition of 300 only. If you don't have a record player, why not? But don't worry we'll be putting a CDR of the record in the sleeves of each.
OUR SIDE - No Law in Lurgan - The Bonnevilles
Murderers Love Song - The Bonnevilles
OTHER SIDE - Lordy - Thee Phantom Herd
***NOTE*** This is a pre-order***Official release date 12th Feb'10 £5 & £1 Postage worldwide***
YOUR ORDER WILL BE POSTED AS SOON AS WE GET BACK FROM OUR SCOTTISH TOUR ON THE 16TH OF FEBRUARY
Have a look at our website or come get one on tour http://www.thebonnevilles.net/

GASOLINE RECORDS COMPILATIONS
A while ago a nice man from Gasoline Records in El Segundo, California got in touch with us about contributing a couple of tracks to some killer compilations he was putting together. Thrilled to bits, we agreed and just a week or so ago we received a lovely box of CDs from the USA with copies of the comps.

Entitled "The Sounds of Gasoline" each volume contains some killer stuff. Rock n Roll, Blues, even alt country and of course yours truly. If you fancy something that you'll be hard pressed to find in HMV I reckon you should try these. They're full of rock solid musical bombs and with 21 tracks for £9.99 plus £1 postage worldwide its got to be worth a punt.

Go to our website and check them out http://www.thebonnevilles.net/

BANDWIDTH FILMS
The very, very talented folks at Bandwidth have asked to film us for their In-Stores series, where they film bands in unusual places and stripped way down, in our case its looking like in a butchers shop in Belfast. This looks like its going to be happening on Thursday the 28th of Jan, next Thursday before our gig in Aunt Annies. If you want to come down and have a nosey and maybe even get your facog on celluloid, we'll give you location as soon as we know it, it would be great to see a few faces. we're going to be playing another brand new song called "Hell".

Finally we got ourselves a new Tee shirt, available on pre-order, we're only picking these up in Scotland on the 11th of Feb so if you want to buy one we'll post it immediately when we return home.

They've got the very very cool design by Ben Lyons featuring the The Bonnevilles mascot Blackbeards Jolly Roger. It will make you look cooler than you do already. They are heavyweight Fruit of the Loom tees and available in any colour you want as long as its black, £11 & £1 postage. Check them out on our website. http://www.thebonnevilles.net

Thats all she wrote friends, hopefully we'll see you at a gig soon. Take care of yourselves and each other, this cruel cruel world is better because your in it.

Andy & Chris
The Bonnevilles

Ian Siegal heads out on a bunch of dates around the UK in March with a two date visit to France to do a gig with Orchestre National du Jazz and a support slot with Eric Bibb.


24/02/10     London, The Blues Kitchen - Solo
11/03/10     Beauvais, Theatre Du Beauvaisis (Zinc Festival) - Band
12/03/10     Manchester, Academy 3 - Band
13/03/10     Newcastle-on-Tyne, The Cluny - Band/evening
14/03/10     Newcastle-on-tyne, The Cluny - Band/matinee
15/03/10     Bristol, The Tunnels - Band
16/03/10     Swansea, Milkwood Jam - Band
17/03/10     Cheltenham, Vonnies Blues @ Charlton Kings - Band
18/03/10     London, 100 Club - Band
19/03/10     Quimper, Orchestre National du Jazz  Broadway in Satin
20/03/10     Abbeville, Les Nuits De Blues - solo, w/Eric Bibb
25/03/10     Derby, The Flowerpot - Band
26/03/10     Lincoln, Terry O'Tool Theatre North Hykenham - Band
27/03/10     St.Albans, Maltings Arts Centre - Band
28/03/10     Sheffield, The Boardwalk - Band
29/03/10     Wolverhampton, Robin 2, Bilston - Band
30/03/10     Bournemouth, Champions - Band
08/05/10     Ripley, Ripley Blues Club - solo

The following came in from Mark Easton in Australia this morning.

hi blues dogs

fistly, i appreciate the support you guys give my music!

secondly, if youve ever seen my shows im always happy to get people up for a blow, ive had people like TJ play guitar (he'll be playing with me this sunday at tilba), lilly white play harmonica, ugly graham play harmonica, phil rado play bongos, blue dogs play harmonica, rory cotter play djembe, james southwell play guitar, canadian cath ford do vocals, hugo from the sydney blues society play harmonica etc etc, so if you know what your doing just come and have a bit of fun! i travel around oz on my own and it gets pretty lonely sometimes, i always love jamming with people so dont be a stranger!

ok down to business

im on tour promoting my new DVD live at the sydney blues festival, recorded at the fitzroy hotel october 2009. 11 foot stomping songs with 2 previously unreleased tracks, Hoochie Coochie Man and Black Betty. The DVD is available on the Plastic Donut label and distributed by Only Blues Music.

heres a promo clip of the dvd on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5DpFyad9d8

You can also here tracks from the DVD on Marks MySpace, see link at top of piece.

in the last year Marks latest CD Money is the Root of all Evil reached number 4 on the blues charts in the USA, number 1 on the blues charts in Australia and nominated in 2 categories at the Australian Blues Music Awards - Best New Talent and Best Album "Bandwagon" and also nominated in 3 categories at the Blues Star Awards - Best Australasian Blues Band, Best New Talent and Best Album "Bandwagon".

ive had a bugger of a start to the year firstly i tried to kick my drum off stage on NYE and it just wouldnt fall off, so i stood up and gave it an almighty boot and missed the skin and copped my toe on the rim! it frickin killed, black and blue, had to go to hospital and get the nail drilled!
on sudnay i kicked it off stage and it rolled along the floor and went down a stairwell and busted my kick pedal

today i went for a surf at newcastle and got hammered by a huge wave, which drove me down so hard my board slipped out of my hands and forced the board up with the fin just grazing my forhead, any closer and i could have lost an eye!

hopefully i will live long enough to finish the tour!

heres the gig dates! (more dates to be added)

22 Jan 2010 8:30 P
NORTH NOWRA TAVERN NOWRA, New South Wales

24 Jan 2010 5:30 P
DROMADERY HOTEL CENTRAL TILBA, New South Wales (with tony jaggers)

26 Jan 2010 8:00 P
MBAS ROYAL STANDARD HOTEL MELBOURNE, Victoria

28 Jan 2010 9:00 P
ROYAL OAK HOTEL LAUNCESTON, Tasmania

29 Jan 2010 7:00 P
ILUKA TAVERN COLES BAY, Tasmania

31 Jan 2010 3:30 P
LONGLEY INTERNATIONAL HOTEL LONGLEY, Tasmania

4 Feb 2010 7:30 P
BRIDGE HOTEL BALLARAT, Victoria

6 Feb 2010 9:30 P
GREAT OCEAN HOTEL APOLLO BAY, Victoria

11 Feb 2010 7:00 P
GILBERT ST HOTEL ADELAIDE, South Australia

12 Feb 2010 9:00 P
WAIKERIE HOTEL WAIKERIE, South Australia

13 Feb 2010 8:30 P
SANDBAR MILDURA, New South Wales (with teka maybe)

14 Feb 2010 3:00 P
WELLINGTON HOTEL WELLINGTON, South Australia

18 Feb 2010 8:00 P
WICKHAM PARK HOTEL NEWCASTLE, New South Wales

19 Feb 2010 8:00 P
GALONG HOTEL GALONG, New South Wales

20 Feb 2010 1:00 P
GALONG HOTEL GALONG, New South Wales

21 Feb 2010 1:00 P
TOWRADGI BEACH HOTEL WOLLONGONG, New South Wales (with Anni Piper)

27 Feb 2010 1:00 P
ROYAL MAIL HOTEL GOODNA, Queensland

13 Mar 2010 8:00 P
KERIKERI BAY OF ISLANDS NZ

21 Mar 2010 4:00 P
THE JOYNT BRISBANE, Queensland

5 Apr 2010 4:00 P
LENNOX POINT HOTEL LENNOX HEADS, New South Wales

9 Apr 2010 7:00 P
AUSTRALIAN HOTEL BALLINA, New South Wales

10 Apr 2010 1:00 P
ROYAL MAIL HOTEL GOODNA, Queensland

17 Apr 2010 5:30 P
PALMWOODS HOTEL PALMWOODS, Queensland

23 Apr 2010 8:00 P
VILLA NOOSA NOOSA, Queensland (with 8 ball aitkin)

8 May 2010 5:00 P
CAIRNS BLUES FESTIVAL CAIRNS, Queensland

20 May 2010 8:30 P
STRAND HOTEL YEPPOON, Queensland

23 May 2010 1:00 P
BUCCA MOTEL BUCCA, Queensland

29 May 2010 4:00 P
BLUES ON BROADBEACH BROADBEACH, Queensland

30 May 2010 1:00 P
BLUES ON BROADBEACH BROADBEACH, Queensland

http://www.markeaston.com.au

The venue's for the premiere of the new Julien Temple film, Oil City Confidential have been announced.

The event takes place in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Tuesday 2 February and starts at 7:45pm with the film being shown first and then followed by a live set by Wilko Johnson and his band with special guest Alison Moyet beamed live by satelite from Koko in London.

Oil City Confidential is the last film in Julien Temple's trilogy on British music of the 1970s. It is a prequel to his landmark films about punk figureheads the Sex Pistols in The Filth & The Fury and Joe Strummer in The Future Is Unwritten.

Rather than being standard 'rockumentaries', Julien uses the music as a prism through which he examines the social and cultural conditions of the times. The films share his characteristic cinematic language - an irreverent and anarchic style of montage of archive and fictive footage, which he pioneered in The Great Rock & Roll Swindle.

The Sex Pistols' and Joe Strummer's roles are well known, but Dr Feelgood, who are the subject of Oil City Confidential, played a vital role in creating those conditions for that cultural explosion and is a story that is as yet untold.

Oil City Confidential is a film noir feature length documentary and about Dr Feelgood; it's the story of four men in cheap suits who crashed out of Canvey Island in the early '70s, sandpapered the face of rock’n’roll and left all that came before a burnt-out ruin, four estuarine John-the-Baptists to Johnny Rotten’s anti-Christ.

Cannibalising the visual flotsam and jetsam of our society, welding into an emotionally engaging and humorous whole, Oil City Confidential sets out to explore this unique time, place and social landscape - all of which was responsible for shaping the identity of the band and which, more than any other, defined the strange cultural vacuum which existed before the coming of punk rock.

Ireland

Castlebar - Mayo Movie World
Dublin - Vue Dublin
Dundrum - Movies@Dundrum
Dungarvan - SGC Dungarvan
Swords - Movies@Swords

UK

Aberystwth - Aberystwth Arts Centre
Birmingham - Vue Birmingham
Bristol - Vue Bristol Cribbs Causeway
Camberley - Vue Camberley
Cambridge - Vue Cambridge
Canvey Island - Starr Cinema, Canvey Island
Chelmsford - Odeon Chelmsford
Edinburgh - Vue Edinburgh Omni
Ellesmere Port - Vue Cheshire Oaks
Glasgow - Glasgow Film Theatre
Hull - Vue Hull
Lancaster - Dukes, Lancaster
Leeds - Vue Leeds Light
London - Odeon Covent Garden
London - Vue Islington
London - Vue Shepherd's Bush
London - Vue West End
Manchester - Odeon Manchester
Northampton - Vue Northampton
Norwich - Vue Norwich
Plymouth - Vue Plymouth
Portsmouth - Vue Portsmouth
Romford - Vue Romford
Southend-On-Sea - Odeon Southend
Swansea - Vue Swansea
Thurrock - Vue Thurrock
York - Vue York

Innovative Australian guitarist Jeff Lang, respected and admired by the likes of Richard Thompson, and John Butler, on UK tour to promote acclaimed 16th album ‘Half Seas Over’. The album was originally released in Australia in 2008. No doubt tracks from his 2009 album release 'Chimeradour' will also feature.

A virtuoso guitarist with an achingly sweet voice and hypnotic performance style, Jeff Lang has carved out a unique niche for his compelling and continually evolving music transcending the boundaries of traditional folk, blues, country and other roots music.

Over the past decade, Lang has built an international reputation and a loyal fan base with constant touring in the US, Europe and Australia. He is a favourite on the festival circuit and has enjoyed national airplay, rave reviews, multiple ARIA nominations and the respect of his peers around the world. He has toured with Bob Dylan, Ani Di Franco, Dr John, Loudon Wainwright III and countless others.

Tour dates

Sun 31/01 The Wave, Irish Street, Maryport, Cumbria, CA15 8AD
Tel: 01900 811450 Tickets £5.00 advance & £6.00 – From 4.00 p.m. (Note early start time)

Mon 01/02 The Spring, East Street, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1BS
Tel: 012392 472700 Tickets £12.50 -- From 8.00 p.m.                  

Tue 02/02 Black Horse, High Street, Amberley, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9NL
Tel 01798 875476 & 01798 831552 Tickets: £7.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Wed 03/02 West End Centre, Queens Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 3JD
Tel: 01252 330040 Tickets: £10.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Thurs 04/02 Arts Centre, St. Benedicts Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 4PG
Tel: 01603 660352Tickets: £10.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Fri 05/02 The Watersplash, Five Mile Road, St Ouen, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE3 7FN
Tel: 01534 482886 Tickets £8.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Sat 06/02 The Bridge Inn, Bridge Hill, Topsham, Exeter, Devon, EX3 0QQ
Tel: 01392 877895 or 873407 Tickets £10.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Sun 07/02 The Boardwalk, 39/41 Snig Hill, City Centre, Sheffield, S3 8NA
Tel 0871 230 1101Tickets: £10.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Mon 08/02 The Ravenswood, Horsted Lane, Sharpthorne, West Sussex, RH19 4HY
Tel 01342 810216 Tickets £13.00/£10.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Tue 09/02 The Sea View Labour Club, Dock View Rd, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, CF63 3QQ
Tel 01446 749915 Tickets: £10.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Wed 10/02 Mr Kyps, 8 Parr Street, Poole, Dorset, BH14 0JY
Tel: 01202 748945 Tickets:£10.00/£8.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Thur 11/02 Battle Folk Club, Crowhurst Park, Telham Lane, Battle, TN33 0SL
Tel: 07969 462836 or 01424 773344 Tickets £8.00/£6.50 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Sat 13/02 Cooksbridge, Beechwood Hall, Lewes BN7 3QG
Tel: 01273 477706 Tickets £7.00/£5.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Sun 14/02The Half Moon, Lower Richmond Road, Putney, London, SW15 1EU
Tel: 0208 780 9383 Tickets £10.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Mon 15/02 Blue Front Blues Room, The Miners Arms, Whitecroft, GL15 4PE
Tel: 01594-861151 Tickets £9.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Tue 16/02 The Cluny, 34-36 Lime St, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE1 2PQ
Tel: 07760 400 226 Tickets: £9.00 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Thurs 18/02 The Green Note, Parkway, Camden Town, London, NW1 7AN
Tel: 0207 485 9899 Tickets £12.50 -- From 8.00 p.m.

Fri 19/02 Hunton Village Hall, West St, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 0RR
Tel: 01622 820683 or 820127Tickets £8.00 – From 8.00 p.m.

You can see The Shawn Kellerman Band live without leaving your house on Thursday.

We will be doing a live webcast from Rascal's in Moline, IL for the Mississippi Valley Blues Society from 6-9pm Central time. Which is midnight UK time.

Just go to www.shawnkellerman.com and the live feed window will pop up on the homepage.

There is also an event page at Facebook.

The Blues Foundation will present the Blues Music Awards at the Cook Convention Center in Memphis, TN on May 6, 2010. Performers, industry representatives and fans from around the globe will have the chance to celebrate the best in Blues recording and performance from 2009. Among those heading the list of honorees for the 31st Blues Music Awards is Joe Louis Walker, who garnered five nominations, including Album of the Year, Contemporary Blues Album of the Year, and Song of the Year for "I'm Tide" from his recent release Between a Rock and the Blues. Rick Estrin, Tommy Castro, Louisiana Red and Duke Robillard, each received four nominations.

UK interest with Joanne Shaw Taylor nominated with the album CD White Sugar in the Best New Artist Category and Gary Moore in the Historical category for the recent Essential Montreux set.

"Many nominators noted that narrowing each category to five was an especially difficult task this year, but I think the nominees are very reflective of the past year's releases. In this holiday season, I like to think of this as a present blues fans can open immediately," Jay Sieleman, The Blues Foundation’s Executive Director said. "I would hope Blues fans will add the nominated releases and tickets to their shopping lists!"

Almost every nominee will be attendance and perform so it's safe to say it will be one of the best shows of the year; where else do you get the chance to see a lineup including the best of the best in blues all in one evening? The 30th Blues Music Awards were widely hailed as the best ever so order now to get the best seats for the show. Members get seating preference and are the only fans who vote to decide which nominees will actually take home the Blues Music Award.

The complete list of nominees can be found by clicking the Blues Music Award icon above.Online voting is now open for members. Voting, ticket and host hotel information can also be accessed on the Blues Music Award pages.

The Blues Music Awards are universally recognized as the highest honor given to Blues artists. The presenting sponsor will once again be The Gibson Foundation. 2010 BMA sponsors include ArtsMemphis, BMI, Casey Family Programs, Eagle Rock Entertainment, FedEx, Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, and the Tennessee Arts Commission.

The Blues Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Charter Members' Dinner will be held the night before the Awards, May 5. Honorees will be announced in mid-February.

Acoustic Album
David Maxwell & Louisiana Red - You Got to Move
Maria Muldaur & Her Garden of Joy - Good Time Music for Hard Times
Saffire-the Uppity Blues Women - Havin' The Last Word
Samuel James - For Rosa, Maeve and Noreen
Various Artists - Things About Comin' My Way - A Tribute to the music of the Mississippi Sheiks

Acoustic Artist
Annie Raines & Paul Rishell
Doug MacLeod
Guy Davis
Louisiana Red
Samuel James

Album
Duke Robillard's Jumpin’ Blues Revue Stomp! the Blues Tonight
Eddie C. Campbell Tear This World Up
Joe Louis Walker Between a Rock and the Blues
Louisiana Red & Little Victor's Juke Joint Back to the Black Bayou
Various Artists Chicago Blues A Living History

B.B. King Entertainer
Candye Kane
Magic Slim
Rick Estrin
Super Chikan
Taj Mahal
Tommy Castro

Band
Duke Robillard's Jumpin' Blues Revue
Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats
The Mannish Boys
Tommy Castro Band

Best New Artist Debut
Greg Nagy Walk - That Fine Thin Line
Joanne Shaw Taylor - White Sugar
Marquise Knox - Man Child
Monkey Junk - Tiger in your Tank
The California Honeydrops - Soul Tub!

Contemporary Blues Album
Candye Kane - Superhero
Joe Louis Walker - Between a Rock and the Blues
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats - Twisted
Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters - Living in the Light
Tommy Castro - Hard Believer

Contemporary Blues Female Artist
Bettye LaVette
Candye Kane
Janiva Magness
Ruthie Foster
Shemekia Copeland

Contemporary Blues Male Artist
Derek Trucks
Joe Louis Walker
John Nemeth
Michael Burks
Tommy Castro

DVD
Delmark Records - It Ain't Over! Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues, Live at Buddy Guy's Legends
Eagle Eye Media - Live at Montreux 1993 (B.B. King)
Jo Films& Roadside Productions - Hot Flash - The Documentary (Saffire-the Uppity Blues Women)
Mojo Rodeo Records - A Night in Woodstock (Paul Rishell & Annie Raines)
Vincent Productions - Down to the Crossroads Vol. 1 (George Thorogood & the Destroyers w/ Eddie Shaw)

Historical
Bear Family Records Taking Care of Business (1956-1973) (Freddie King)
Chess Authorized Bootleg (Muddy Waters)
Eagle Records Essential Montreux (Gary Moore)
Hip-O Select The Complete Chess Masters (1950-1967) (Little Walter)
Landslide Records Sean's Blues (Sean Costello)

Instrumentalist-Bass
Bill Stuve
Bob Stroger
Larry Taylor
Mookie Brill
Patrick Rynn

Instrumentalist-Drums
Cedric Burnside
Jimi Bott
Kenny Smith
Sam Carr
Tony Braunagel

Instrumentalist-Guitar
Derek Trucks
Duke Robillard
Joe Louis Walker
Lurrie Bell
Ronnie Earl

Instrumentalist-Harmonica
Billy Branch
Jason Ricci
Kim Wilson
Mark Hummel
Rick Estrin

Instrumentalist-Horn
Al Basile
Big James Montgomery
Deanna Bogart
Eddie Shaw
Keith Crossan

Instrumentalist-Other
Buckwheat Zydeco (accordion)
Gerry Hundt (mandolin)
Johnny Sansone (accordion)
Otis Taylor (banjo)
Rich Del Grosso (mandolin)

Pinetop Perkins Piano Player
Bruce Katz
David Maxwell
Eden Brent
Henry Butler
Henry Gray

Rock Blues Album
Derek Trucks Band - Already Free
Jason Ricci & New Blood - Done with the Devil
Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat - Tijuana Bible
Mike Zito - Pearl River
Tinsley Ellis - Speak No Evil

Song
Cyril Neville & Mike Zito - “Pearl River” (Pearl River--Mike Zito)
James “Super Chikan” Johnson - “Fred's Dollar Store” (Chikadelic--Super Chikan)
Joe Louis Walker -  “I'm Tide” (Between a Rock and the Blues--Joe Louis Walker)
John Hahn & Oliver Wood - “Never Going Back to Memphis” (Never Going Back--Shemekia Copeland)
Vyasa Dodson - “At Least I'm Not With You” (At Least I'm Not With You--The Insomniacs)

Soul Blues Album
Charles Wilson -  Troubled Child
Darrell Nulisch - Just for You
Johnny Rawls - Ace of Spades
Latimore - All About the Rhythm and the Blues
Mighty Sam McClain - Betcha Didn't Know

Soul Blues Female Artist
Barbara Carr
Denise LaSalle
Irma Thomas
Shirley Brown
Sista Monica Parker

Soul Blues Male Artist
Curtis Salgado
Darrell Nulisch
Jackie Payne
Johnny Rawls
Latimore

Traditional Blues Album
John Primer -  All Original
Johnnie Bassett - The Gentleman is Back
Louisiana Red & Little Victor's Juke Joint - Back to the Black Bayou
Super Chikan - Chikadelic
Various Artists - Chicago Blues A Living History

Traditional Blues Female Artist
Ann Rabson
Debbie Davies
Fiona Boyes
Shirley Johnson
Zora Young

Traditional Blues Male Artist
Duke Robillard
John Primer
Johnnie Bassett
Louisiana Red
Super Chikan

JT Lauritsen and the Buckshot Hunters - The Bug from Live (Hunter Records)
JT Lauritsen and the Buckshot Hunters - I Just Love You Like I Said from Live (Hunter Records)
Crank Bros - Good Thing Goin from Black Midnights, Stars and Streetlights (Sonet)
Alex Wilson - Come Back Baby from Tell Me Why (Rathskeller Records)
Alex Wilson - The Moon Is Shinin from Tell Me Why (Rathskeller Records)
Karl Morgan - Your Good Man from Talkin with the Hands (Pied Piper Records)
Karl Morgan - Sweetness from Talkin With The hands (Pied Piper Records)
Grana Louise - People Act Funny
Pistol 44 - Call My Name (Self Release)
Pistol 44 - Keep Rockin (Self Release)
Heavy Trash - Isolation from Midnight Soul Isolation (Big Legal Mess Records)
Jeff Jensen Band - Living In Los Angeles from I'm Coming Home (Swing Suit Records)
Jeff Jensen Band - She's Evil from I'm Coming Home (Swing Suit Records)
Cedars - The Colour (Self Release)
Fraser Tilley Trio - A Love To Last from EP1 (Self Release)
Danny Giles - I WOn't Let Love (Self Release)
Melting Pot - Be My Baby (Self Release)
Melting Pot - Hard To Be Me (Self Release)
Crank Bros - Black Midnights, Stars and Streetlights from Black Midnights, Stars and Streetlights (Sonet)

Due to the immediate and unannounced closure of Whiskey Dick’s, this year’s event has been moved to the Vonn Jazz Lounge thanks to owner Yavonne Sarber and the bands she already had scheduled for the weekend.  Thanks so much to all of them for helping us keep our event.

We are nearly sold out of VIP seated tickets so act fast to secure a reserved seat for this event.


The third annual Sean Carney’s Blues For A Cure (“BFAC”) 2009 kicks off at Whiskey Dick's in Columbus, Ohio at 7pm, Friday, December 11 and continues at 1:30 pm, Saturday, December 12.  Proceeds from this event will benefit the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research at OSUCCC - James and The American Cancer Society Ohio Division. 

The Blues Foundation’s Joe Whitmer, producer of the International Blues Challenge and the Blues Music Awards, will join us as Guest Master Of Ceremonies for BFAC 2009. Featured will be an unprecedented line-up of IBC and Best Guitarist Award winners and legendary international Blues stars.  

General admission tickets for Friday only are $25 donation.  Saturday general Admission is $50 and VIP Seating is $100 donation. Tickets are available online at www.bluesforacure.org, by emailing Mike Berichon at bear@bearinthechair.com or calling 614-361-0015.
 
Friday night will feature the rockin’ Blues sounds of Central Ohio guitarist Gus Lambros & Electric Mud. Returning after a great showing at Summertime Blues For A Cure is 2006 Guitar Center “King of the Blues” champion Matt O’Ree and the Matt O’Ree Band.
    
Delta Groove recording star and cancer survivor Candye Kane was a natural for BFAC and will be joined by her outstanding guitarist Laura Chavez.

Category 5 Amplification endorsee and Telarc recording artists Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers will close out Friday night.

Saturday’s headliner is legendary Detroit guitarist/vocalist and Sly Dog recording star Johnnie Bassett & The Blues Insurgents.   Born in Florida in 1935, Johnnie began playing professionally in the early ‘50’s with Joe Weaver and has performed with artists such as Big Joe Turner, Ruth Brown, John Lee Hooker, Alberta Adams, Little Willie John, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, Jimi Hendrix and Tina Turner.
    
Featured on Saturday will be event host and Columbus ’ very own Sean Carney Band, who have become an international Blues sensation after winning The 2007 IBC and Albert King Awards.

Houston based guitarist Jonn Richardson, 2005 Albert King Award and IBC winner, will perform with 2006 NEA National Heritage Fellowship recipient and cancer survivor, the legendary pianist Henry Gray.
    
Hailing from Kansas City is 2008 IBC winners Trampled Under Foot, led by 2008 Albert King Award winning guitarist Nick Schnebelen along with his brother Chris and sister Danielle.  Cincinnati based Ricky Nye Inc. will be joined by 2009 IBC and Best Guitarist winner JP Soars.

Sixteen-year-old blues guitarist and IBC Youth Showcase standout Micah Kesselring will perform solo.  Central Ohio based Don Norman Blues Band will back up Chicago harp Bluesman Omar Coleman.
 
We have an exciting number of auction items featuring a BB King autographed guitar that was signed at his recent concert in Columbus , OH on October 7.  Our many thanks to auctioneers Mike Albert and Kevin Burchett.

BB King Autographed Guitar
 
On the evening of Monday, December 14, 6pm – 9pm, The Jazz Academy and Blues For A Cure will team up to present a Blues Guitar Master Class with Jimmy Thackery at The Jazz Academy located in the historic Lincoln Theatre.  Registration for the guitar class is $100 and $50 for “observer only” fee.

Sean Carney’s Blues For A Cure was created in 2007 to honor those afflicted with cancer, fund cancer research and survivor programs and perpetuate an American art form, Blues music.

And remember if you can't get to the gig you can always buy the Studio Jam CD from the Blues for A Cure website, well worth the $15 donation.

Last years event raised $10,000 over one day so it looks like more should be raised from this worthwhile cause.

Contacts:
          Mike Berichon 614-361-0015 bear@bearinthechair.com
          Mark Puskarich 614-620-6786 mark@achristmastocurecancer.org
          Steve Mack 614-256-6728 smackoh@yahoo.com

No U.S. blues band has made a sustained tour of London in-- well, no one seems to be able to remember. But Kilborn Alley Blues Band are doing it, starting next week--Tuesday 17 November, kicking off at Effra Hall in Brixton. The idea is to infest the place, to soak in all that guitar blues that comes from Britain. We are real proud of the pubs we have been able to put together for this tour.

The venues include Effra Hall which is an amazing jazz and reggae venue in the little West Indies that is Brixton, Moors Bar is a gem in Crouch End with one of the coolest owners in all of tavern-dom the world over, The Globe has an incredible blues jam scene in Hackney lead by John Parry and his band, The Oval features Graeme's dj work plus great blues bands, Weavers Arms is a veritable monument in rock history, North Pole is making a statement as an r&b venue, -- each place is special in its way, and we are looking for big turnouts on what is supposed to be a resurgent London blues scene. We hear the new Charlotte Street Blues may be the finest facility dedicated to blues on planet earth.

The Kilborn Alley Blues Band does gritty Chicago blues and southern fried soul for all the generations of blues lovers. This music speaks for itself; better still, it convinces you to listen.

And after just winning the Sean Costello Rising Star In The Blues Award at the Blues Blast Magazine's annual music awards, they will be a band not to be missed.

So if your a fan of the blues and want to hear a great Chicago band get along to one of these gigs.

The band are

Andrew Duncanson - guitar, lead vocals
Joe Asselin - harp, guitar, backing vocals
Josh Stimmel - guitar
Chris Breen - electric bass
Ed O'Hara - drums

Tour dates

November 17 • Effra Hall • Brixton, London, UK • 9pm

November 18 • Moors Bar• Crouch End, London, UK • 9pm

November 19 • Jazz After Dark • Soho, London, UK • 9pm

November 20 • Sydenham Blues Club at the Golden Lion
Sydenham, London, UK • 9pm

November 21 • Oliver's Jazz Bar • Greenwich, London, UK • 9:30pm

November 22 • Tropic • Ruislip, London, UK • 7:30pm

November 23 • The Globe in Morning Lane • Hackney, London, UK • 9pm

November 25 • Charlotte Street Blues • UCL-Bloomsbury, London, UK • 8pm

November 26 • The River Bar and Brasserie • Southwark, London, UK • 8pm

November 27 • Weavers Arms • Islington, London, UK • 9pm

November 28 • North Pole • North Kensington, London, UK • 9pm

November 29 • The Oval Tavern • East Croydon, London, UK • 9pm

The Deep Blues Festival 2010

The dates for the 2010 Deep Blues Festival have been released by Chris Johnson, the great guy who organises this great festival of roots blues. Moved to earlier in the year with a few less bands than usual but an interesting list of films and documentaries.

Let's hope that this festival now in its fourth year continues to get the support it deserves.

Details below with links to websites and film trailers.

Sat Jan 23rd at St Paul Eagles Club - films

noon - Wayne County Rambling
2pm - Moments And Truths
3pm - The Hand Of Fatima
4:30pm - It Came From Detroit
6pm - The Folksinger
7:45pm - Can't Take It With You When You Die

Live music at St Paul Eagles Club

9pm - Teague Alexy
10pm - Reverend Deadeye
11pm - Possessed By Paul James

Sat Jan 30th
films at St Paul Eagles Club

noon - NOT TBA - CEASE AND DESIST

(7 hours of film unauthorized, unapproved, unfit for screening. Documentaries, private films, concert footage of deep blues bands. We'd love to tell you more, but you'll just have to come and see for yourself)

Live music at Palmer's Bar in Minneapolis

9pm Kenny Brown
11pm Mark Porkchop Holder

Note that there will be deep blues festival bands in town the week prior to the fest and all through the week of the festival at various venues.

The last weekend of October 2009 saw the first German and Baltic Blues Challenge held in Eutin, Germany (approx 100km north of Hamburg). 

With ten bands and eight solo/duo acts taking part in this ground breaking competition, around about 800 spectators from several North European countries provided an appropriate setting for those two days with its worldwide first pre-competition to the International Blues Challenge, in Memphis in January 2010.

The judging was carried out by international panels on both days that included Thomas Ruf from Ruf Rrecords and representatives from Belgium, Finland, France, Gremany, Normay, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland.

The winners of the two days of competition were

German Blues Challenge
Solo/Duo:  Georg Schroeter & Marc Breitfelder (Germany)
Band: Hootin´ The Blues (Germany)

Baltic Blues Challenge
Solo/Duo: Steve Grahn & Mattias Malm (Sweden)*
Band: Latvian Blues Band (Latvia)

*Because Georg Schroeter & Marc Breitfelder have won the German Challenge automatically the second placed Steve Grahn & Mattias Malm were sent to Memphis.

The Baltic Blues Association wants to thank all musicians for fascinating days with blues of highest international level!

We also want to say thank you for the high professional work of the Jury.

Last but not least we want to thank all helpers, donators and a really fantastic audience! 

MySpace Links to winning acts

Georg Schroeter & Marc Breitfelder
Hootin' The Blues
Steve Grahn & Mattias Malm
Latvian Blues Band

Also going to the IBC from France are Philippe Menard and Bo Weavil who are going to Memphis on behalf of the Blues-sur-Seine Society. Blues-sur-Seine have also entered Mountain Men with their CD Springtime Coming in the Best Self Produced CD category.

So best of luck to all the enterants from Europe and hoping that they do well at the IBC in Memphis at the end of January 2010.

DUBLIN TRIPOD Saturday 21 November BOOK TICKETS

This was taken from a post over at the Blindman's Blues Forums, the best blues forum on the web.

The 1st British Slide Guitar Festival

A general get together, workshop, and evening concert for a hundred like minded souls on 23rd of January 2010. 

Michael Messer has agreed to perform with his musical partner of many years Ed Genis. Lucy Zirins will provide support.

Michael Messer will also host a workshop during the late afternoon for those of us who really want to know how he does it.

There will be a talk about the history of slide, by Ian McWee, ‘From beef bones & rail track nails, to plastic wonders'. He will bring a full set of examples to pass around for folks to try, and the session will be illustrated musically by the playing of Steve Thompson. After which a ‘Diamond Bottlenecks’ Slide will be raffled. The proceeds will go to to Music Machine - ‘music for the community’ an open access project which in conjunction with the Chelmsley Wood Baptist Church provide instruction and support as well as access to instruments in the B33,36 & 37 postcodes

Doors open at noon with a getting to know each other session and a ‘Rolling Buffet’ . As the afternoon progresses, between the more formal events there will be an open mic. Those with a little less confidence can sign up for a ‘partnered jam’ and spend a while playing and perhaps taking the  the open mic as a duo.

This will all take place in the Godiva Room and conservatory of The Red Lion, a 500 year old Coaching Inn & three star hotel situated in Long Street in Atherstone, North Warwickshire,  In addition to a very good restaurant, bar meals are also available.

Attendees will be eligible to take advantage of a Single occupancy tariff of £49 per night with B&B in one of the 37 rooms available.

E-mail: info@atherstoneredlion.co.uk for details

I chose Atherstone because it is situated on the A5 between the M6 M1 and M42. Travel is easy from all but the most far flung parts of England. I have checked the current availability of  rail super saver return tickets from York, Leeds, Cardiff, Exeter, Bristol, Southampton, and Liverpool and none costs more than £17 to Atherstone Station. 

I am a punter and not looking at making my fortune out of this gig. In order to keep costs low and make this event available to as many players as possible, admission will be by pre payment of the full fee of £25. £26.50 if paying by Paypal

For details of how to register please email me

So if you would like to support this festival get in touch with Percy, sounds that this could become a really good annual festival if enough people support it.

A full on Chicago flavour of blues this week, paying homage to the past, present and future. Plus various shades of blues in between.

Playlist

Toronzo Cannon and the Cannonball Express - She's Gone from My Woman (TA Records)
Toronzo Cannon and the Cannonball Express - Young A Little While (But Old A Long Time) from My Woman (TA Records)
Jim Byrnes - Drown In My Own Tears from My Walking Stick (Black Hen Music)
Jim Byrnes - Walk On Boy from My Walking Stick (Black Hen Music)
Pat Pepin - Don't Call Me Baby (Baby) from In It For The Long Haul
Cherry Lee Mewis - Midnight In Memphis from Southbound Train
Cherry Lee Mewis - Time Limits from Southbound Train
Snake Oil Johnson - Big Smokey Blues
Snake Oil Johnson - Take A Stroll Out West
Seasick Steve - That's all - live
Sonny Landreth - Son of A Native Stepson acoustic version
John Primer - Other Man from All Original (Blue House Productions)
John Primer - I Called My Baby from All Original (Blue House Productions)
Chicago Blues - My Little Machine from A Living History (Raisin Music)
Chicago Blues - The Healer from A Living History (Raisin Music)

MySpace links

Toronzo Cannon and the Cannonball Express
Jim Byrnes
Pat Pepin
Cherry Lee Mewis
Seasick Steve
Chicago Blues

After a little break, for no apparent reason other than I couldn't get off my lazy arse. Another installment of great blues music from all over the place.

Will be back next week with Cherry Lee Mewis, John Primer and some Seasick Steve.

The Blazers - Keep It Together - Red Hot (Route Records)

The Blazers - Flavour of the Year - Red Hot

Harry Manx - True to Yourself - Bread and Buddha (Dog My Cat Records)
Harry Manx - Dew on Roses - Bread and Buddha
Blues Sans Frontieres - Who Do You Love - Demo
Doug Cox & Salil Bhatt - Pay Day - Slide From Freedom (Northern Blues)
Sean Chambers - In The Winter Time - Ten Til Midnight (Blue Heat Records)
Jake Lear - Boogie Woogie Woman - Lost Time Blues (Self Release)
The Aces - Knee Deep In Mud - No One Rides For Free (El Toro Records)
Cry Baby and the Hoochie Choochie Boys - Don't Lie To Me Baby - Salt Glazed Blues EP
Cry Baby and the Hoochie Choochie Boys- Ain't Nothin But The Blues - Salt Glazed Blues EP
Kris Dollimore - Asylum - Now Was the Time (Sun Pier Recordings)
Kris Dollimore - Saudade - Now Was The Time

John Fahey - Steamboat Gwine 'Round The Bend - Live In Tasmania (Takoma Records)

MySpace Links

The Blazers
Harry Manx
Doug Cox
Sean Chambers
Jake Lear
Cry Baby and the Hoochie Coochie Boys
Kris Dollimore

From Backdoor Slam email alert

Hi all!
Just to let you know www.wiManx.com and www.isleofman.com have organised a repeat sream of the Isle of Man gig for our international fans this evening - it will start replaying at 7pm on the US East Coast, and 10pm on the US West Coast, which is 3am GMT (hopefully you can work out any other timezones from that, or we could still be typing them out here when the show actually starts!) It might be best to bookmark the page and keep checking it around those times in case it starts any earlier...it will be shown on this page:
www.isleofman.com/video

Davy and the band have been enjoying their first gigs in Australia this past week, and have one more in Sydney before they head back for a final blast around the USA to take them into 2010 (straight into it in fact, with a special New Year's Eve show at World Cafe!) Check davyknowles.com/gigs for all the dates, and remember to keep checking the facebook and Davy's twitter page for regular updates from the guitar hero himself.

That's all for now - hope to see some of you on the road before Christmas is upon us!

Cheers and best wishes from the Isle of Man crew,
DK&BDS
 

While the Stomp crew was in New York City this July, a crew of music lovers, including Brian Gourley, the Butler Brothers, and acclaimed director Jeff Nichols, was putting the finishing touches on the first Ponderosa Stomp film.

Classie Ballou, Lil' Buck Senegal and Roy Head are integral Stomp performers—these three exemplary artists enjoyed early success, but found themselves toiling in obscurity later in life. Their first-person remembrances of their careers, their experiences playing on the Stomp, and the impact the Stomp has had on their lives are at the core of this riveting piece. The film also includes live concert footage and additional interviews with the likes of musicologist Peter Guralnick offering a rare peek inside the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation.

This film would not have been possible without the generous support and time of music fan, volunteer and the film's executive producer, Brian Gourley. Brian attended the Stomp and was transfixed by the music and amazed that such a small group with limited resources was able to bring so much music and cultural information to the fore. So, Brian asked what he could do to help. We are thrilled to share with you the realization of his hard work and vision -- Ponderosa Stomp: The Film.

The film was shot in Austin during 2009's SXSW, in Artists' homes, and at the 2009 Stomp Concert and Conference. Gourley explains, "The film presented itself at the right time; it let me pour my love of music into a project that I thought would help give props to its roots. Without roots, there are no trees." This moving film clearly shows the impact your support and our work has had on several of the hundreds of artists we have worked with.

We are asking for you to be a part of the music, to build upon our recent successes, and to continue to expand our unique and vital work. Our cultural preservation efforts require the technical skill, time, and expertise of our small, committed staff and volunteers.

It also requires the help of everyone who enjoys our shows and events; we need your help to ensure we can continue our work in the coming year. Please support our efforts and help us reach our fundraising goal of $40,000.00 by December 31st, 2009 with a donation in any amount that is meaningful to you. We look forward to you joining us to guarantee the music lives on.

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Harry Manx continues his busy touring schedule in Europe during November with seven dates in the UK and three in France in support of his excellent new album "Bread and Buddha".

If you get a chance go and see Harry at the following gigs and hear blues mixed with Indian Raga rhythms. 

24 Nov 2009 20:00	The Charlotte Street Blues Bar	London, London and South East
25 Nov 2009 20:00	The Boardwalk	Sheffield, Northeast
26 Nov 2009 20:00	The Musician (opening for Clive Gregson)	Leicester
27 Nov 2009 20:00	The Ropewalk (opening for Edwina Hayes)	Barton Upon Humber
28 Nov 2009 20:00	The Brasenose Arms	Cropredy, Oxfordshire
29 Nov 2009 20:00	The Cluny 2 (opening for Clive Gregson)	Newcastle
30 Nov 2009 20:00	The Cellars at Eastney (opening for Bob Cheevers)	Southsea, South
2 Dec 2009 20:00	New Morning	Paris
4 Dec 2009 20:00	Espace Athéna	Saint Saulve
5 Dec 2009 20:00	Théatre Jean Vilar	Romans

Ian Siegal has a new CD "Broadside" released by Nugene Records in two weeks time on November 2nd.

That same night a session and interview will go out with Ian and the band playing on Paul Jones on BBC Radio 2 at 7pm UK time. This can be listened to over the web on the BBC iPlayer either live on the night or or on replay until the 9th November.

The next day, 3rd November, sees a UK start at  Newcastle Under Lyme at the New Vic Theatre. See full listing below.

	3/11	Newcastle-under-Lyme,	New Vic Theatre					Band
	5/11	Leicester,	The Musician					Band
	6/11	Holt,	Harbour Room					Band
	7/11	Almere, Holland	De Kunstlinie					Band
	11/11	Nottingham,	The Rescue Rooms					Double bill with Matt Schofield Band
	12/11	London,	100 Club					Band
	13/11	Buxton,	Buxton Opera House					solo/supporting Southside Johnny
	14/11	York,	Grand opera House					solo/supporting Southside Johnny
	15/11	Carlisle,	Carlisle Blues Festival					Band
	16/11	Gateshead,	Gateshead Town Hall					Band
	18/11	York,	Fibbers					Band
	19/11	Stockton on Tees,	ARC					Band
	20/11	Warrington,	Warrington Blues Club					Band
	21/11	Leamington Spa,	The Assembly					Band
	22/11	Maryport,	The Wave					Band

Check out Ian's website for the latest dates around Europe and South America, in December.

Matt Schofield is currently on tour across the UK promoting his latest CD "Heads, Tails and Aces" on the Nugene Record label. 

This weekend sees a live DVD shoot at the High Barn venue in Great Bardfield, Essex this Saturday 24th October 2009.

It's a stunning location. One of the oldest and best preserved medieval barns in the country, this venue has played host to TV productions including Channel 4's Campfire Sessions. It's fully equipped as a live venue, great sound, a fine bar, fab toilets, and with an adjoining recording control room, which makes it ideal for live recordings.

If you have been trying to get tickets, here's some good news! Although High Barn's web site has been indicating the show as Sold Out there are in fact a few tickets available. Call this number to grab yours and join in the fun: 01371 811291, or buy on-line at High Barn

The remaining dates on the tour are as follows

22/10 SWINDON Arts Centre;
24/10 GREAT BARDFIELD High Barn;
30/10 ZOETEMEER Boerderij;
5/11 SWANSEA Milkwood Jam;
6/11 EXETER The Globe, Topsham Call 01392 873407 for tickets;
7/11 NEW MILTON Forest Arts Centre;
8/11 CHELTENHAM Bacon Theatre;
11/11 NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms;
12/11 SOUTHEND Riga Music Bar;
13/11 WORCESTER Marrs Bar;
14/11 ST. ALBANS Maltings Arts Theatre;

The gig on the 11th November at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham is a double header with Ian Siegal. A show not to be missed if you are lucky enough to get a ticket to it !!! 

Matt Schofield - MySpace

Hope that you like this weeks selection of music from a gale swept Shetland.

Playlist

Delta Highway - Devil Had A Woman from Devil Had A Woman

The Impellers - How Am I 

Roy Rogers - Requiem For A Heavyweight from Split Decision (Blind Pig Records)

Billy Walton Band - Soul Song from Neon City

Pat Pepin - Long Haul Trucker from In It For the Long Haul 

Watermelon Slim - 300 Miles from Escape from the Chicken Coop (Northern Blues Music)

Delta Highway - Feelin Bad from Devil Had A Woman

Jimmy 'Duck' Holmes - All Night Long (Acoustic) (Broke and Hungry Records)
T-Model Ford - Hi Heel Sneakers from More M from Mississippi (Broke and Hungry Records)

Harry Manx - Love Is A Fire from Bread and Budda (Dog My Cat Records)

Bourgie Bourgie - Little Red Rooster from NME tape Dept of Enjoyment

MySpace links

Roy Rogers
Billy Walton Band
Pat Pepin
Watermelon Slim
Harry Manx

Feeding BritCaster.com

Ex Bluesbreaker Buddy Whittington returns to the UK for a tour at the end of November. Buddy has been solo for over a year now with his well received solo album from 2008 gathering great reviews worldwide.


20/11  Boom Boom Club - Sutton Utd FC
21/11  The Assembly - Leamington Spa - afternoon gig
21/11  Wilbarston Village Hall, Wilbarston - evening gig
22/11  The 12 Bar - Swindon
24/11  Beaverwood Club - Chiselhurst
26/11  The Boardwalk, Sheffield
27/11  Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington
28/11  Parc and Dare Theatre Treorchy
29/11  Ropetackle Centre Shoreham-by-Sea
30/11  Robin 2 - Wolverhampton
03/12  Academy 3 - Manchester
05/12  Brewery Arts Centre - Kendal

As ever check with the venue for ticket prices and times

Aynsley Lister goes out on a UK tour through November and December later this year. Here are the details, nice to see some dates in Scotland.

07/10   Discovery Centre, Winchester - Acoustic Show with Ian Siegal  
29/10   Ivory Blacks, Glasgow
30/10   Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
01/11   The Caves, Edinburgh
05/11   12bar, Swindon
06/11   Flowerpot, Derby 
07/11   Community Hall, Poulton Le Fylde   
10/11   Telfords, Chester 
11/11   The Globe, Cardiff 
12/11   Beaverwood,   Chislehurst
13/11   Boom Boom, Sutton
20/11   Town Mill, Mansfield  
21/11   Assembly, Leamington Spa - with  Mick Taylor, Ian Siegal, Buddy Whitington and Oli Brown
23/11   Monday Blues, Oxford
24/11   The Thunderbolt, Bristol 
25/11   The Stables, Wavendon
26/11   The Brook, Southampton
28/11   Harbour Room, Blakeney
29/11   Dingwalls, London  
03/12   Manchester Academy  - with Buddy Whittington
04/12   West End Centre,  Aldershot
05/12   Princess Pavillion, Falmouth
11/12   The Plug, Sheffield
12/12   Duchess, York 
13/12   Musician, Leicester  

Feeding BritCaster.com

T-Model Ford kicked off his UK tour at The Luminaire last Friday (11/09) and also took the BBC by storm with a series of anarchic live sessions and interviews. After T-Model was interviewed by Tom Robinson on his Six Music show one listener emailed in to say it was the “maddest interview in radio history, sheer genius”! 

T-Model then went toe to toe with Danny Dyer and Stuart Copeland on Radio 4’s Loose End’s show with Clive Anderson and came out on top.

European Tour dates

September

15      The Arlington Arts Centre, Newbury, UK
16      Norwich Arts Centre , Norwich, UK
17      The Musician, Leicester, UK
19      The Boardwalk, Sheffield, UK
20      Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
21      The Duchess, York, UK
22      The Live Theatre, Newcastle, UK
23      Tolbooth, Stirling, UK
24      King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, UK
26      Open House Festival @ Black Box, Belfast, UK
27      Sandino’s Café Bar, Derry, UK
28      Whelans, Dublin, Ireland
29      Crane Lane Theatre, Cork, Ireland

October

1      Chabada, Angers, France
2      Astrolabe, Orleans, France
3      AB, Brussels, Belgium
5      El Lokal, Zurich, Switzerland
6      Bad Bonn, Dudingen. Switzerland
7      Trabendo  (with Heavy Trash & A Bones), Paris, France
8      106, Rouen, France

Full tour and ticket info here

Hey and mightly ho, live in the Rumshack is good but life outside is stressful, good to back playing some great music for you. With autumn upon us let's forget about the rain and bring some musical sunshine your way.

Albert Cummings - Party Right Hear - Feel So Good (Blind Pig Records)

John Nemeth - Too Good To Be True - Love Me Tonight (Blind Pig Records)

Damon Fowler - I Hope It's Gonna Rain - Sugar Shack (Blind Pig Records)

Lee Harvey Osmond - The Love Of One - A Quiet Evil (Latent Recordings)

Boo Boo Davis - Got My Lovin, Now Your Gone - Ain't Gotta Dime (Black and Tan)

Boo Boo Davis - Standing at the Fishbank - Ain't Gotta Dime (Black and Tan)

Shannon Bourne - Bailing Dry #1 (Self release)

Sherman Robertson - Victim Of Circumstance 

Kevin Thorpe - Heavy Rain (Self release)

Lucy Zirins - Love Lost Blues (Self release)

Alabama Mike - Day To Day - Day To Day (Jukehouse Records)

Shannon Bourne - Sweet Whiskey (Self release)

Other links of interest

Albert Cummings MySpace
John Nemeth MySpace
Damon Fowler MySpace
Alabama Mike on Twitter

The Estonian blues trio Bullfrog Brown will start their third visit to the UK this year with an early set at the Sydenham Blues Club on Friday, September 18, launching a 5-gig tour with British harpist Steve Lury. In addition to gigs in London, Kingston and Leicester, the band will be recording a live session for Dave Raven's Raven'N'The Blues radio broadcast.

The album "Bullfrog Brown with Steve Lury" was released in February 2009 to positive reviews and the quartet line-up has already supported it with live appearances in Estonia, Finland, and Poland. In the UK, Bullfrog Brown CD's are available through Rootscd.com.

There new album "Moon and Central" is expected to be released in the near future and has been on sale at recent gigs in Europe.

"Lyrically, in structure, it has the complexity of Dylan. Musically, Estonia meets The Delta face on." - Carol Borrington, Blues Matters!

"Beautifully delivered - both musically and vocally." - Grahame Rhodes, bluesinthenorthwest.com

"Thoroughly enjoyable." - John Vermilyea, Blues Underground Network

Promotional video for "Papa Wolf", directed by Asko-Romé Altsoo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpmeguKr7qY

UK schedule (additional London shows TBA!):

Sept. 18 - Sydenham Blues Club, Sydenham
Sept. 19 - The British Oak, Blackheath
Sept. 20 - The Grey Horse, Kingston
Sept. 24 - The Oval Tavern, Croydon
Sept. 25 - The Globe, Leicester

Further information:

http://www.myspace.com/bullfrogbrown
http://www.myspace.com/stevelury

Due to popular demand, Sherman Robertson is back in the UK for a short tour. This Louisianan boy, who has been nominated for a prestigious WC Handy award and played guitar on Paul Simon's legendary 'Graceland' album needs to be seen to be believed.

If you like your blues to party, if you wanna dance, then here's your chance to hear some of the finest, authentic blues guitar plaing since Buddy guy and Albert Collins jumped 'n' jived.

Make It Rain tour dates

21/09  The Famous Monday Blues Club, Oxford
22/09  The Cellars, Southsea
24/09  New Crawdaddy Blues Club, Billericay - SOLD OUT
25/09  The Flowerpot, Derby
26/09  Cranleigh Arts Centre, Cranleigh
27/09  Robin 2, Wolverhampton
30/09  Half Moon, Bishops Stortford
01/10  Millers Snooker Room, Nottingham
04/10  Brailes Village Hall, Shipston-on-Stour
06/10  Old Town Hall, Hemel Hempstead
07/10  The Broadwalk, Sheffield
08/10  The Marine Hall, Fleetwood
09/10  Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead
10/10  Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
11/10  100 Club, London

The Billy Walton Band head out on a UK tour during October  in support of the release of their new album "Neon City" with a couple of support slots with Walter Trout thrown in as well. The sound of the band is a combination of hard blues reminiscent of Hendrix, Clapton and SRV mixed with healthy dose of Warren Haynes and Derrick Trucks.

Since the age of 15, Walton has plied his craft in the Asbury Park/New Jersey shore music scene, most notably as the guitarist/vocalist for Boccigalupe & the Bad Boys.  During his time with Boccigalupe, Walton has played countless gigs in both the United States and Europe and sat in with numerous of rock luminaries including Springsteen, Gary US Bonds and Stevie Ray’s backing band, Double Trouble.

Billy Walton MySpace site where you can hear tracks by the band.

 

UK Tour dates

02/10      Sutton Boom Boom Club
03/10      Sheffield Boardwalk                (w/Nimmo Brothers)
04/10      Cardiff The Globe
06/10      Wolverhampton Robin 2
08/10      Chislehurst Beaverwood
10/10      London Half Moon
11/10      Swindon 12 Bar Club              (w/Walter Trout)
13/10      Scarborough Blues Club
14/10      Peterborough Cresset Theatre Nil    (w/Walter Trout)
15/10      Southend On Sea Riga Bar
16/10      Margate West Coast Live 

 

Back after a summer break, holidays, work and life. Oh and the Shetland Blues festival all got in the way. So here goes with a podcast based around the interviews in Blues Matters issue 49. Of course issue 50 is now out, what else would you expect from hambone :)

Playlist

Joanne Shaw Taylor - Who Do You want me to be - White Sugar (Ruf Records)
Harper - I'll Go Home - Day By Day (Blind Pig)
Alex Gomez - Boogaloo - Love Sex & Drugs
Little Steve Long - Kill Me Slow
Naughty Jack - Honey Its Alright - Good Times
Chicken Legs Weaver - Before The Fall - The Silk Ripped Dress (Obi Records)
Chicken Legs Weaver - Monday man - The Silk Ripped Dress ( Obi Records)
Dave Arcari - Got Me Electric - Got Me Electric (Buzz Records)
Pete Molinari - God Damn Lonesome Blues - A Virtual landslide (Damaged Goods records) Paul Jones - Chose Or Cop Out - Starting All Over Again (Continental Blue Heaven)
Ian Parker - All The Time - The Official Bootleg

Links

Blues Matters

Blues Blast

 

 

 

Life gets in the way sometimes and it is always good to be there for someone when they need you. Back on track with a podcast with some great music. Couldn't stop listening to the David Rotundo CD all weekend, cracking album. Hope that you enjoy my tribute to Koko Taylor, could have played Wang Dang Doodle, althought it was the Queen's biggest hit there were 50 years of music. Walk on Koko Taylor.

Playlist

David Rotundo Band - Don't Lie To Me from No Looking Back on Stone Pillar Productions

David Rotundo Band - I Don't Need No Body from No Looking Back on Stone Pillar Productions

Sephen Dale Petit - Alexis Korner Says from Guitararama on 333 Records

Honkeyfinger - Running on Empty from Running on Empty EP on Hoarse Records

Brixton Boogie - Nobody But You from Urban Blues

Ramon Goose Band - Rude Mood from Journey Into The Blues on Tekni Records

Ramon Goose Band - Travellin' South from Journey Into The Blues on Tekni Records

Homemade Jamz Band - Who Your Real Friends Are from Pay Me No Mind on Northern Blues

Po' Girl - Bloom from Deer In The Night on Po' Girl Music

Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens - What Have You Done from What Have You Done, My Brother? on Daptone Records

Koko Taylor - What Kind Of Man Is This from Wang Dang Doodle - The Blues Collection on Orbis

Koko Taylor - I'd Rather Go Blind from Live From Chicago - An Audience with the Queen on Alligator Records

Koko Taylor and B B King - Something You Got on Blues Summit from MCA Records

MySpace Links to hear more music and get tour dates

David Rotundo
Stephen Dale Petit
Honkeyfinger
Brixton Boogie
Ramon Goose band
Homemade Jamz Blues Band
Po' Girl
Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens
Koko Taylor

Ramon Goose side project with Diabel Cissokho on MySpace

Hey folks, here is a list of gigs coming up if you make it down to them that would be great.......

June 6, 2009 COMMOTION FESTIVAL
Commotion Festival, Solo Performance

June 14, 2009 LONDON INTERNATIONAL MUSIC SHOW
London Excel, UK

June 30, 2009 JEFF BECK ULSTER HALL GIG
Simon Mcbride/Jeff Beck Support Gig

July 11, 2009 BOSPOP FESTIVAL, WEERT, HOLLAND

July 26, 2009 RHYTHM 'N' BLUES FESTIVAL ANTWERPEN
Antwerp Belgium

July 29, 2009 THE HALF MOON
Bishop's Stortford, UK

August 7, 2009 CHARLOTTE STREET BLUES
Charlotte Street Blues, London.

August 8, 2009 RIFF'S BAR, SWINDON, UK
(Up close and intimate!)

August 9, 2009 CAMBRIDGE ROCK FESTIVAL
Cambridge, UK

August 28, 2009 LIVE AT THE CASTLE
Carrickfergus, Ireland

Cheers
simon mcbride

The Mississippi on my mind episode. A lot of acoustic tunes this week and Mississippi keeps appearing. Music from New Zealand, UK, US, Italy and Denmark.

Hope you enjoy it

Playlist

Darren Watson - All Going Wrong from South Pacific Soul on Red Rocks Records

Robin Hoare Band - Ain't No Perfect Man from A Time And Place

Rusty Wright Band - Pretty Little Lies from Playin With Fire on Sadson Music

Tom Rigney - Rigo's Blues from Back Porch Blues on Parhelion Records

Kyla Brox - All Breaking Down from Grey Sky Blue on Pigskin Records

Bob Meyer - Got To Get from All This Is That on Malicious Damage Records  

Papaleg Acoustic Duo - Long Distance Call from Back To Mississippi 

Chris Cotton - Morgan City, Mississippi from I Watched the Devil Die on Yellow Dog Records

Eden Brent - Darkness On The Delta from Mississippi Number One on Yellow Dog Records

Eden Brent - Mississippi Number One from Mississippi Number One on Yellow Dog Records

Thorbjørn Risager - Down Home Blues from Live At Victoria on Cope Records
Thorbjørn Risager - You Walked Right In from Live At Victoria on Cope records

MySpace Links

Darren Watson
Rusty Wright Band
Tom Rigney
Chris Cotton
Eden Brent
Thorbjørn Risager

Interview with Robin Hoare at the Early Blues website

International Songwriters Competition website

Delta Rising film website

Mon 22.6.09        An Poc Fada, Monaghan, County Monaghan 
047 72395      www.anpocfada.ie
 
Tues 23.6.09    The CherryTree, Walkinstown Cross,  Dublin   
  www.musiclee.ie

Weds 24.6.09    Roisin Dubh, Galway   
 091 586 540    www.roisindubh.net   
 
Thurs 25.6.09   Lonergans Bar,  Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
052 21250      www.lonergansbar.com
                                      
Fri 26.6.09       Colfers, Carrig-on-Bannow, Wexford  
051 561159
 
Sat 27.6.09 The Twelve Hotel, Barna, Connemara, co Galway  
091 597000
    
Sun 28.6.09      Balor Theatre, Ballybofey, Co Donegal
074 913 1840   www.balorartscentre.com     
 
www.aynsleylister.co.uk       www.myspace.com/aynsleylister

The oh so tired edition, early mornings with too much to worry about are doing me in. Ach well on with the music to uplift and satisfy. Hopefully some new music you haven't heard before.

Playlist

Daddy Long Legs - What I Don't Know from King For A Day

Daddy Long Legs - Hide My Tears from King For A Day

Geoff Achison - Magic Belt from One Ticket, One Ride

Matt Schofield - Mother Earth from Heads, Tails and Aces on Nugene Records

Greg Nagy - For The Love Of A Woman from Walk That Fine Thin Line on Big-O Records

Jeff Healey - I'm Torn Down from Mess of Blues on Ruf Records

High Steppin Papas - Someone to Take Your Place

High Steppin Papas - Step It Up And Go

Gordon Smith - Kidman Blues from The Essential on Note Records

Gordon Smith - Mean Mistreatin Mama from The Essential on Note Records

The Lucky Strikes - Long Johns Gone from 

The Aces - Need Your Lovin

Paul Garner - Hoochie Coochie Man from What Colour Will You See

Any requests leave a comment or drop me and email. Join the group on Facebook or join the Twitter stream. Also on Blip.fm

Hope you enjoy this one as much as me

Nick Moss and the Flip Tops ft Laurie Bell - Don't You Lie To Me from Live At Chan's - Combo Platter No 2 on Blue Bella Records

Henry Gray and IBC Albert King Award Winners - Side Track from Blues for A Cure

Henry Gray and IBC Albert King Award Winners - Times Are Getting Hard from Blues for A Cure

Dave Fields - Still Itchin from All Wound Up

Floyd Lee - Red Sun  from Full Moon Lightnin' Soundtrack

Floyd Lee - Blues Is A Beautiful Woman from Full Moon Lightnin' Soundtrack

Cee Cee James - Make It To The Other Side from Low Down Where The Snakes Crawl

Joanne Shaw Taylor - Times Has Come from White Sugar on Ruf Records

Jay Tamkin Band - Troubles from Sorted

Craig Bracken - Want My Money Back from Harmonica Masters of New Zealand

Brendan Power - The Real Blues Reel from Harmonica Masters of New Zealand

Mike Garner - Leaving Blues (all around the world) from Harmonica Masters of New Zealand

Paul Garner Band - The Eagles from What Colour Will You See

Another week, another show of great music that I hope you will enjoy.
(I'll update the links over the weekend)

Steve Marriner - Shake It Up Inside from Going Up on Dog My Cat Records

Guy King - I Got A  Break from Livin It on IBF Records

Timo Gross - Driven Soul from Desire on ZYX Music

Hans Theesink and Terry evans - Let The Four Winds Blow from Visions on Blue Groove

Wizz and Simeon Jones - Blues And Trouble From 'Wizz and Simeon Jones Recycled' Recorded live in London 2nd Feb 2003

Matt Taylor Band - The Open Road from No Trouble At All on Bluesy Eclectic Recordings

Snowy White Blues Project - Rolling With My Baby from In Our Time Of Living 

Snowy White Blues Project - Red Wine Blues from In Our Time Of Living

Mark Butcher - Put Some Soul In It from Songs From The Sun House Unsigned

Jamie Williams Band - Midnight Train

Jamie Williams Band - Lonesome Howl from The Heart
Junior Kimbrough - Feels So Good from First Recordings on Big Legal Mess Records

Jay Tamkin Band - Get In Your Way from Sorted on Wiener World

Timo Gross dates

Thurs    23.04      West,Glasgow
Fri        24.04       Blue Lamp,Aberdeen
Sat        25.04      Aikmans Cellar Bar, St. Andrews
Sun       26.04      Market Arms, Montrose   
Weds     29.04     The Ship, Johnshaven  
Thurs    30.04      Cutty Sark,Inverbervie
Fri         01.05      Millgate Bar, Arbroath                .
Sat        02.05      Whistlebinkies, Edinburgh
Sun       03.05       Soul survivor’, The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh

Snowy White Dates

23 Apr 2009      20:30    Riga, Southend, UK
24 Apr 2009      20:00    Mick Jagger Centre, Dartford, UK
25 Apr 2009      20:00    Assembly, Leamington, UK
26 Apr 2009      20:00    Live Lounge at Baby Blue, Liverpool, UK
28 Apr 2009      20:00    The Stables, Milton Keynes, UK
08 May 2009     20:00    LOK-ation, Bad Salzuflen, DE
10 May 2009     20:00    The Blue Note, Poznan, PL
13 May 2009     20:00    Die Pumpe, Kiel, DE
14 May 2009     20:00    Zollhaus, Leer, DE
15 May 2009     20:00    Live Music Hall, Worpswede, DE
16 May 2009     20:00    Schwarzer Adler, Rheinberg, DE
17 May 2009     20:00    Piano Musiktheater, Dortmund, DE
19 May 2009     20:00    Sinkasten, Frankfurt, DE
20 May 2009     20:00    Muziekcentrum De Bosuil, Weert, NL
21 May 2009     20:00    Handzame Delerium Bluesfestival, Handzame,BE
22 May 2009     20:00    Muziekcentrum Schaaf, Leeuwarden, NL
23 May 2009     15:00    Bam Festival, Hengelo, NL
23 May 2009     20:00    Boerderij, Zoetermeer, NL
24 May 2009     15:00    Cultuurcentrum Van Beresteijn, Veendam, NL
24 May 2009     20:00    P3, Purmerend, NL

Show notes for Hambones' Blues Rumshack 34. Slightly late due to a dodgy PC, which seems to have stablised now.

Playlist

The Aces - Stole Something (Self)

The Aces - You're gonna lose (Self)

Rob Tognoni - Another Tequila from 2010dB (Music Avenue)

Nicole Hart - The Other Side Of The World from Treasure (Blues Leaf Records)

The Snakecharmers - Move On Blues from Been Gone Too Long (Self)

Lil Cliff and the Cliffhangers - God Bless Women from God Bless Women (Shankbone Records)    

Dirty Robbers - Gangster Of Love (Self)

Big Boy Bloater - I Ain't Done Nothin Wrong from That Ain't My Name (Azan)

The Kingsize Five - I Am A Missle from White Line Fever (Little Genius) 

Bex Marshall - Black Guitar from Kitchen Table (House Of Mercy)

Bex Marshall - Too Much Rock and Roll from Kitchen Table (House Of Mercy)

Scott McKeon - Can't Take No More from Can't Take No More

Arc Angels - Living In A Dream from Arc Angels (Geffen Records)

MySpace Links

Rob Tognoni
Nicol Hart
The Snake Charmers
Dirty Robbers
Big Boy Bloater
Bex Marshall
Scott McKeon

Arc Angels Billboard article. Apparently the new CD and DVD will be out at the end of April. The DVD is a concert from 2005 with two new songs. Also the band no longer includes Tommy Shannon.

Hi and thanks for dropping by the Rumshack for another week of blues of all shades from all around the world. Music this week from Sweden, Russia, UK, Italy and of course the home of the blues the US of A. Hope you enjoy the hours worth of blues my friends.

Arnesen Blues Band - Boogie Man from Walkin With My Baby on Blaze Records (2007) Sweden

Guy King - My Pretty baby from Livin It on IBF Records (2008) USA

Lil Ed Williams and Willie Kent - My Bleeding Heart from Who's Been Talking on Earwig Music (1998) USA

Arsen Shomakhov - Use What You Got from Dangerous on Blue Leaf Records (2006) Russia

Arsen Shomakhov - Highway Cruise from Dangerous on Blue Leaf Records (2006) Russia

Nicole Hart - You were Lying To Me from Treasure on Blue Leaf Records (2009) USA

Cephus and Wiggins - John Henry from Richmond Blues on Folkways (2008) USA

Jim Crawford - Pigs Might Fly from When The Rains Came on Able Cane Records (2002) UK

Bourbon Road - My Lonely Heart from My Lonely Heart on Big Towne Records (2007) USA

Family Style Band - Bourbon Dream from Paddys' Blues (2009) Italy

R L Burnside - It's Bad You Know from Come On In on Fat Possum (1998) USA

Arnesen Blues Band - On The Other Side from Walkin With My Baby on Blaze Records (2007) Sweden

OTHER LINKS

Free download from Smithsonian Folkways website - Johns Cepahs

Arnesen Blues Band MySpace
Guy King MySpace
Arsen Shomakhov MySpace
Nicole Hart MySpace
Cephus and Wiggins MySpace
Jim Crawford MySpace
Bourbon Road MySpace
Family Styke Band MySpace
R L Burnside MySpace

Joe McGaha vblog

Hi and welcome to Hambones' Blues Rumshack, show 32. Music of all shades this week with straight up Chicago, Britsh Blues Rock, Alt-Blues, acoustic blues from Eastonia and the US. And an amazing version of Neil Youngs' Heart Of Gold plus a tribute to Willie King who passed away recently.

Playlist

Sugar Blue - Bluesman from Code Blue (Beeble) 2007

Root Doctor - Walkin Out On You from Live At The Cadillac Club (Big O Records) 2008

Mighty Boss Cats - House Of Blues from House Of Blues (self) 2009

Bare Bones Boogie Band - Throw Me A Line (demos) 2009

Big George and The Business - Wrong Side Of Town from Allegedly (self)

Mississippi Gabe Carter - Leavin from Midnight Dream (self) 2008

L R Phoenix & Mr Mo' Hell - Red Headed Girl (self) 2009

Bullfrog Brown & Steve Lury - Blues For Breakfast (self) 2009  

Bullfrog Brown & Steve Lury - Modern Times (self) 2009

Betty Lavette - Heart Of Gold from Joes' Pub recording (Anti) 2009

Willie King - Sweet Potato Man from One Love (self) 2006

Other Links

Sugar Blue on MySpace
Root Doctor on MySpace
Greg Nagy Band on MySpace
Bullfrog Brown on MySpace
Willie King on MySpace

Betty LaVette download of Heart Of Gold

Bullfrog Brown Scottish Tour

18 Apr 2009, 20:00 08:00 PM - Bellshill Music Festival @ Bellshill Cultural Centre
23 Apr 2009, 20:00 08:00 PM - The State Bar, Glasgow w/ Dave Arcari
24 Apr 2009, 20:00 08:00 PM - Whistlebinkies, Edinburgh
25 Apr 2009, 20:00 08:00 PM - The Moorings, Aberdeen w/ Dave Arcari
26 Apr 2009, 16:30 04:30 PM - Bute Sunday Session,  Acousticrat, Gurf Morlix, Rothesay, Isle of Bute w/ Mike Smith

Mississippi Gabe Carter interview

L R Phoenix interview

Willie King obiturary

Here is Hambones' Blues Rumshack 30. A truely world edition with acts from Canada, Finland, Denamrk, Germany, Australia, Eire and the UK.

Hope that you enjoy it

Playlist

J W Jones - Bogart Bounces back - Blueslisted (Northern Blues)

Gregor Hilden - OD-Special Blues - Blue In Red (Acoustic Music records)

Naomi Mather - Born At The Wrong Time - EP (Self)

Tim Lothar - In It For The Ride - In It for The Ride (Self)

Marty The Random Guy - Where The Story ends - Hooks (Self)

Marty The Random Guy - Easy Chair - Hooks (Self)

Hokie Joint - Chocolate Cake - The Way It Is...Sometimes (Cool Buzz)

Hokie Joint - Lost In The City - The Way It Is...Sometimes (Cool Buzz)

Steve Baker and Dick Bird - King Kazoo - King Kazoo (Acoustic Music records)

Mark Easton - Money Is The Root Of All Evil - Money Is The Root Of All Evil (Plastic Donut Records)

Rory Gallagher - Bullfrog Blues (Live) - Live In Europe/Stagestruck (Polydor)

J W Jones - looking The World Straight In The Eye - Bluelisted (Northern Blues)

My Space Links

J W Jones
Gregor Hilden
Naomi Mather
Tim Lothar
Marty The Random guy
Hokie Joint
Steve Baker
Mark Easton

Blues Blogs

Blues in the Northwest
Blues Underground

Hambones' Blues Rumshack 29

Sorry for the delay. Tiredness and pulling the plug on the computer at the wrong moment contributed to the lateness. So on with the music.

Big Walter Horton - Hard Hearted Woman
Etta James - At Last
Shemika Copeland - Sounds Like The Devil - Never Going Back
William Elliot Whitmore - Old Devils - Animals in the Dark
The King Bees - The Walk   
The King Bees - Help The Poor
Jon Amor - Chemical - Jonny Two-Sugars  
Blues Mix - All Gone - Biding My Time
Storm Warning - Charlie's Blues - Something Real  
Skip James - Devil Got My Woman 
John Martyn - I'd rather be the devil     
John Martyn - Don't Want To Know

If you want to hear some more music from the acts here are the MySpace links

Shemika Copeland
William Elliot Whitmore
Jon Amor
Storm Warning

Some additional  about information

Walter Horton news story

Who Do You Love news story

Shemika Copeland on Letterman