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The
Next Blues & Rock Night at The Limelight
Friday
16th November
Sinnerboy
A
Tribute To Rory Gallagher
£12 or
£10 concessions
The
Limelight Theatre at QUEENS PARK ARTS CENTRE,
Queens Park, Aylesbury Bucks. HP21 7RT
For information or advance tickets call
01296 424332 / 431272 Fax 01296 337363
info@qpc.org
Get
tickets for all shows at The Limelight now - buy online at www.qpc.org
Go
straight to The Limelight Sinnerboy website
page for more information and to buy online.
click
here
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| Nugene
Records Artists New Releases and Tours |
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Nugene
Records have two recent releases:
Simon
McBride 'Crossing the Line'
"He is an astoundingly
good guitarist, a fine singer and a
prolific songwriter. This third
studio album stretches his talent,
rejects the conventions and clichés
of blues-rock, and delivers his
greatest set of songs to date.
McBride has cemented his place as
one of the best blues-rock
guitarists, but he’s always been
more than a guitar slinger, and this
third album is a showcase for
songcraft and character-soaked
vocals, which spin tales of girls,
gambling and corporate avarice. The
sound of a world-class talent.
The
other is Ian Siegal's new album with
The Mississippi Mudbloods
called 'Candy
Store Kid'.
Siegal's
latest offering Candy Store Kid
follows close on the heels of his
2011 album 'The Skinny' and was
recorded in the same North
Mississippi studio, with Cody
Dickinson once again producing and
playing drums. Ian rates it his best
work yet, and while rooted in the
blues, the album has Siegal's
trademark diversity, his wonderful
voice moving through a variety of
songs. He was flanked by his
dream-team of local legends that he
collectively coined The Mississippi
Mudbloods.
Cody
Dickinson’s brother and Black
Crowes sideman Luther Dickinson
played guitar,
bass and mandolin. Other guests
include Alvin Youngblood Hart,
Lightnin’ Malcolm and Garry
Burnside, who provides sizzling
musicianship on four tracks and
composition on Strong Woman.
For
October and November tour dates for
both artists visit the Venues
& Gigs
page
Both
albums are available from www.bluescdstore.com
or call 01296 634991.
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www.bluescdstore.com
Providing
the best Blues and Blues/Rock on the
planet!
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| Storm
Warning To Storm The 100 Club,
London 30th October |
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Warning headline The 100
Club, London on
Tuesday 30th October as part
of the regular blues nights
promoted by Solid
Entertainments. Special
guests for the evening will
be Albany Down www.albanydown.com
and White Rock Doves
www.wildrockdoves.com
You can buy tickets for this
event @ £10 in advance by
calling 01296 634991 or you
can buy online from www.stormwarning.co.uk
or buy using the button
below and no expensive
booking fee.
"
Storm
Warning’s ‘Strategy’
is every bit as classy and
sophisticated as you might
expect from a project
involving guitarist Bob
Moore. For Bob is one of the
great underrated players in
the
UK
whose touch, tone and feel
put him above many of his
contemporaries. "Get
Ready To Rock
"I
have to give a special
mention to guitarist Bob
Moore, who proves himself to
be very much at the top of
his game. He can go from
straight blues to Beck like
fusion, to Santana grooves
with a flick of his fingers.
Good stuff."
www.the-rocker.co.uk
Storm Warning
are guest of Aynsley Lister playing The Wardrobe in Leeds on
Thursday 29th
November.
Storm
Warning's latest album
Strategy is available from www.bluescdstore.com |
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| Blues In the City
- A Huge Success |
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Blues
In The City Festival in Chelmsford,
Essex was a huge success with the
highlight being a set of Cream
numbers by Jack Bruce. What a Sunday
afternoon as Jack played some of his
most iconic blues/rock numbers. He
was on good form and playing without
a rehearsal with the guitarist and
bass player. He was also in good
humour as he announced his thanks to
the band saying "You've made a
happy man very old". Ok so a
couple of the endings weren't as
tight as they could have been but no
one was bothered about that, least
of all ex Free bass player Andy
Fraser in the audience. Make sure
you don't miss Blues In the City
2013, you never know who might turn
up!
For
more information visit www.bluesinthecity.co.uk
or email info@bluesinthecity.co.uk
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| Toby
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Walker and Carol Walker in concert
in the USA. Here are six videos
and some photos - courtesy
of Larry Sribnick - that
captured the magic of that
wonderful evening.
Toby
and Carol Walker In Concert
Toby
Says " To all my friends in
the U.K... I'll be stopping by
soon. Check out my calendar:"
England
and Wales Tour Or
go to
Venues
& Gigs
page.
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| British
Blues Awards |
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The
British Blues Awards winners were
announced at The Newark Blues
Festival on Sunday 9th September.
King King featuring Alan Nimmo
from The Nimmo Brothers one 'Best
Live Band' and Best Album ew 'Take
My Hand. The band are planning a
new album for early 2013 which
will be released on the Manhaton
label as their previous award
winning album.
For
the second year running Ian Siegal
is the 'Male Vocalist of the
Year'. Ian is also 'Acoustic
Artist of the Year'. Matt
Schofield is 'Guitarist of the
Year' for the third consecutive
year and now joins artists such as
Paul Jones and Joe Bonamassa as
the first inductees to the British
Blues Awards Hall of Fame.
For
more information on the awards and
to see all the winners www.britishbluesawards.com
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News From Bob Corritore in the US |
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RIP
Nick Curran - September 30, 1977 to Oct 6,
2012. It is heartbreaking to report the
passing of blues / roots guitarist Nick
Curran who lost his battle with cancer. He
was 35. Nick had an old soul with an
innate understanding of the historic
intricacies of 1950s style blues and
rock & roll. Born in Biddleford
Maine, Nick began a pro carrer at age 19,
touring with veteran rock & roller
Ronnie Dawson. He moved to Texas and would
then work with Rockabilly queen Kim Lenz
before launching his own career as a blues
artist. His stirring first two releases,
Fixin' Your Head (2000) and the Nitelife
Boogie (2001) on the Texas Jamboree label
set him apart from the crowd as he handily
recreated a classic 1950s jump blues sound
and showcased his classic guitar and a
fantastic voice. He made his
recordings with vintage studio
equipment and achieved a nuanced classic
sound in all his recordings. He signed with
Blind Pig Records in 2003 and released
2 more more top shelf CDs, Doctor Velvet
(2003), and Player (2004). Doctor Velvet won Nick
a 2004 Handy Award for "Best New
Artist Debut." Also in 2004 Nick
began a 3 year stint with the
Fabulous Thunderbirds before reactivating
his solo career with his highly acclaimed
2010 CD Reform School Girl on the Delta
Groove label. Later that year he was
diagnosed with oral cancer. His last
recording was as a guitarist on R.J Mischo's
Make It Good CD, again on the Delta Groove
label. Nick was a musician of the highest
order and in his short life he won many fans
and made great recordings. He has left us
before his time and that hurts. We are
thankful for his great contributions that
will lead to his lasting legacy.
Here
are some examples of Nick's amazing music:
"Women
And Cadillacs" click here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0aM31ofZQg
"Doctor
Velvet" click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaKp2TeAG9s&feature=fvst
Magic
Slim and Grana Louise movie to begin
filming! Production will start late this
year for a film called "We Be
Kings" staring veteran blues artists
Magic Slim and Grana Louise. Supporting cast
are Cee Cee James, the 23 year old Jonathon
"Boogie" Long from Baton Rouge,
and America's Got Talent winner Bianca Ryan.
In this fictional movie Magic Slim's
character is tooling through the upper
midwest in an amplified Winnebago called
"The Blues Bucket." He's playing
for cash in Wal Mart and Target parking
lots, Denny's (free breakfast for blues),
and at elementary school lunch hours. Slim's
character is haunted by the ghost of his
wife and playing partner (Grana), and he's
found half dead in a parking lot by two
metal heads (J Long and Bianca). All
together they save the bluesman and head
down Rt. 61 as the movie's plot unfolds. To
find out more about this movie click
here, and here.
Anson
Funderburgh and Sam Myers on YouTube! It
serves as a fond reflection of the recent
past to hear the late Sam Myers singing his
heart out with supurb backing by Anson
Funderburgh & The Rockets. Sam sings
"Changing Neighborhoods" and Anson
plays guitar with a master's touch. This
long time partnership was prolific and set a
standard for playing traditional blues in a
contemporary setting. To see this clip, click
here.
Information taken from Bob
Corritore's Blues Newsletter. If you want to
receive this on a regular basis by
email - email him at
bobcorritore@yahoo.com
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| Music
Maker Relief Foundation USA |
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Ironing
Board Sam is
heading out on the
Legendary
Rhythm & Blues Cruise
next week to play
alongside a lineup that
includes MMRF
Board Members the Carolina
Chocolate Drops, Advisory
Board Members Susan
Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and
more!
This is a busy month for
Sam - he's just
back from the Southern
Mississippi Roots Festival
and the Crescent City
Blues & BBQ Festival
- speaking of which, did
you see this
piece in
the Times-Picayune?
- and then he's got Capitol
Blues Night
and the Cruise to finish
out October.
Music Maker's
Musical Development
Program helps Sam
and other artists by booking
these gigs, coordinating
travel, and
making sure all details
are taken care of.
Sam is thrilled to
be working so much,
and as he told the
Times-Picayune, "I'm
going to be around for a
long, long time."
We're looking forward to
see Sam play for a long,
long time! |
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DEE HOLMAN
John
Dee played four short sets
during the festival, all
with Phil and Music Maker
artist Algia Mae Hinton's
son, Williete, who
demonstrated buck dance
for the audience. His sets
were full of soulful blues
songs and easily danceable
John Dee originals like
"Chapel Hill
Boogie." At
his last set of the
weekend, he and the guys
were joined by blues
artist Super Chikan and
Nathan Williams of Nathan
and the Zydeco Cha-chas
for a "Blues House
Party," which packed
the field stage with at
least a couple thousand
audience members
(out of an estimated
200,000 in attendance for
the whole festival) and
had the air and energy of
a rock concert.
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Information
above above taken from the latest MMRF
newsletter. If you want to seemore news
from MMRF Click
here
If you want
the newsletter emailed to you on a
regular basis contact:
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In order to sustain the Music Maker Relief
Foundation program of helping
musicians and continuing to launch artists' careers, they
need the help of supporters.
Music
Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. helps
the true pioneers and forgotten
heroes of Southern music gain
recognition
and meet their day to day needs. We
present these musical traditions to
the world so American culture will
flourish and be preserved for future
generations.
There
are blues artists needing assistance and
in trouble through not fault of their
own and blues artists waiting to be
discovered - you
can help develop a musician today.
Please
donate
today to the MMRF Annual
Fund and support the music that inspires
the world!
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| Blues
on the Radio |
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Rob
Alora has a website showing
a weekly view of blues programmes
on the radio http://robsbaralora.magix.net/public/bluesonline.htm
and listen to his online
radio programme at http://robsbaralora.magix.net/public/thebluesmix.htm
Check
Out Ian McHugh's 'Blues Is Truth'
blues radio programme on UK Jazz
radio www.ukjazzradio.com
You can hear the show on Sunday,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday at various times. Check
out the schedule on their site for
the times. Playlist at present
includes: Dani Wilde, Joe Louis
Walker, The Hoax, Larry Miller, BB
King, The Untouchables, Jonny
Lang, Big Bill Broonzy and many
more.
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to Rocking the Blues is Mike
Nicolaides internet radio
station playing blues.
Check it out and listen to
some great blues at www.djgreek.co.uk
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Browers
Coffee shop internet blues
podcast every Sunday and you can download
it into itunes. Have a listen at www.blackonblues.com
You can hear previous
programmes and the sound quality
is very good.
Back
on the air is Kevin Beale's Blues
show starting Saturday 13th
November from 9pm -11pm.The
radio station concerned is Romney
Marsh fm 87.8fm or they are on the
web all year round on www.romneymarsh.fm
If you wish to submit Blues CDs
for consideration, please send
them to Kevin Beale, 1 Victoria
Street, New Romney, Kent TN28 8DE
or tracks by email to bealek@rocketmail.com
The
Blues Show with Blues Show Bob and
Norm -
Mondays, now 8pm - 10pm.
www.myspace.com/gtfmbluesshow
To
listen live visit
www.gtfm.co.uk
Tune
in to digital
blues gateway
every Wednesday between 20.00
& 22.00 BST time on Gateway
FM, Community Radio for Basildon
and
East Thurrock
. Each show is repeated at 22.00
BST on Thursday. Listen at www.gatewayfm.com
Tune
in to digital
blues on Kansas City
Online Radio at 11.00 a.m. CDST
(17.00
UK
time) every Sunday at www.kconlineradio.com
The
show is repeated at 20.00 CDT
Monday (02.00 BST Tuesday) and
11.00 CDT(17.00 BST) on Wednesday,
03.00 CDT (09.00 BST) on Thursday
and 14.00 CDT (20.00 BST) on
Friday.
Catch
digital
blues
on
IndieTalent.ca always available at
http://www.indietalent.ca/showsmenu.shtml
If you know of any
other good blues radio
programmes let us know so we can
let everyone else know. Email radio@rockingtheblues.com
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Wanted
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Drummer
required to
complete our band The Sugarshakers.
Commitment, love of the music
and the ability to pick things up
reasonably quickly are far more
important than mind blowing ability.
Have
a listen here: myspace.com/sugarshakers
& if you like what you hear
& can get to Upminster in Essex
to rehearse pls get in touch asap.
Thanks
a lot,
Phil
pd_barton@yahoo.co.uk
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Mississippi
Blues Trail |
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| Great site for discovering Mississippi haunts
whether you are planning a trip or
just interested in the blues.
Places, maps videos etc.
Experience the blues where they
were born. A great website - your
trip starts here www.msbluestrail.org with a video introduction from
BB King. |
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| Darth
Vader Plays
The Blues |
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Darth
Vader plays the blues. Have a look at this
- superb;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJqPNpUhxPY
Great
Site For Playing The
Blues
www.desktopblues.lichtlabor.ch
Here's
a new site for blues impro - you'll love
it whether you play or don't. Instant
blues musician and band www.instantblues.com
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