September 12, 2011 | 10 Comments
The winners of the 2011 British Blues Awards were announced at Newark Blues Festival on Sunday September 11th. All artists and bands were nominated, and voted for, by blues fans..
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August 27, 2011 | Leave a comment
As most people are back from holiday in September, the party season starts and there are lots of reasons to go out and see live blues. More festivals are coming up, in Scotland, Darlington, Swanage and Beer and many world class musicians are on tour. Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges, originally from Louisiana and now a citizen [...]
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August 24, 2011 | 1 Comment
This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of Paul Jones’ Hour of Rhythm & Blues on BBC Radio 2. The presenter Paul Jones has also had a long career as a singer and harmonica player with The Manfreds and The Blues Band and in a duo with Dave Kelly. He has played Sky Masterson in the [...]
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July 26, 2011 | Leave a comment
The blues is on fire in the UK at the moment. There are lots of festivals, visiting artists, anniversaries to mark and album launches to enjoy. Paddy Milner’s new album, The Curious Case Of Paddy Milner, is something out of the ordinary to celebrate. Paddy came into Blues In Britain to talk about it. Paul [...]
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June 30, 2011 | Leave a comment
There is an East-side theme to the two major articles this month. Gerry Jablonski and the Electric Band are based in Aberdeen on the East Coast of Scotland. The band has a new, rather good album out, called Life At Captain Tom’s. I phoned Gerry to ask him about the making of it, about the [...]
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June 12, 2011 | Leave a comment
Here’s a track from a new album from respected UK boogie pianist Ben Waters, who teamed up with a cornucopia of like-minded souls to make Boogie 4 Stu, a lovely tribute to the Rolling Stones’ former road manager and piano player Ian Stewart, who passed away nigh on 25 years ago. Our highlight is an [...]
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June 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
The touring bands are busy on the road and among them is the Warren Haynes Band. The guitarist, singer and songwriter, from Ashville in North Carolina, is best known to us through his work with Gov’t Mule, The Allman Brothers and The Dead. He plays one date in the UK, on 5th July at Shepherd’s [...]
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May 3, 2011 | Leave a comment
The band Bad Influence celebrates twenty-five years of music. Singer Val Cowell and her husband, slide guitarist Richard Hayes, came into Blues In Britain to tell me about their experiences and their album Carousel. They work together, write together and have raised two children as well. Guitarist, singer and band leader, Krissy Matthews celebrates his [...]
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April 24, 2011 | 2 Comments
Giles Robson and The Dirty Aces have been getting some serious attention on the British music scene of late. Sure, we love ‘em.. Giles has featured in Blues in Britain a couple of times in the last year.. but you’d perhaps not expect the likes of Tom Robinson and Chris Evans to be singing their [...]
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April 11, 2011 | Leave a comment
The unexpurgated interview, from Issue 107. Guitarist, singer and songwriter Todd Sharpville is a key figure in the history of modern UK blues. With vocalist Earl Green he hosted the Monday night blues jam at The Weavers Arms in Stoke Newington, which was a hub for all aspiring young blues musicians and singers and a [...]
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