Tonight was always going to be different. It was always going to be something fairly unique. A break from the norm. Tonight, Eric Gales was in town, and time to check your perceptions of what a blues artist should sound like, at the door. A quick glance at the festival …
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“On record Dan Patlansky is quite superb but on stage, with a capacity crowd in his pocket from the off, he takes it to another level.” – Music News Award-winning South African blues-rock guitarist Dan Patlansky releases his new single Bad Soul on Friday 18th March 2022. Watch the official …
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Chart-topping Elles Bailey Hits UK Chart Success, Landing # 42 in the UK Official Album Charts Multi-award-winning Elles Bailey hits the top of her native genre charts with her acclaimed new album ‘Shining In The Half Light’: #1 in the Official Blues charts; #2 in the Official Americana charts; and …
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It’s a Red-Letter Day for multi-award-winning singer-songwriter Elles Bailey, whose latest album ‘Shining In The Half Light’ has just secured a place in the UK Top-20 album midweek charts, reaching #11: a remarkable achievement for a blues/rock grassroots Americana artist. Official charts press release – see below. https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/tears-for-fears-heading-for-third-uk-number-1-album-and-first-in-33-years-with-the-tipping-point__35340/ In order …
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Award-winning guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor is pleased to announce five UK concerts in April 2022. Dates include Sunderland Fire Station (Saturday 23 April), York Barbican (Sunday 24 April), London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire (Tuesday 26 April), Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion (Friday 29 April), and Coventry HMV Empire …
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Now and again, you stumble across a rare talent of such sheer genius that you wonder whether what you have witnessed can possibly be for real. Dom Martin is one such talent’ – Blues in Britain Multi-award winning and multi-nominated Northern Irish blues guitarist Dom Martin will release his highly anticipated sophomore …
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When the School of Rock returns to face-to-face teaching, pupils can expect a new semester entirely devoted to British husband-and-wife blues duo When Rivers Meet. Way before the pandemic forced musicians to rethink how they connected with and retained their core audience, Grace Bond (lead vocals, mandolin, violin) and Aaron …
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European Blues Award-winning guitarist Erja Lyytinen will release her Christmas single Silent Night on Wednesday, November 10th. Pre-save/stream the single at https://ffm.to/12a4xyl. “Every year we play Silent Night as part of our annual Blue Christmas tour in Finland,” says Erja. “I’ve always wanted to record our version of this timeless festive number. The song has such …
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After the stop-start-stop-again merry-go-round of the last 18 months or so, it’s a relief that live music is making a welcome return, and musicians can get back out there and perform again. For some time now Glasgow’s King King have been sitting on latest album ‘Maverick’, and the band (recently …
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Conquest Music is proud to announce the release of ‘CHESS’ — the follow-up album to Bernie Marsden’s superb, chart-topping, ‘KINGS’. ‘KINGS’ reached #1 in the Amazon Blues Chart, #18 in the UK OCC Album Sales Chart and gained fantastic reviews and accolades following its release in July this year. The …
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