January 27, 2012 | Leave a comment
London soul and funk collective The Coalminers are building a fine reputation on the capital’s live music scene. Their six piece line up, oft augmented by brass and percussion, delivers an unparalleled swampy New Orleans funk groove.
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September 28, 2011 | 1 Comment
Jamie Knight and Ben Church are duo Wooden Horse, based in Worcester. They use a variety of acoustic instruments and classic vocal harmony to give a beautiful rich rootsy sound. The duo only got together this year (after respective years of experience playing different music with various lineups) and..
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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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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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January 12, 2011 | Leave a comment
T-Model Ford has a new release for 2011, called ‘Taledragger’. Backed by his regular touring band GravelRoad, the tracks were recorded during a 14 show US tour last year. Despite suffering health setbacks, at 90 years of age (or thereabouts!) he’s still cranking out some ferocious sounds. He was a wildman in his early years [...]
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October 1, 2010 | 1 Comment
The first of a series of articles where we introduce you to some blues and roots stars and you can sample their music for free. The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band whip up a skittering shuffling blues storm on their latest release, The Wages.
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