I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Stone Cold , from Russ Green , and it's a driving blues rocker. Opening with Lint Redux , you are immediately in the middle of a swampy blues with modern effects. With a firm foot stomp by Felix Pollard on drums and Vic Jackson on bass Russ Green on harmonica and vocals really has the earthy feel. Giles Corey on slide gives the track great grease and Green's harp work is strong. Excellent opener. 12 Feet of Water opens with a terrific harmonica aria before grinding into a super drum driven romp. With the feel that I can only describe as Hill Country , Green delivers such soulful vocals, comforted by Joe Monroe on keys, this track just grabs you. Green's harmonica is like a shuddering wind blowing through you with the thumping bass of Vic Jackson and Vince Agwada on guitar. Excellent! Easy going shuffle, Nobody Knows has a smooth, supple melody with backing acoustic guitar, minimal drum work and melodic ha...
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3rd Annual Big Buggs Island Blues Bash Features Best Lineup Yet!
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THE 3RD ANNUAL BIG BUGGS ISLAND BLUES BASH: LIVE BLUES, GREAT FOOD,
SWING DANCE COMPETITION, BEST LINEUP YET
Saturday, September
3, 2pm-10pm Robbins Ballpark, Clarksville, VA
(Rain or Shine)
(Clarksville, VA) - Announcing the 3rd Annual Big Buggs Island Blues Bash, Saturday, September
30, from 2pm-10pm (rain or shine), on the Lake at Robbins Ballpark, 104
Woodland Drive in Clarksville, VA. Tickets $25.00 (Early-Bird Special till
August 31 - purchase here), $30.00 General Admission (September 1-September 29),
$35.00 at the gate/day of the Festival. Limited number of $75.00 VIP Tickets
available (includes admission plus two complimentary drinks, premiere seating
under Stage Side Tent, and access to the catered Hospitality Tent for a
'Meet-And-Greet' with the performers. Also a Swing Dance Competition on the
Lake, food for sale by top area restaurants and food trucks, plus an Arts and
Crafts Vendors Village.
"We've arranged for some of the finest
performers in the Blues to entertain and amaze." says Woolly,
Founder/Promoter of the Big Buggs Island Blues Bash and creator of the famed
Woolly's Big Blues jam. Emcee is Confessing The Blues radio show Host,
Cleve Baker. Rain or shine - in the event of bad weather, the Festival
will be moved to an indoor location. Info: (919) 451-4356 or visit us on-line at http://www.bbibb.org/.
"This Year's Entertainment Lineup Is Our Best Yet!" - Woolly
Four-time Blues Music Awards nominee, Hammond B-3 organist
extraordinaire, Bruce Katz, headlines the Big Buggs Island Blues Bash Saturday,
September 30.
Jon Spear Band, nominated for "Best Live Blues
Recording" in 2016 by Blues Blast Magazine, are a popular national
touring act fronted by talented guitarist, Jon Spear (second from right).
The pride of Plano, Texas, guitarist extraordinaire Anson
Funderburgh has also been called "the nicest man in the Blues" by
Blues Festival Guide. Funderburgh is joined onstage by Stern and Cotton at the
3rd Annual Big Buggs Blues Bash.
North Carolina-based trio James-Pace and Preslar, fronted by
guitarist-vocalist T.A. James (pictured), are apopular band on the Blues Festival circuit.
Parker & Gray bring their soulful blues to Big Buggs Island
Blues Bash.
They're joined onstage by Ken Farmer from the PBS television
series
Antiques Roadshow, himself a American-Roots vocalist-guitarist.
3RD ANNUAL BIG BUGGS ISLAND BLUES BASH ON YOU TUBE:
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