Mississippi River Blues - Eddie Walker & Fraser Speirs
Long-time pro-player on the International Folk and Roots Circuit touring Britain, Europe and world-wide... Major festivals include Cambridge Folk Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Glasgow Celtic Connections, Hong Kong, Skagen Denmark, San Daniele del Friuli Italy, Inglemunster Belgium and Auckland New Zealand Folk Festivals... Major folk and blues venues include The Sage Gateshead, Southbank Purcell Room, Wavendon Stables, Treibhaus Innsbruck, Jazzhaus Freiburg, Mahogany Hall Bern... Nine recorded vinyl and video albums..three current CDs available and one DVD... Music influences include Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy, Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills, Rev Gary Davis, Blind Willie McTell, Woody Guthrie, Tom Rush, John Prine and Steve Goodman... Plays picking-style ragtime and folk blues on a custom-made large-body 'JJ' model acoustic guitar made by Ralph Bown of York (England)...highly recommended....a Johnny Joyce Aria 12 and Martin OM28V.... Currently working solo and...