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💿 ALBUM REVIEW: D.K. Harrell - Live Your Dream - Talkin' Heavy

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Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter D.K. Harrell , one of the most formidable young stars of the current blues resurgence , sounds like no one else on the scene today. With his stinging, single note string bending, deep soul vocals, and attention grabbing original songs, the 27 year old Harrel - a major draw at blues festivals around the world is already in a league of his own.  🎵 LISTEN & SUPPORT THE ALBUM (Click the Track Number) ▶ Listen to Album Samples - Click the track number (Click to Expand) Add this Record to Your Collection Available in CD/Vinyl and Digital Formats. 🛒 Buy Album on Amazon Store As an Amazon Associate, Bman earns from qualifying purchases. The Deep Dive Bursting into the release with a stinging guitar intro on A Little Taste , D.K. Harrell has a no holds barred approach with trem bends that will set you shaking. His vocals are...

Live EP From Estonian Duo

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On Friday, August 5, the Estonian duo Andres Roots & Anneli Kadakas released a new live CD, "FiESTa!" Recorded on May 28, 2016 at the Endla Theatre in Pärnu, Estonia during the XXX anniversary concert of the jazz festival FiESTa, the 5-track EP marks the first time drummer Kadakas and slide guitarist Roots have played together in 20 years, as well as their first public performance together – in 1996, Kadakas was the drummer in Roots' first band that never played a gig. Roots' previous release, the compilation LP "Roots Music" that featured collaborations with Dave Arcari (UK), Steve Lury (UK), Black River Bluesman (Finland), L.R. Phoenix (UK), Bert Deivert (USA), Lorete Medne (Latvia), Eric "Red Mouth" Gebhardt (USA), Jantso Jokelin (Finland) and many others, topped the Estonian album charts in April – no small feat for a half-instrumental blues album. Anneli Kadakas is one of the most in-demand jazz and rock drummers in Estonia, having ...

Death Letter - LR PHOENIX & ANDRES ROOTS

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Andres Roots is a Tallinn-born musician, songwriter, producer and journalist whose award-winning 2010 solo album "Roundabout" yielded the national #1 video hit "Redecoration Day". His songs enjoy airplay on five continents and – mainly as the guitarist and manager for Bullfrog Brown – he has appeared live in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Germany, France, the UK, Denmark and Finland, sharing stages with the likes of Honeyboy Edwards, Gurf Morlix and Havana Black. A full-time journalist in the 1990’s, Andres’ writings on music have been published in all major Estonian dailies, as well as blues webzines and mags in Finland, the UK and Germany. L.R.Phoenix North Carelian Lake Country Blues A gypsy woman told my mother “You got a boy child comin’, he gonna be a son of a gun.” “That’s nice,” she replied. “Aren’t you my midwife?” “Yes, yes,” the gypsy replied. “I’m just doing this part time for the extra cash. Now your son he’...