Showing posts with label Samantha Fish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Samantha Fish. Show all posts
Friday, June 19, 2015
Ruf Records artist: Samantha Fish - Wild Heart - New Release Review
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Samantha Fish Spins You Around With An Emotional Wild Heart out July 7th
Samantha Fish Spins
You Around With An Emotional Wild Heart
“She
snarls it, she spits it out and she could give a
damn.”
Goldmine
Produced by Luther Dickinson
Out on July 7th on Ruf Records
3rd
Studio Release is filled up to the rim with staggering vocals,
Aching guitar
riffs and thunderous drums, leaving you lifeless
Atlanta, GA – On July 7th, Ruf Records recording
artist singer-guitarist Samantha Fish, will raise eyebrows with her third studio
release, Wild Heart, produced by Luther Dickinson (The North
Mississippi Allstars/Black Crowes). Having Samantha on guitars and Luther on
various stringed instruments, they rounded out the lineup with Grammy
Award-winning Brady Blade (Emmylou Harris/Bob Dylan) on drums. Special guests
include Lightnin Malcolm (guitar), Sharde Thomas (drums) and Memphis session
singers Shontelle Norman-Beatty and Risse Norman. The result is a stunning
representation of Americana roots music.
Wild Heart was recorded in three different
studios, as they trekked the backroads from Louisiana to Mississippi in the fall
of 2014. Starting at Brady Blade’s Shreveport, Louisiana studio, they laid the
basic rhythm tracks and vocals. Luther and Samantha then hightailed it to his
Zebra Ranch Studios in Hernando, Mississippi where they had a traditional Hill
Country Blues session. Then, finally, all roads lead to Memphis where the duo
put the final touches at both Willie Mitchell’s Royal Studios and the legendary
Ardent studios.
Growing up in Kansas City in a musical family, Samantha’s
first instrument was the drums before she switched to guitar. As she listened
to her musical heroes, Fish began to explore their own influences by going back
in time. After the sun went down she would visit clubs like
Knuckleheads to soak it all in. “They had all kinds of artists come
through the doors,” she says. “I really got into listening to the live
performances, and that’s just where it rubbed off on me. When you see something
right in front of you, that’s where the impact happens.” (Vox Magazine
2014) Over the years, she’s cultivated her own sound by blending her
influences ranging from Tom Petty, Sheryl Crow, R.L. Burnside and Stevie Ray
Vaughan as well as her musical peers.
“I fell in love
with it,” she told Premier Guitar of her growing passion for the
form, “and started doing my homework by listening to the old guys like Son
House and Skip James.”
Only into her mid-20s she already released two CDs, played
all over the world and shared the stage with well-established to the legendary
artists from Tab Benoit and Johnny Lang to Buddy Guy. Label mate and sometimes
touring buddy, Mike Zito has long championed Samantha, produced her critically
acclaimed albums, Runaway and Black Wind Howlin'
(2013). Samantha’s had a master’s class in a wide variety of the blues. Her
work ethic is unquestioned and her love for performance is obvious.
Boys will
be boys
it’s
a powerful
thing
Better learn
how
to swim
or learn
how
to drink
– Bitch On The Run
All that ambition and passion paid off in 2012
when Samantha won a Blues Music Award for Best New Artist Debut for her
2011 release Runaway (Ruf Records). The wonderful critical praise,
winning fans at shows and all the long hours driving came to a shining moment
that put more fuel into her fire. This desire is now revealed with Wild
Heart as the pivotal moment in her budding career.
Always yearning to learn, Samantha soaked in this experience
like a sponge from the songwriting sessions to the final background harmonies.
As her songs came together, it was suggested for her to collaborate with another
songwriter she jumped the opportunity. Last summer she traveled to Nashville and
wrote with accomplished songwriter Jim McCormick, whose songs have been cut by
Trisha Yearwood and Keith Urban. A native of New Orleans, Jim has a flare for
blues-boogie and full throttle vocalization to haunting melodies that gave
Samantha a chance to growl.
“… Fish’s
commanding voice holds its own against the crunching guitar riffs and driving
beat.”
-Elmore
Magazine
Samantha and Jim wrote five of the 12 songs on the album,
including the title song, “Wild Heart”, that echoes Led Zeppelin with a whiplash
of a steady guitar riff. “Show Me” - a song that could easily be heard at some
of New York City’s finest rock clubs – wreaks stale beer. Samantha holds her own
on guitar duties on this tune as Brady Blade grinds the drums with a slow steady
roll.
As the album opens she’s bashes away with “Road Runner“, a
warning to others of this mean man that broke her heart. The driving guitar
sounds and thunderous beat supports her voice that is smooth as honey with a sad
dash of salt.
Left me
waiting by
a red-light, I
think about
him every
night
Road runner, road
runner –
Road
Runner
After wrapping basic tracks, it was off to Dickinson’s Zebra
Ranch Studios via the back roads of Mississippi. Seeing the culture and
environment upfront got her excited for the unknown. The result of that magical
setting was a cover of Charley Patton’s, “Jim Lee Blues Pt. 1”, which fits
Fish’s voice. It was an organic setting with fellow Hill Country Blues artists
Sharde Thomas and longtime friend, Lightnin Malcolm. Sharde is a native
Mississippian fife/drum player in the same American tradition of her grandfather
Othar Turner. “This session had a whole other vibe to it. The studio is out in
the country, no cell service, no distractions. You're just surrounded by nature
and guitars,” beams Samantha.
Samantha’s love for the Hill Country Blues genre started
early on as her musical foundation began to build. This fiery singer-songwriter
and guitarist met some of these players when she attended the King Biscuit Blues
Festival at age 17. There she met Lightnin Malcolm, a guitarist who befriended
the young gun and then a few years later, at Zebra Ranch, she got to record with
him. “Working with Malcolm was a longtime coming as I'd known him since I was a
teenager. Hearing hill country blues made me fall in love with blues music and
he was one of the first artists who let me jam with him.”
“One of my favorite songs on Wild Heart is ‘Go
Home’. It became so powerful and we wanted girl power, no-frills and those
ladies delivered,” Samantha proudly states. It’s a quiet moment of reflection
of an inner self struggle that can either be destructive or productive. The
background singers, Shontelle Norman-Beatty and Risse Norman provide a soothing
answer to Samantha’s tearful call.
“Maybe in
a moment
of clarity, I’ll
do what’s
right,
Maybe I’ll finally
swallow
a bit
of my
own
advice” – Go Home
Both Samantha and Luther wanted to make a live and honest
record, capturing Fish’s emotional intensity and power trio integrity. “She is
so smart and talented. It was a joy to take her under my wing and share what
I've learned with her. Samantha brought her emotional energy from her
performances which transcended into the record. The songs are very personal and
she delivered. I am proud to be a part of the record”, states Dickinson.
Samantha was equally satisfied with the results, “I was blown away by his
ability to color a song. I stepped out of my comfort zone and I couldn't be more
proud of what we made.”
Fish is an inveterate storyteller as
well. Her songs are vivid and compelling with thick guitar lines and catchy
riffs. – The
Morning Call
As the album comes to a close, Samantha has run the gamut of
emotions. Her fingers are tired and her voice is shaking but she is able to pull
out one more gem of a performance. A whispering rendition of RL Burnside’s “I’m
In Love With You”. This is Samantha at her best-caressing the melody while the
guitars and a slight drum beat flickers underneath her reassuring
voice.
Samantha has dug her high heels in some rich musical soil
with Wild Heart and is poised to reach a new level in her career.
She is armed with her guitar and these songs are in her back pocket; for there
is no doubt Miss Fish will aim and fire, with confidence.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
News from RUF
“Where Blues Crosses Over”(Pronounced “Roof”)
RUF RECORDS HITS THE BLUES CHARTS WITH TWO CDs NEXT WEEK
New Records From SAVOY BROWN, ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD
& JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR Out Now
Label’s “Songs From The Road” CD/DVD Sets Chart With Joanne Shaw Taylor at #11
& Royal Southern Brotherhood At 15
NEW RELEASES:New Records From SAVOY BROWN, ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD
& JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR Out Now
Label’s “Songs From The Road” CD/DVD Sets Chart With Joanne Shaw Taylor at #11
& Royal Southern Brotherhood At 15
February 4, 2014 Joanne Shaw Taylor “Songs From The Road”
February 11, 2014 Kim Simmonds & Savoy Brown “Goin' To The Delta”
Royal Southern Brotherhood “Songs From The Road”
COMING SOON:
April 8, 2014 Albert Castiglia “Solid Ground”
May 13, 2014 Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado “Too Many Roads”
OUT NOW:
Samantha Fish “Black Wind Howlin’”
Dana Fuchs “Bliss Avenue”
Devon Allman “Turquoise”
Mike Zito & The Wheel “Gone To Texas”
Cyril Neville “Magic Honey”
Joanne Shaw Taylor “Diamonds In The Dirt”
AND MORE!!
http://www.rufrecords.de/
https://www.facebook.com/RufRecords
RUF RECORDS’ ARTISTS NOMINATED FOR BLUES MUSIC AWARDS 2014
Congratulations to our nominees for the Blues Music Awards 2014!
- Cyril Neville - Magic Honey for 'Contemporary Blues Album'
- Mike Zito & The Wheel - Gone To Texas for 'Rock Blues Album'
- Jimmy Carpenter (The Wheel) for 'Instrumentalist-Horn'
- Royal Southern Brotherhood - Songs From The Road for best 'DVD'
KIM SIMMONDS & SAVOY BROWN
NEW CD FROM KIM SIMMONDS AND SAVOY BROWN OUT FEBRUARY 11 ON
RUF RECORDS -- GOIN’ TO THE DELTA,
ALREADY RECEIVING OUTSTANDING REVIEWS
New CD is #2 on Amazon in 2 Days
The reviews from overseas precede the U.S. release of SAVOY BROWN's GOIN' TO THE DELTA (RUF RECORDS):RUF RECORDS -- GOIN’ TO THE DELTA,
ALREADY RECEIVING OUTSTANDING REVIEWS
New CD is #2 on Amazon in 2 Days
BLUESANDMOREAGAIN.com
"Simmonds himself is probably in the form of his life, both vocally and instrumentally. This is a masterclass in taste, collaboration, arrangement, longevity and respect for electric blues."
GETREADYTOROCK.com
"The album... nails some of his best vocals in recent times. This album stokes the embers of a ... glowing career."
BLUESMATTERS
"This release shuffles blues and boogie with intense playing and a real sense of joy."
Music News.com (UK)
"Savoy Brown at their best."
On the road:
Date City ST Venue
2/14 St. Augistine FL The Standard
2/15 Orlando FL Zaida’s New Room
2/16 Clearwater FL Clearwater Blues Fest
2/18 Indiatlantic FL Lou's Blues
2/19 Lake Worth FL Bamboo Room
2/21 Atlanta GA Variety Playhouse
2/22 Charlotte NC Handle Bar
3/21 Ft. Wayne IN C2G Music Hall
3/07 Bay Shore NY Boulton Center
3/08 Annapolis MD Ramshead
3/14 Pawling NY Townecrier
3/15 Jim Thorpe PA Chunk Opera House
3/28 Pittsburg PA Moondogs
3/29 Erie PA Perry Highway Hose
4/12 Syracuse NY Palace Theatre
6/05 Davenport IA Redstone Room
6/06 Milwaukee WI Pabst Theater
6/07 Woodstock IL Woodstock Opera House
www.savoybrown.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Savoy-Brown/282837575081114
JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR
JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR
RELEASES “SONGS FROM THE ROAD” on FEBRUARY 4th and immediately charts at #11 on the
Billboard Blues Chart
RELEASES “SONGS FROM THE ROAD” on FEBRUARY 4th and immediately charts at #11 on the
Billboard Blues Chart
Joanne is the is the British blues guitarist and singer, who was discovered by Dave Stewart
of the Eurythmics at the age of 16 and has gone on to release top 10 Billboard Blues
albums as well as to win both Best Female Vocalist and Songwriter of the Year for her track
"Same As It Never Was" from her album, “Diamonds in the Dirt.”
Joanne also has a recent studio album, “Almost Always Never” and others available from
RUF Records.
She’s touring Internationally and can be seen in the US:
Date City ST Venue
4/04/14 Jacksonville FL Springing The Blues
4/20/14 Byron Bay AU Bluesfest w/ KT Tunstall
4/21/14 Byron Bay AU Bluesfest w/Joss Stone
7/11/14 Milton Keynes UK The Stables
Watch Joanne Shaw Taylor perform "Jealousy" Live at The Borderline London
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0gCKUkAahQ
http://www.joanneshawtaylor.com/
https://www.facebook.com/joanneshawtaylor
ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD
RUF RECORDS’ ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD GO BACK TO SCHOOL FOR
KIDS IN NEED
Their Songs From The Road Double CD/DVD Is Released In The US
On February 11 & Hits Charts At #15
Their Songs From The Road Double CD/DVD Is Released In The US
On February 11 & Hits Charts At #15
The Royal Southern Brotherhood -- Devon Allman, Cyril Neville, Mike Zito, Charlie Wooton and Yonrico Scott -- went back to school on February 7, 2014 to join kids from the High Plains Elementary School in Engelwood, CO in building cigar box guitars which will be sold at an event to benefit the Blue Star Connection Organization.
BlueStarConnection.org donates instruments to medically fragile kids/teens/young adults and donates musical gear to Children’s Hospital Music Therapy Departments all over the U.S. The Royal Southern Brotherhood was in town to play local Colorado dates as part of their continuing US tour.
The Royal Southern Brotherhood release "Songs From The Road," a double LIVE CD/DVD on RUF Records on February 11th and charted on the Blues chart at #15. The collection is a perfect set for anyone who has not yet seen the supergroup or who wants to be reminded of the great experience of the live show until the band returns to their town.
Thanks to John Catt and Blue Star Connection for making it possible to hang with the kids at school and to raise money for the kids who need it.
The band members are pictured below building the guitars with the students.
On The Road Again…
Date City ST Venue
2/14/14 Dallas TX The Gas Monkey
2/15/14 New Braunfels TX Brauntex Theatre
3/07/14 Millville NJ Levoy Theatre
3/08/14 Ardmore PA Ardmore Music Hall
3/11/14 Annapolis MD Ram’s Head On Stage
3/12/14 Collinsville CT Bridge Street Live
3/13/14 Fall River MA Narrows Center for The Arts
3/14/14 Old Saybrook CT The Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
3/15/14 Natick MA The Center for Arts in Natick
3/16/14 Londonderry NH Tupelo Music Hall
3/19/14 Washington DC The Hamilton
3/20/14 Bayshore NY Boulton Center for the Performing Arts
3/21/14 New York NY BB King’s
3/22/14 Hackettstown NJ Sitnik Theater Centenary (College) Blues Bash
http://www.royalsouthernbrotherhood.com/ and
https://www.facebook.com/royalsouthernbrotherhood
COMING SOON on RUF Records:
THORBJORN RISAGER
Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado is one of Denmark’s hardest working and most sought
after bands. It has played as many as a hundred live gigs a year for the past ten years, has
become one of the country’s hottest musical exports, and has released seven albums. On
May13th, Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornados release their eighth album, “Too Many Roads”
on RUF Records in the US.
www.risager.info
ALBERT CASTIGLIA (pronounced ka-steel-ya)
Albert’s much anticipated “Solid Ground” on RUF Records will be available on April 8th in the US. He continues to tour actively, sharing the sounds that made his 2012 release “Living The Dream” #12 on the Top Blues Albums Chart of 2012 from Roots Music Report.
See Albert LIVE:
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Rips Sports Bar |
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Winter Garden |
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City of Winter Garden Blues & BBQ Festival |
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Florida Folk Festival |
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Albert-Castiglia-Fan-Page/118428141503567?group_id=0
SAMANTHA FISH
SAMANTHA FISH - You've Got To See The Girl Behind That Voice & Guitar!
Voted Best New Artist Debut By Blues Music Awards
Voted Best New Artist Debut By Blues Music Awards
The Blues Music Award (BMA) winner for “Best New Artist Debut” in 2012, Samantha is on the road supporting her sophomore release for RUF, “Black Wind Howlin’.” Her songwriting and performance, both vocally and on guitar and other instruments show her varied influences from her local Kansas City blues club, Knuckleheads Saloon, to the sounds of visiting modern blues guitar masters like Mike Zito and Tab Benoit, going back to ’80s heroes like Stevie Ray Vaughan and following the lineage to the pre-war Delta masters. “I fell in love with it,” she told Premier Guitar of her growing passion for the form, “and started doing my homework by listening to the old guys like Son House and Skip James.”
With those influences as her template, Samantha incorporated the sounds of the classic rock of The Rolling Stones and Tom Petty, alongside contemporary artists like Sheryl Crow and The Black Crowes, in putting together a sound that would become her own.
See Sam play:
www.samanthafish.com
https://www.facebook.com/samanthafishmusic
DANA FUCHS
FROM THE STAGE TO THE SCREEN, DANA FUCHS ALWAYS DELIVERS...
Dana starred in the Sony Pictures hit movie/musical and was a featured recording artist on the platinum selling soundtrack for "Across The Universe"
Dana portrayed Janis Joplin in the off-Broadway smash hit, "Love, Janis."
She wrote and performed music for the soundtrack of the critically acclaimed, Maggie Gyllenhaal movie "Sherrybaby “ and starred in and performed music on the soundtrack for the Method Man movie "The Mortician."
Dana has been successfully touring the world for the past several years in support of her highly acclaimed albums "Love To Beg" and "Bliss Avenue,” available on RUF Records.
See Dana Live:
Date City ST Venue
3/01/14 Shirley MA The Bull Run Restaurant
3/07/14 Annapolis MD Ram's Head On Stage
3/08/14 Wyomissing PA Building 24 Live
3/14/14 New York NY Highline Ballroom
5/13/14 Philadelphia PA World Café Live
http://danafuchs.com/
https://www.facebook.com/danafuchsband?fref=ts
DEVON ALLMAN
FAMILIAR NAME, ORIGINAL MUSIC, DEVON ALLMAN
The name may sound familiar but the music is all his own – Devon Allman is a solo artist for RUF
Records with his acclaimed “Turquoise” which he recorded with his band, The Honeytribe in
addition to his work with the lauded Royal Southern Brotherhood which combines the bloodlines of
the Allman Brothers and the Neville Brothers to create a sound all its own. Follow Devon on social
media where he has become quite a frontman as well.
http://www.devonallmanband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/devonallman
MIKE ZITO
SOLO OR WITH THE ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD, MIKE ZITO IS TOPPING THE BLUES CHARTS
Mike Zito, the distinguished guitarist, released the Billboard top 10 Blues album “Gone To Texas”
For RUF Records and tours with his solo band in between gigs with The Royal Southern
Brotherhood in which he plays with Devon Allman, Cyril Neville, Yonrico Scott and Charlie Wooton.
For more information on all of Mike’s projects, visit his website.
http://www.mikezito.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mike-Zito/165447816866183
CYRIL NEVILLE
THE ROYAL NEVILLE BROTHER OFFERS HIS SOLO SOUL & HIS COLLABORATION WITH DEVON ALLMAN
AND THE ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD
AND THE ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD
The youngest of the famed Neville Brothers, Cyril records as a soulful solo artist for RUF
Records, offering up the recent “Magic Honey” as well as performs as a key member of the
Supergroup, The Royal Southern Brotherhood. Cyril was recently honored with a Lifetime
Achievement Award from Offbeat Magazine for his contributions to music and society.
http://www.cyrilneville.net/
https://www.facebook.com/CyrilNeville
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