Bman's Blues Report

British folk guitarist John Renbourn, a founding member of Pentangle whose solo career stretched for more than 50 years, was found dead at his home in Hawick, Scotland, on March 25. He was 70. Renbourn’s body was discovered after he failed to show up for a concert at the Ferry in Glasgow on March 25. Renbourn’s agent Dave Smith confirmed the news, but no cause of his death was given. One of the finest folk musicians of the 1960s and ‘70s, Renbourn was an active performer up until his death. He had already played nine shows this month in the U.K. with guitarist Wizz Jones and was set to return to Crete for a guitar workshop in May. Renbourn, like many early British rock ‘n’ rollers and folk musicians, got his start playing skiffle before studying folk music and classical guitar. In London in 1964, he started performing in pubs in Soho, accompanying singer Dorris Henderson, with whom he would eventually record the albums There You Go and Watch the Stars. During...

I just received the newest release (March 25, 2014), Thin Blue Line , from Johnny Cox . Opening with Your Love , is a poppy track with a light splash of country. Robbie Bellmore lays some easy going harp work on the top of this track with complimentary backing vocals by Shelley Zubot and Brad Roth. High Price To Pay is an uptempo blues rocker with clean lead guitar work from Cox and driving bass work from Kenny Neal Jr. Runaway Train is a contemporary blues rocker with a light Latin influence. Cox opens up a little on guitar and actually knocks down some pretty hot riffs. Drummer Richard Greenspoon adds a lot of texture. New Way has a familiar sound of One Way Out, traditional blues track with a New Orleans style drum rhythm. Hot, smokey backing vocals really make a lot of impact on this track and Cox again turns up the heat on guitar. Something For Me is a jazzy, shuffle track along the lines of Trouble No More (Someday Baby). Cox steps up with a clear clean guitar solo on this ...

Lewis Alexander Hamilton - Singer/Songwriter/Musician (born Sept 1993) Lewis Hamilton was born in Perth, and currently lives in Auchterarder, Perthshire. He attended Morrisons Academy in Crieff, leaving there to study sound engineering at Perth College. He is a singer/songwriter, and in 2010 formed the Blues/Rock band Lewis Hamilton and the Boogie Brothers, along with his father Nick, and cousin Steve Hamilton. Steve left to due work commitments in Feb 2011 and the band was joined by Ian (Santa) Wallace from Denny. Wallace left in June 2013 and his post was filled by Pete Rabjohns from Colinsburgh, Fife. In Oct 2013 Ben O'Reilly from Carluke replaced Pete Rabjohns. The band's first album 'Gambling Machine' LHMGB2011 was released in February 2011 and hosted on-line by CDbaby. The album was recorded and produced at Sawmill Cottage Studios, the band's own purpose built log cabin, over a period of three months, and included such notable musicians as Steve Hamilton ...

Hello, we are the Binsness Bluesboys. Thanks for visiting out site. We are an acoustic blues band playing mainly in the North East of Scotland. We have been playing as a band since 2010, playing Orkney Blues Festival that year and also the following year. We have also played Dundee Blues Bonanza and supported Matt Andersen twice. We played Hebden Bridge Blues Festival 2012 Dundee Blues Bonanza 2012. We play acoustic blues music and consist of 5 members- Paul (Vocals/Bass), Sye (Guitar), James (Sax), Callum (Percussion) and Ali (harmonica). We have a set of around 2 x 45 minutes which consists of about 24 blues covers with our own added style. In the gigs Paul warms up the crowd with his charming wit and passes on advice into the meaning of some songs (or hints….) and we try and have the crowd singing along at parts. If you guys have half the fun listening as we have playing then you should enjoy yourself... hope to see you at a gig soon   If you support live Blues acts, up an...

When blues great Otis Grand tells you it’s time to expand your horizons, you listen if you’re serious about your music. Robbie Hill, originally of Fife, Scotland, had played all over the UK, going out of his way to see the greats while also studying music. But Hill heeded his mentor and set out for Scandinavia with little more than a backpack and a guitar. Helsinki seemed the place to be, and there he met Jesse King. Maybe it was their shared love of the blues, maybe it was similarities in their coastal homelands, but King and Hill connected. King is from the rugged coast of Oregon in the United States. With a passion for waves and cooking as well as the bass, King has played at campfires as often as at bars. Together King and Hill jammed, but they needed a drummer to fit their emerging sound while also pushing them forward. Tatu Pärssinen, of Oulu, Finland, gave them the final ingredient they needed. Pärssinen is an architect by training, but he has been playing in projects since h...

Sleepy Eyes Nelson is a country blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Ayrshire, Scotland. Known as the King Of The Clyde Delta Blues he was first discovered by the American record label Devil’s Ruin Records. He has a distinctive finger style of playing, playing in effect the bass, rhythm, lead, percussion and vocals all at the same time. He has developed a following in America, mainly the south, where he has toured with the West Virginia songster, Slate Dump.   If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -  ”LIKE” ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorite band!

Andy 'Drivin' Southpaw' Stockdale, Corey 'Gatemouth' Gibson, Hugo 'Honeyboy' Pengelley, Malcolm Mack 'Attack' from Edinboro, Scotland.   If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -  ”LIKE” ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorite band!

We are a 5 piece band that so far in the 2 years we have been formed have played Orkney Blues Festival twice, soon to have played Dundee Blues Bonanza twice and also Hebden Blues Festival. We really enjoy what we do and the audience love it as we take them on a journey of blues... Our first gig was in April 2010 in Tomintoul. Since then we have enjoyed numerous local gigs and have taken our sound to The Orkney Blues Festival and the Dundee Blues Bonanza. Paul Muircroft sings in a deep gravelly blues tone whilst playing acoustic bass on the lovely Thunderchief. Sye "lightnin fingers" Murray brings his decades of guitar experience to the band with his amazing skill and blues soul. James Younie plays the Saxophone, bringing his years of experience of live music playing to the Binsness Bluesboys. Ali Davies plays harmonica, playing a mixture of single notes and tremolos leaving you wanting more. Callum Brown plays percussion on his beautifully sounding Cajon, tapping out those ...

The Blueswater exists to make you dance. Bringing in the sounds of old school R&B, this Edinburgh-based 11 piece group dabble with funk, blues, soul and good old rock n roll. Wild solos and puddles of sweat are a staple of every gig. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -  ”LIKE” ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorite band!

In the UK where the reverence for American blues artists runs deep and has brought forth legendary guitar heroes Jeff Beck, and Eric Clapton, the endless grey skies of Edinburgh, Scotland are most definitely not immune to this musical iconography. Eilidh McKellar, a 19-year-old Scottish born singer and guitarist offers an interesting blend of indie rock, blues, and pop music with a nod towards the New World. Not only can Eilidh play with heartfelt emotion on the guitar, her voice comes from deep in the Mississippi River delta- where alligators lie in wait and Southern Comfort allays the sins of the soul. Eilidh started playing the guitar when she was 9 years old. With no other musicians in the family everything Eilidh has achieved has been the result of her own hard work and endearing devotion to her local guitar shop. In time she became a much beloved local fixture there testing out every available guitar on its walls. Meanwhile at home Eilidh listened to her dad’s Rolling Stones ...

WANG DANG DELTA are a 6-piece band from Perthshire in Scotland who specialise in blues and beyond music. The band serve up a set featuring mainly original compositions with some classic blues and boogie thrown in for good measure. The line up features top-drawer vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and harmonica. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -  ”LIKE” ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorite band!

Good time blues expertly delivered with soulful vocals, a swinging rhythm section and a fistful of emotion drenched guitar pyrotechnics. Great time guaranteed! Stevey has been burning up venues since his early days in Edinburgh. Fluent in a variety of guitar styles from Surf to Jazz, Blues remains his first love. He has toured as harmonica legend Charlie Musselwhite’s guitarist, and appeared on stage with Robert Cray. “No nonsense, inspired blues guitar magic” - Border Events NEIL WARDEN - GUITAR Neil is well known for his funky blues style of guitar playing, having performed at many international festivals for the last 25 years with Scottish Blues/Jazz singer Tam White. He also recorded on Tam' s last 5 CDs along with ex Bad Company/King Crimson bass player Boz Burrell. Neil also toured and played in West End Theatre shows (London) with cabaret performer Camille O'Sullivan. “Neil has a style and technique which is envied by many. His amazing dancing fingers conjured up...

Live recording from the maiden gig of the Jensen Interceptors , a new Blues Band featuring - Gary Martin- vocals and Harmonica, Kirk Lothian - keys, Charlie Nodgy- drums, Jamie James - bass and Al Brown - guitar ! If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -  ”LIKE” ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorite band!

Ian Andrew Robert Stewart (18 July 1938 – 12 December 1985) was a Scottish keyboardist, co-founder of The Rolling Stones and inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was dismissed from the line-up in May 1963 but he remained as road manager and pianist. Born at Kirklatch Farm, Pittenweem, East Neuk, Fife, Scotland, and raised in Sutton, Surrey, Stewart (often called Stu) started playing piano when he was six. He took up the banjo and played with amateur groups on both instruments. Stewart, who loved rhythm & blues, boogie-woogie, blues and big-band jazz, was first to respond to Brian Jones's advertisement in Jazz News of 2 May 1962 seeking musicians to form a rhythm & blues group. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards joined in June, and the group, with Dick Taylor on bass and Mick Avory on drums, played their first gig under the name The Rollin' Stones at the Marquee Club on 12 July 1962. Richards described meeting Stewart thus: "He used to play boogie-woogie pi...

Laura-May is a singer from the east coast of Scotland. She is signed with Lewis Hamilton Music Label and has worked with a number of bands, playing in a wide variety of styles. She is currently fronting two bands, The Bel-Airs and most recently Laura-Mays Blue Rays, while playing the odd acoustic slot or session vox gig. Mostly singing a genre that comes to her so naturally that it is a first love and second nature. The Blues. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -  ”LIKE” ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band!

Well, it all started back in year zero with a band called Delta and a lot of smoke, later there was talk of world domination and of course enlightenment. We decided that if it was in fact noise and playing with other people's heads in smoky rooms that was to be the way... then that's just the way it had to be...The only reason we do it is because it gets us high playing all this Frock, Flazz & Blues music. Then the smoke filled rooms became fewer and other people's heads became screwier, so we decided that smearing love across the masses was now to be the way... Fuelled by the psychedelic, enslaved by our imaginations we set out on a voyage of discovery, pitted against the apathy of our lovely hometown we ventured forth to show them all that getting high is just a state of mind, and feeling down is just another... So we exalted in the spirit and made music to help realise the way, we danced cavorted and otherwise comingled to call upon the spirits of our ancestors ...

Sandi Thom releases new album "Flesh and Blood" on September 17th Produced by Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes Featuring duet with the iconic Buffy Sainte-Marie Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Sandi Thom , best known for her 2006 No.1 hit single I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair ), is pleased to confirm the September 17th release of her fourth studio album Flesh and Blood .  Produced by the Black Crowes’ Rich Robinson , and featuring a rare duet with Buffy Sainte-Marie , the album was recorded at 16 Tons studio, Nashville, Tennessee, making it Sandi’s fourth album following 2010’s critically acclaimed Merchants and Thieves . Sandi's new song, Sun Comes Crashing Down will be available as a free download from www.sandithom.com on Monday May 21st. Flesh and Blood is a significant release, being Sandi’s sophomore studio album, released solely by her inde...

“Softly softly” is not a maxim that King King are familiar with. Since surging into life less than twelve months ago they have barely stopped for breath, and their electrifying sound and scorching live shows have generated more of a thunderous roar than a buzz. .... This band certainly knows how to make an entrance. Fronted by charismatic bluesman Alan Nimmo, their exhilarating debut at last year’s Monaghan Blues Festival created such a stir that it prompted organizer Somhairle MacConghail to state: “King King aren’t just playing the festival. Word is that King King ARE the festival”. With a reception like this there’s little surprise that the phone has been ringing off the hook ever since, and after a frenetic winter tour the lads are currently gearing up for a hectic summer of gigs and festival appearances. .... With outstanding reviews and a diary fit to burst, you’d be forgiven for thinking that King King had enough to keep them occupied for a moment or two. You’...

Fronted by the powerful singer/harmonica player Dana Dixon and featuring the outstanding Blues and Slide playing of guitarist Dave Dixon, the band play a mixture of authentic Texas & Chicago blues, tough R&B and superb original numbers. .. Since their formation and the launch of their critically acclaimed debut album "Boogie Woman", the band have garnered fantastic reviews from the British and overseas press for both their recorded work and excellent live act. .. Arguably one of the most exciting live acts in Britain today, the band have played at practically every major blues festival in Britain and Ireland, and perform in blues venues up and down the UK, Europe and USA. .. In the many reviews she has received, Dana has been likened to many of the blues greats - Koko Taylor, Big Mama Thornton, Maggie Bell and Janis Joplin - with much emphasis placed on her powerful vocals and harmonica skills. .. Dave Dixon, whose guitar playing "has to be seen to be believed...