Bman's Blues Report

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Two , from Sunday Wilde and Reno Jack and it's colorful. Vocalist/ piano player, Sunday Wilde leads the way on opener, Howlin' Wolf's Howling For My Darling with guitars by Steve Koch and Johnny MacLeod, bass by Reno Jack and drums by Cleave Anderson. I really like Jack's interpretation on Moonlight Rising which is like a cross between Lou Reed and Roger Waters. Very cool. Shuffle track, 5-10-15 Hours has a super blues feel pairing Jack and Sunday on a cool duet. MacLeod's bass work and light brush strokes of Anderson are a nice backdrop for a cool jazzy guitar lead. Bluesy ballad, No Matter How Far features Sunday on lead vocal and piano in her best vocal track on the release. Wrapping the release is duet, L eaving On Your Mind which really sets off Jack and Sunday against Jack's bass playing. A solid closer for an interesting release.   If you support live Blues acts, up and coming...

I just received the newest release, Blueberries and Grits , from Sunday Wilde and it's sassy. Opening with New Orleans flavored, Show Me A Man , Wilde's trademark vocal style and piano finesse blends nicely with the trumpet work of Roger Reupert and backed by Sturgis Nikides on dobro, Reno Jack on bass, Rickey "Quicksand" Martin on drums. Latin spiced, Early In The Morning , a Louis Jordan track, is one of my favorite tracks with April Mae on washboard and Dave Fecca on acoustic guitar. Momma's Drinkin's Done has traditional boogie lines featuring strong vocals blanketed in Reupert's trumpet and Wilde's own piano work. Simple rocker, That Man Drives Me Mad , has primitive roots with Mandy Lemons on backing vocals. Billy Earheart's Cottage Pump Organ teamed with Wilde's piano work gives it an interesting sound blended with pop punk phrasing. Radio style track, Too Many Troubles , has a catchy melody and features some nice acoustic guitar wo...

I just received the newest release, He Gave Me A Blue Nightgown , by Sunday Wilde and it's pretty hot! Opening with Down The Road Alone , Wilde plys her captivating vocal style over piano and the equally haunting slide work of David West. Captured Me is a piano boogie under the vocal strength of Wilde. Again West adds a nice touch on guitar. No Matter How Far is a strong vocal track with traces of American Roots. Love Bender is a heartfelt ballad that is appealing on another level. Also adding accordion by Janice Matichuk in an unusual manner adds significant interest on this track. Virgil Denmark also adds texture with violin on this track. There Was A Time is another refreshing track with light accompaniment by Denmark as well Dawson Paulson on percussion. Tell Me To Hush has a distinct period sound that is enchanting. Again the instrumental backing remains light and interesting. I Guess I Didn't Hear You Right is another strong entry. A ballad showing strong melody and...

The Fans have spoken. Atikokan based blues artist Sunday wilde, with her tormented raw style is amongst the established and rising stars named as winners in The 10th Independent Music Awards Vox Pop poll, the fan-determined portion of the influential international awards program for independent bands and fans. In addition to announcing this award, Sunday wilde is also announcing the launch of her new website, where you can go and listen to the Award winning song “That man drives me mad”, watch videos, find out about upcoming shows and more. The site address is www.sundaywilde.com More than 57,000 music fans from around the world voted online for their favorite self-released and independent label artists culled from the 250 Nominees in more than 70 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories. More than 75 percent of these “people’s voice” selections differed from those named in February by The 10th IMAs’ artist and industry judging panel that included Tom Waits, Suzanne Vega, Ozzy ...

Sunday Wilde’s newest CD is a soulful mix of tormented love, no good men and strong women that survive. A heady concoction of new meets old, Wildes own unique voice mixes sweet innocence with a dusky raspy edge that conjures up images of early Ethel Waters and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The opening song “ That man drives me mad ” is a hard driving honkey tonk tune while Sundays Midnight Blues invokes the quintessential metaphor of the dank ,smoke filled bar, last call and a lone piano player while Sunday sings to a friendless room. Time to say Goodbye rounds out this collection with a lilting expressive ballad complemented by David West’s classical guitar accompaniment and Ronnie Howard on Bass.

Home Base: Atikokan, Ontario, Canada Genre: Blues Jazz Categories Entered: Blues Song Work Submitted: “That Man Drives Me Mad” Artists Featured: Ronnie Hayward plays upright gut-stringed double bass (Rockabilly Hall of Fame, Nervous Fellas, Bughouse Five, Herald Nix ) and David West ( The Papa Duke Band – Ukraine) David plays a custom-made double-sided guitar with nylon strings on one side, and fretless steel on the other. Label: Unsigned URLs: www.reverbnation.com/sundaywilde www.myspace.com/renojacksundaywilde www.facebook.com/#!/pages/SUNDAY-wilde/86467294626 Influences: Musical influences are my pain and observations of the emotional condition more than any band or artist. But as far as artists go: Big Maybelle Smith, Ruth Brown, Bessie Smith, Nina Simone, Billy Holiday What’s the meaning of your name? The meaning of Sunday – I wanted to capture the feeling one has when one has a day off to rest, putter, contemplate, or pray (if they feel the need). So many community/...