Bman's Blues Report

I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Don't Be Afraid , from Tami Neilson and it's got bite. Opening with Don't Be Afraid , the last song written by her father, Ron Neilson, this album is off on a great foot. A powerful, gospel blues style number, shows the absolute power of Tami Neilson's vocals accompanied by the wildly cool guitar work of Dave Khan and Delaney Davidson, bass by Ben Woolley and drums of Joe McCallum. WOW! With a blend of punk, pop, gospel and country, Holy Moses is a mover. Lonely is a solid country pop track in the vein of Patsy Cline. No questions that Neilson has the pipes to pull it off. One of my favorite tracks on the release, Bury My Body , has a dark, southern gospel blues feel. With only basic instrumentation of drum and rim shot, slide guitar and vocals, this track is hot! Latin influenced, Loco Mama really shows the flexibility of the band with it's Rhumba beat, flashy guitar and sassy vocal style of Neil...

CANADA's TAMI NEILSON Shares “ HOLY MOSES” from her forthcoming album     DON'T BE AFRAID U.S. Release September 30th on the Outside Music Label, plus Appearances at Upcoming Americana Music Festival     Stream First Single, “Holy Moses,” Here  https://soundcloud.com/outside-music/tami-neilson-holy-moses/s-iPapk PHOTO BY Tony McKay Canadian singer   Tami Neilson   will release   Don't Be Afraid , the follow-up to her award- winning CD, Dynamite!,  September 30th  in the U.S. on the Outside Music label, distributed by Redeye Worldwide. Tami will embark on a tour beginning September 15 in Canada and will include two shows in Nashville at the Americana Music Festival.     Don't Be Afraid   was released in Tami's adopted country, New Zealand, last year and debuted at the top of the charts, and most recently, the song, “ The First Man ,”   was shortlisted for the Silver Scroll, the mo...