Six Alligator Artists Win LIVING BLUES Awards

SIX ALLIGATOR ARTISTS WIN LIVING BLUES AWARDS

Living Blues magazine has announced the recipients of the 2015 Living Blues Awards. Six Alligator Records artists received a total of six awards. In the Critics' Poll, James Cotton won Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica), Joe Louis Walker won Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar) and Selwyn Birchwood won for Best Blues Album of 2014 (New Recording/Best Debut) for Don't Call No Ambulance. In the Readers' Poll, Shemekia Copeland (whose new CD Outskirts Of Love will be released on September 11) received the award for Blues Artist Of The Year (Female). Marcia Ball won for Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard) and Elvin Bishop won Best Blues Album Of 2014 (New Release) for his Grammy-nominated Can't Even Do Wrong Right.

CRITICS' POLL WINNERS:

SELWYN BIRCHWOOD:

Best Blues Album Of 2014 (New Recording/Best Debut):

Don't Call No Ambulance











JAMES COTTON:

Most Outstanding Musician (Harmonica)












JOE LOUIS WALKER:

Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)

READERS' POLL WINNERS:

SHEMEKIA COPELAND:

Blues Artist Of The Year (Female)










ELVIN BISHOP:

Best Blues Album Of 2014 (New Release):

Can't Even Do Wrong Right

 MARCIA BALL:

Most Outstanding Musician (Keyboard)

Charlie Major UK tour

CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH

MAJOR UK DATES THIS AUTUMN

Charlie Landsborough takes to the road again this Autumn on a series of major UK dates. Accompanied by his own four strong band, it will be the first chance to see him on home turf this year.

You might be forgiven for thinking you know what Charlie Landsborough is all about. Hugely popular in Ireland, purveyer of fine songs and the odd winsome C&W ballad…but there’s more, much more.

While Charlie Landsborough has long been a favourite of Country lovers world-wide he’s also more than adept at other genres.

From belting out an uptempo rocker to holding his head up high in the Americana stakes and adding his smooth tones to the most mellifluous of romantic tunes, Charlie has carved his own musical path.  Indeed he has, rather surprisingly, proved the sum is much more than the individual parts.

Charlie’s own history gives a clue to his accomplishments. His songs are drawn from personal experience – growing up in Birkenhead in a large but poor family, joining the army, teaching at schools, playing music in the evenings. It wasn’t until he hit 50 that he had his first big hit – What Colour Is The Wind – a song written round a question from a small blind child , the phrase overheard and given to him by singer/songwriter Pete Naden.

Since then Charlie has traveled the globe. His musical skill set is unquestionable, his songwriting is emotive and inspirational, his band accomplished and solid.

An evening with Charlie Landsborough is an evening of very good music indeed.  Throw in the added bonus of the stories he tells and you need look no further for an evening that’s hugely enjoyable, profoundly musical and extremely good value for money.

Tickets for Charlie’s new Autumn tour are on sale now from all usual venues; prices range from £16.60 - £28. The full list of dates is as follows.

CHARLIE LANDSBOROUGH

Autumn UK Tour 2015

October

Wednesday         7^th               Kings Lynn                    Corn Exchange                 01553 764 864

Friday                  9^th               Clacton-on-Sea            West Cliff Theatre             01255 433 344

Sunday                11^th             Basildon                        Towngate Theatre             01268 465 463    

Tuesday              13^th             Stockport                      Plaza Theatre                    0161 477 7779

Thursday             15^th             Skegness                      Embassy Theatre              0845 674 0505

Friday                  16^th             Cannock                       Prince of Wales Theatre   01543 578762

Saturday              17^th             Milton Keynes               The Stables                       01908 280 800

Sunday                18^th             Rhyl                              Pavilion Theatre                01745 330 000

Tuesday              20^th             Lowestoft                      Marina Theatre                  01502 533 200

Wednesday         21^th             Whitley Bay                  Playhouse                          0844 248 1588

Thursday             22^nd            Glenrothes                    Rothes Hall                        01592 611 101

Friday                  23^rd             Motherwell                    Concert Hall                      01698 403 120

Saturday              24^th             Inverness                      Eden Court                        01463 234 234

Sunday                25^th             Billingham                     Forum Theatre                  01642 552 663

Wednesday         28^th             Folkestone                    Leas Cliff Hall                    0844 871 3015

Thursday             29^th             Worthing                       Pavilion Theatre                01903 206 206

Saturday              31^st             Haverhill                        Sturmer Hall                      01440 705 368

November

Sunday                1^st               Swindon                        Wyvern Theatre                01793 524 481    

Tuesday              3^rd               Torquay                        Princess Theatre               0844 871 3023

Wednesday         4^th               Truro                             Hall for Cornwall                01872 262 466

Thursday             5^th               Barnstaple                     Queens Theatre                01271 32 42 42

Saturday              6^th               Western Super-Mare    Playhouse Theatre            01934 645 544

Sunday                8^th               Liverpool                       Philharmonic                     0151 709 3789    

All shows start at 7:30pm with exception of Haverhill and Barnstaple which start at 7:45pm and Milton Keynes, Inverness and Swindon which start at 8:00pm.

2015 Daytona Blues Tickets Are Now on Sale

The Best of the Blues at the Nicest Time of The Year
Janiva Magness Sonny Landreth Victor Wainright		2015 Daytona Blues Festival Tickets Are Now on Sale Purchase Tickets Here It’s that time again! Time to buy your Daytona Blues Festival tickets! Early Bird tickets for the 2015 Daytona Blues Festival are now on sale on this website. Just look for the “2015 Tickets” tab or the “Buy Now” button to go directly to the ticket store. Early Bird ticket prices are the same as last year – $60 for a 3 day ticket and $25 for a 1 day ticket. Early bird ticket pricing is valid until September 7, 2015 at 11:59 pm. Student ticket with valid student ID is $15 per day – must be purchased at the festival. Children under 14—- 1 child admitted free with 1 paid adult ticket. As an all volunteer run 501(c)(3) the Daytona Blues Festival continues to donate all proceeds to support local women and children’s health.  In just five years, the festival has donated over $100,000 to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Halifax Health and Project WARM at the Vince Carter Sanctuary.  For more details, visit the website, watch the interviews, and open the 2015 Charities tab. Main Stage Line-Up – check our website for full details Friday Oct 9  ·         2:30 pm The Vaudevillian ·         4:00 pm Noah Wotherspoon ·         5:30 pm Watermelon Slim ·         7:15 pm Kenny Neal ·         9:00 pm Janiva Magness Saturday Oct 10 ·         1:00 pm Randy McQuay ·         2:30 pm Balkun Brothers ·         4:00 pm Eddie Cotton Jr. ·         5:30 pm Jarekus Singleton ·         7:15 pm Nikki Hill ·         9:00 pm Sonny Landreth Sunday Oct 11 ·         1:00 pm Brian Keith Wallen ·         2:30 pm Moreland and Arbuckle ·         4:15 pm Alexis P. Suter ·         6:00 pm Paul Thorn ·         7:45 pm Victor Wainwright & The WildRoots Purchase Tickets Here