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Chantel McGregor – ‘The Shed Sessions Volume 1 & 2’ – “Bradford’s Blues-Rock Queen does it again”

Chantel McGregor – ‘The Shed Sessions Volume 1 & 2’ – “Bradford’s Blues-Rock Queen does it again”

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SELF RELEASED link below review August 2021 A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to catch a set from Chantel McGregor and her band in Bradford and it was a delight. Ripping

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Tedeschi Trucks Band – ‘Layla Revisited (Live at LOCKN’)’ – “soulful electric blues improve on Clapton”

Tedeschi Trucks Band – ‘Layla Revisited (Live at LOCKN’)’ – “soulful electric blues improve on Clapton”

Ross McGibbon July 9, 2021 0

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Fantasy Records               16th July 2021 I’m a sucker for the Tedeschi Trucks Band and their soulful blues sound. Combining the blues chops and blues-perfect voice of Susan Tedeschi with the complex and detailed guitar skills

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JOHN PAUL KEITH – “The Rhythm of the City” – perfect car music

JOHN PAUL KEITH – “The Rhythm of the City” – perfect car music

Ross McGibbon February 15, 2021 0

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WILD HONEY RECORDS February 19th 2021 Pure rock and roll soul sounds make this a timeless set of tunes and one that keeps finding itself on my playlist. John Paul Keith’s fifth album is

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Niko Novak continues a lifetime of lament

Niko Novak continues a lifetime of lament

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I can’t speak highly enough about Niko Novak’s latest lament. Novak has a deep gravelly voice. He plays the guitar acoustically. He’s poetic to the point that you have to sit and listen many

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Collete Cooper – Lost

Collete Cooper – Lost

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Collette Cooper is releasing a new album Lost. The album is a steaming swamp of blues and jazz. Cooper’s voice is deep and smoky. Her USP is the vocal tremor she creates as she

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WILLIAM SHATNER – THE BLUES! – “Shatner’s Blues Trek is a galaxy of fun”

WILLIAM SHATNER – THE BLUES! – “Shatner’s Blues Trek is a galaxy of fun”

Ross McGibbon October 4, 2020 0

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CLEOPATRA RECORDS 2nd October 2020 Henry Rollins totally changed my mind on William Shatner. After the over-acting in Star Trek, the TV series – TJ Hooker and an ill-advised comic book writing venture, putting

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Seasick Steve – “Love & Peace” – we say: there ain’t nothin’ like the boogie

Seasick Steve – “Love & Peace” – we say: there ain’t nothin’ like the boogie

Ross McGibbon July 22, 2020 0

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CONTAGIOUS RECORDS 24th July 2020 “Gotta stop the hatred now, back to some love and peace” says Seasick Steve. We are living through divided times. “Come together….. just a little bit”; he echoes The

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Joe Louis Walker – Blues Comin’ On – classy blues- soul

Joe Louis Walker – Blues Comin’ On – classy blues- soul

Ross McGibbon May 21, 2020 0

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Cleopatra Records 5th June 2020 I gave this a listen on the strength of the guests – Keb’ Mo’, Albert Lee (both Blues royalty), Jorma Kaukonen (Hot Tuna) and, erm, Charlie Harper from the

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Live At Leeds – a vain attempt to sum up a huge event

Live At Leeds – a vain attempt to sum up a huge event

Ross McGibbon May 8, 2019 0

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4th May 2019 With hundreds of bands playing twenty stages in sixteen venues, any attempt to report on the bands is doomed to failure. Just as any attempt at planning is likely to fail.

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JJ Cale – ‘Stay Around’ – A posthumous plate of JJ’s relaxed blues rewards the wait

JJ Cale – ‘Stay Around’ – A posthumous plate of JJ’s relaxed blues rewards the wait

Ross McGibbon April 10, 2019 0

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BECAUSE MUSIC             26th APRIL 2019 JJ Cale’s last album was released in 2009, four years before his death and this has been compiled by his widow and his manager. Somehow JJ Cale was loved amongst

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