DIGITAL BLUES

As is my wont at this time of year, I play tracks from 14 of my favourite albums that arrived in 2024.

You will hear tracks from Mark Easton, Muddy Gurdy, Sue Decker, Bywater Call, Kaz Hawkins, Katerina Pejak, Sue Foley, Dom Martin, Eric Bibb, Mark Harrison Band, The Cinelli Brothers, Errol Linton, The Too Bad Jims and Jochen Volpert.

Artist Track Source Label

Mark Easton Smokestack Lightning Nothing's Sacred Independent

Muddy Gurdy Jambalaya Seven Buda Music

Sue Decker The Lost Ones Keeping Time Independent

Bywater Call Roll Shepherd Independent

Kaz Hawkins One More Fight Live in Brezoi (1) DixieFrog Records

Katerina Pejak Too Late Pearls on A String Ruf Records

Sue Foley Mal Hombre One Guitar Woman Stony Plain Records

Dom Martin Dog Eat Dog Buried Alive Forty Below Records

Eric Bibb Best I Can In the Real World Repute Records/Stony Plain

Mark Harrison Band Road Ahead Closed Fools & Clowns Highway Records

The Cinelli Brothers Dozen Roses Almost Exactly Independent

Errol Linton Kisses Sweet Break The Seal Bra$$dog Records

The Too Bad Jims Peaches Over The Hill - A Tribute to RL Burnside Thundertown Music

Jochen Volpert Cooler Than Ice 10 Independent

ITS CHRISTMAS!!!! For the penultimate edition of Digital Blues for 2024, it is time for our renowned and reviled Christmas Special! Yes, fifty-eight minutes of festive frolics and fun with no less than 16 seasonal tracks from Europe and across the Atlantic. Whether you are wrapping, stuffing, carolling, travelling, shopping or just recovering, tune in for your yuletide yomp!

You will hear tracks from Ben Levin (feat Lil' Ed), Marcia Ball, Tobacco Road Blues Band, The Cash Box Kings, Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers, B'ee, Kaz Hawkins & Joyful Gospel Singers, The Texas Horns (feat. Teresa James), Denis Agenet & the Nolapsters, Big Harp George, Delta Moon, Kat Riggins, Clarence Spady, John Blues Boyd, Lisa Andersen, Kid Andersen, Lil' Red & The Rooster and Mick Kolassa.

Artist Track Source Label

Ben Levin (feat Lil' Ed) Candy Cane Ben Levin Presents A Holiday Blues Revue Vizztone

Marcia Ball Christmas Fais Do Do Genuine Houserockin' Christmas Alligator Records

Tobacco Road Blues Band Crummy Crazy Christmas IV South End Music

The Cash Box Kings Ride Santa Ride Oscar's Motel Allligator Records

Erin Harpe & the Delta Swingers Merry Christmas (Here I Come) The Christmas Swing Juicy Juju Records/VizzTone

B'ee City Of Angels Christmas Time Mad Ears Productions

Kaz Hawkins & Joyful Gospel Singers Life is a Road Single www.kazhawkins.com

The Texas Horns (feat. Teresa James) Even Santa Gets The Blues Jingle All The Way Nola Blue Records

Denis Agenet & the Nolapsters My First Christmas Alone Peace Of Land Rock N Hall

Big Harp George Bad Santa Big Harp George Does Christmas Blues Mountain Records

Delta Moon Christmas Time in New Orleans Babylon Is Falling Jumping Jack Records

Kat Riggins It Ain't Christmas Gulf Coast Christmas Gulf Coast Records

Clarence Spady Christmas Jingle All The Way Nola Blue Records

John Blues Boyd, Lisa Andersen, Kid Andersen Merry Christmas Baby Gulf Coast Christmas Gulf Coast Records

Lil' Red & The Rooster Santa Baby Jingle All The Way Nola Blue Records

Mick Kolassa Beale Street Christmas Jam Uncle Mick's Christmas Album Endless Blues Records

With Christmas rapidly approaching, I have resisted the temptation and can guarantee this week's edition is seasonal music free! But I have got 13 great tracks crammed into this week’s offering including tracks from all three of this month’s IBBA Picks of the Month and a load of other new releases!

Tune in to hear tracks from Ruthless Blues, Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip, Phil Vermont (feat. Neil Black), Greg Nagy, Dom Martin, Leavin' Trunk, The Hitman Blues Band, Kat Riggins & Her Blues Revival, Eva Carboni, Beth Hart, Mary Lee and Caesar's Cowboys, Mississippi MacDonald and Bruce Katz Band.

Artist Track Source Label

Ruthless Blues Nice Work Nice Work Independent

Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip Spooky Ride Outtakes Hokahey! Records

Phil Vermont (feat. Neil Black) Me & The Devil Time Has Come Rock'N'Hall Records

Greg Nagy Cornell Alla King The Real You Independent

Dom Martin Belfast Blues (Live) Buried Alive Forty Below Records

Leavin' Trunk Trying To Live My Life Without You The River Rooks Records

The Hitman Blues Band Wide Old River Calling Long Distance Nerus Records

Kat Riggins & Her Blues Revival Chasin' Time Revival House of Berry Productions

Eva Carboni In The Streets of London Blues Siren Mad Ears Productions

Beth Hart Drunk on Valentine You Still Got Me Provogue Mascot Label

Mary Lee and Caesar's Cowboys Blues for Dixie See Ya Later Gladiator! Bloos Records

Mississippi MacDonald Hard Luck and Trouble I Got What You Need APM Records

Bruce Katz Band BK's Broiler Back In Boston Live Dancing Rooster Records

With Christmas rapidly approaching, I have resisted the temptation and can guarantee this week's edition is seasonal music free! But I have got 13 great tracks crammed into this week’s offering including tracks from all three of this month’s IBBA Picks of the Month and a load of other new releases!

Tune in to hear tracks from Ruthless Blues, Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip, Phil Vermont (feat. Neil Black), Greg Nagy, Dom Martin, Leavin' Trunk, The Hitman Blues Band, Kat Riggins & Her Blues Revival, Eva Carboni, Beth Hart, Mary Lee and Caesar's Cowboys, Mississippi MacDonald and Bruce Katz Band.

Artist Track Source Label

Ruthless Blues Nice Work Nice Work Independent

Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip Spooky Ride Outtakes Hokahey! Records

Phil Vermont (feat. Neil Black) Me & The Devil Time Has Come Rock'N'Hall Records

Greg Nagy Cornell Alla King The Real You Independent

Dom Martin Belfast Blues (Live) Buried Alive Forty Below Records

Leavin' Trunk Trying To Live My Life Without You The River Rooks Records

The Hitman Blues Band Wide Old River Calling Long Distance Nerus Records

Kat Riggins & Her Blues Revival Chasin' Time Revival House of Berry Productions

Eva Carboni In The Streets of London Blues Siren Mad Ears Productions Beth Hart Drunk on Valentine You Still Got Me Provogue Mascot Label

Mary Lee and Caesar's Cowboys Blues for Dixie See Ya Later Gladiator! Bloos Records

Mississippi MacDonald Hard Luck and Trouble I Got What You Need APM Records

Bruce Katz Band BK's Broiler Back In Boston Live Dancing Rooster Records

No less than 14 tracks crammed into this week’s edition including tracks from all three of this month’s IBBA Picks of the Month!

Tune in to hear tracks The Too Bad Jims, The Hitman Blues Band, FreeWorld, The Dennis Spencer Group with Bobby Warren, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Walk That Walk, Mick Pini, Leavin' Trunk, Kiko and the Blues Refugees, The James Oliver Band, Dom Martin, Nothing In Rambling, Veronica Sbergia & Simone Scifoni and The Main Line.

Artist Track Source Label

The Too Bad Jims Miss Maybelle Over The Hill - A Tribute to RL Burnside Thundertown Music

The Hitman Blues Band Calling Long Distance Calling Long Distance Nerus Records

FreeWorld To Arise More Love Swirldisc

The Dennis Spencer Group with Bobby Warren Your Secret Is Safe Bluesman from Jupiter Independent

Ronnie Baker Brooks Instant Gratification Blues In My DNA Alligator Records

Walk That Walk The Daydream Red Devil Lye Independent

Mick Pini A Cold Day In Memphis Papa Voodoo Audio 254 Productions

Leavin' Trunk The River The River Rooks Records

Kiko and the Blues Refugees Ghosts Ghosts Independent

The James Oliver Band Only Way I Know Frantic The Last Music Co

Dom Martin Daylight I Will Find (Live Acoustic feat Demi Marriner) Buried Alive Forty Below Records

Nothing In Rambling Stranger Blues Live at Bush Hall Independent

Veronica Sbergia & Simone Scifoni Black Gypsy Blues Devil's Gonna Git You Bloos Records

The Main Line Mumbo Jumbo Pt 2 Cobalt Blue Mutiny 2000 Records

As we begin the final month of 2024, an as ever eclectic selection of tracks from new and recent releases including all three of this month’s IBBA Picks of the Month.

Tune in to hear tracks from Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip, Leavin' Trunk, The Terraplanes Blues Band, The Hitman Blues Band, Dom Martin, Sister Suzie & the Right Band, Eva Carboni, Beth Hart, Kat Riggins & Her Blues Revival, Greg Nagy, C.W. Ayon, J.P.Reali and Phil Vermont.

Artist Track Source Label

Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip On Vacation Outtakes Hokahey! Records

Leavin' Trunk The Love Mechanic The River Rooks Records

The Terraplanes Blues Band Highway 61 Live at Temperance Independent

The Hitman Blues Band Watch That Thing! Calling Long Distance Nerus Records

Dom Martin 12 Gauge (Live) Buried Alive Forty Below Records

Sister Suzie & the Right Band Whoopsy Daisy Honestly? Sister Suzie Records

Eva Carboni Wrong Place, Wrong Time Blues Siren Mad Ears Productions

Beth Hart You Still Got Me You Still Got Me Provogue Mascot Label

Kat Riggins & Her Blues Revival Healer Revival House of Berry Productions

Greg Nagy Mississippi Blues The Real You Independent

C.W. Ayon Off The Ground Bounce, Boogie & Bump Independent

J.P.Reali Eileen Left Blues Since Birth Reali Records

Phil Vermont Tribal Dance Time Has Come Rock'N'Hall Records

After a disastrous week of digital blues, this week’s edition of Digital Blues brings you 13 very varied tracks from no less than seven countries on three continents including two of the IBBA’s Picks of the Month and one from Digital Blues’ Album of the Month.

Tune in to hear tracks from The BluesBones, Nothing In Rambling, Mississippi MacDonald, Eric Bibb, Amaury Faivre, Leyla McCalla, Rhiannon Giddens, Amethyst Kiah, Allison Russell, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Leyla McCalla, Veronica Sbergia & Simone Scifoni, Mary Lee and Caesar's Cowboys, The Too Bad Jims, FreeWorld and Prakash Slim.

Artist Track Source Label

The BluesBones Chain Gang Live On Tour Naked

Nothing In Rambling Girlish Days Live at Bush Hall Independent

Mississippi MacDonald Your Dreams I Got What You Need APM Records

Eric Bibb The River (Chains & Free) In the Real World Repute Records/Stony Plain

Amaury Faivre It's Time For Me My Americana Independent

Leyla McCalla, Rhiannon Giddens, Amethyst Kiah, Alsion Russell Lavi Difisil Songs of Our Native Daughters Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Carolina Chocolate Drops Leaving Eden Leaving Eden DixieFrog Records

Leyla McCalla Open The Road Sun Without The Heat ANTI-

Veronica Sbergia & Simone Scifoni Goofer Dust Swing Devil's Gonna Git You Bloos Records

Mary Lee and Caesar's Cowboys Westlake Bay See Ya Later Gladiator! Bloos Records

The Too Bad Jims Going Down South Over The Hill - A Tribute to RL Burnside Thundertown Music

FreeWorld Outta Sight More Love Swirldisc

Prakash Slim Blues Raga Country Blues From Nepal DeVille Records

This week’s edition has tracks from one Digital Blues’ album of the month, two IBBA Picks of the Month, three live albums, four wonderful ladies of the blues and five other new or recent albums! Its OK, no partridges in a pear tree! Yet!

Tune in to hear tracks from Dennis Herrera, The BluesBones, Jimmy Regal and The Royals, King Bee & the Stingers, Beth Hart, Vanessa Collier, Eva Carboni, Kat Riggins & her Blues Revival, Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip, Mississippi MacDonald, Chad Rupp and the Sugar Roots, Eric Bibb, Mark Porkchop Nolan and Andres Roots

Artist Track Source Label

Dennis Herrera Blues and Roll Four Deep Groove Records

The BluesBones Changes Live On Tour Donor Productions/Naked

Jimmy Regal and The Royals Empty Streets Live at the Elephant & Castle Independent

King Bee & the Stingers Baby Please Don't Go Live from the Slippery Noodle Independent

Beth Hart Wanna Be Big Bad Johnny Cash You Still Got Me Provogue/Mascot Label Group

Vanessa Collier Do It My Own Way Do It My Own Way Independent

Eva Carboni Walking a Tightrope Blues Siren Mad Ears Productios

Kat Riggins & her Blues Revival New Level Revival House of Berry Productions

Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip Runnin' Shoes Outtakes Hokahey! Records

Mississippi MacDonald Soul City One I Got What You Need Another Planet Music

Chad Rupp and the Sugar Roots Blues City Café Gate C23 Lighning in A Bottle Records

Eric Bibb Take The Stage In The Real World Repute Records

Mark Porkchop Nolan We Saw You Briefly Junction 23 Independent

Andres Roots Jook Jones Solo Pieces Roots Art

When this show first aired, the UK was commemorating with Remembrance Sunday and the 11th November was Armistice Day in Europe and Veterans Day in the USA so I open with seven tracks marking this.

Tune in to hear tracks from Motorhead, Larry Miller, Larry Garner, Liz Mandeville, Ian Siegal, Eric Bibb, Shakin Stevens, Kaz Hawkins, Sister Susie and The Right Band, Bobby Hurricane Spencer and Jeff Dale, Dick Earl's Electric Witness, Amaury Faivre, Eric Bibb (Feat. Lily James), J.P. Reali and The James Oliver Band.

This week a distinctly European flavour with 11 tracks from new and recent releases featuring artists from 6 European countries plus four tracks from ladies from across the pond!

Tune in to hear tracks from The James Oliver Band, Little Steve & the Big Beat, The BluesBones, Winter Blues Band, Phil Vermont, Kiko and the Blues Refugees, Shemekia Copeland, Beth Hart, Vanessa Collier, Amanda Fish and Jochen Volpert.

Artist Track Source Label

he James Oliver Band Rocking Your Life Away Frantic The Last Music Co

Little Steve & the Big Beat Anna Lee Circles Timezone Records

The BluesBones She's Got The Devil In Her Live On Tour Donor Productions/Naked

Winter Blues Band Leave My Dreams Tale of a Lone Lil' Boy Independent

Phil Vermont Working Man Time Has Come Rock 'n' Hall

Kiko and the Blues Refugees Lockdown Ghosts Independent

Shemekia Copeland Only Miss you All The Time Blame It On Eve Alligator

Beth Hart Don't Call The Police You Still Got Me Provogue/Mascot Label Group

Vanessa Collier Warrior Do It My Own Way Independent

Amanda Fish The World We Leave Behind Kingdom VizzTone Label Group

Jochen Volpert 1973 10 World of Audio Records