DIGITAL BLUES

In this week’s edition of Digital Blues I have tracks from three of this month’s IBBA Picks of the Montha and eleven more new arrivals from across the blues spectrum.

Tune in to hear Muddy Gurdy, Christopher Wyze & the Tellers, Chris Cain, The Trevor B Power Band, Justine Blue, Bywater Call, Kaz Hawkins, The Mighty Howlers, The Pszenny Project, Doug Duffey and Badd, Misty Blues, Jennifer Lyn & the Groove Revival, Kelly's Lot and Rick Vito.

Artist Track Source Label

Muddy Gurdy Jambalaya Seven Buda Music

Christopher Wyze & the Tellers Three Hours From Memphis Stuck In The Mud Big Radio Records

Chris Cain I Was Wrong Good Intentions Gone Bad Alligator Records

The Trevor B Power Band Lady Luck Are We Ever Free Farm 189 Records

Justine Blue Bye Bye Big Bad Blues True Independent

Bywater Call As If Shepherd Bywater Call Records

Kaz Hawkins Get up and Go Live in Brezoi (I) DixieFrog Records

The Mighty Howlers Money or Love Back On Track Independent

The Pszenny Project Hoochie Mama Smokey Bourbon Independent

Doug Duffey and Badd Rock It All Night Ain't Going Back Fort Sumner Music LLC

Misty Blues Jack O'Diamonds I'm Too Old For Games - A Live Tribute to Odetta Guitar One Records

Jennifer Lyn & the Groove Revival Midnight Ryder Live From The Northern Plains J&R Collective

Kelly's Lot Without You The Blues Remind Me PK Entertainment

Rick Vito Just Another Day Cadillac Man Blue Heart Records

In this week’s edition of Digital Blues I have tracks from three of this month’s IBBA Picks of the Montha and ten new arrivals from across the blues spectrum.

Tune in to hear Kaz Hawkins, Bywater Call, Chris Cain, Big Harp George, The Imagine If, Mick Kolassa, Gerald McClendon, Zac Harmon, The Reverend Shawn Amos, Reverend Freakchild, Blind Lemon Pledge, Pontchartrain Shakers and Andres Roots.

Artist Track Source Label

Kaz Hawkins Drink With The Devil Live in Brezoi (I) DixieFrog Records

Bywater Call Colours Shepherd Gypsy Soul Records

Chris Cain Waiting For The Sun To Rise Good Intentions Gone Bad Alligator Records

Big Harp George Wine Is My Friend Cooking With Gas Blues Mountain Records

The Imagine If Devil's Child Great Expectations Gypsy Soul Records

Mick Kolassa You Bumped Me Again All Kinds of Blues Endless Blues Records

Gerald McClendon Only Time Will Tell Down at the Juke Joint Delta Roots Records

Zac Harmon Let It Slide Floreada's Boy Catfood Records

The Reverend Shawn Amos Soul Brother No. 1 Soul Brother No. 1 Immediate Family Records

Reverend Freakchild Hippy Bluesman Blues Bare Bones Treated and Released Records

Blind Lemon Pledge Oh So Good Oh So Good OFEH Records

Pontchartrain Shakers Time To Make a Change Pontchartrain Shakers Southland Records

Andres Roots Si It Is, Subhuti Solo Pieces Roots Art

In this week’s edition of Digital Blues I play a small tribute to the late John Mayall and bring you tracks from three of this month’s IBBA Picks of the Montha along with tracks from four more new releases wrapped up with a beautiful instrumental.

Tune in to hear John Mayall with Eric Clapton, John Mayall, Chris Cain, Bywater Call, Kaz Hawkins, Albert Castiglia feat Kevin Burt, Amanda Fish, Anthony Geraci, Mark Harrison Band and Stef Paglia.

Artist Track Source Label

John Mayall with Eric Clapton All Your Love Blues Breakers Deram Records

John Mayall Room To Move The Turning Point BGO Records

John Mayall A Special Life A Special Life Forty Below Records

Chris Cain Good Intentions Good Intentions Gone Bad Alligator Records

Bywater Call Turn It Around Shepherd Gypsy Soul Records

Kaz Hawkins Don't Make Mama Cry Live in Brezoi (I) DixieFrog Records

Albert Castiglia feat Kevin Burt Mama I Love You Righteous Souls Gulf Coast Records

Amanda Fish The Great Reset Kingdom VizzTone Label Group

Anthony Geraci Broken Mirror, Broken Mirror Tears In My Eyes Blue Heart Records

Mark Harrison Band House Rent Party Them & Us Highway Records

Stef Paglia Mystery Heaven Never Forget Independent

For this special edition of Digital Blues I am joined by Laurent Bourdier, the head honcho at the Le Buis Blues Festival to talk about the vent and play tracks from all the acts appearing.

The festival runs from 21st to 24th August 2024 and you can find out more and buy your tickets at www.lebuisbluesfestival.com

Artist Track Source Label Freddy Miller Give Me A Sign Just Be Yourself Inouie Distribution

Circle of Mud Real Good Man Inside The Circle DixieFrog Records

Tiger Rose Rock Me Rock Me Independent

Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys If You Think I've Lost You Elmore James For President CSB Roxy Music!

Hermes Fury Pray For Me Download Independent

The Bluesbones Chain Gang Unchained Naked

Minnie Marks Bohemian Cocaine Live at Jake Davey Studios Independent

Noa & the Hell Drinkers My Friend Johnny Craft Blues Independent

Delta Generators Strike The Bells Live at The Spire Independent

This week’s edition of Digital Blues well and truly pushes the boundaries with 13 tracks from across the 2020s, with some blues, some roots and some world music in the mix making for a very tasty gumbo!

Tune in to hear Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder, Hazmat Modine, Rhiannon Giddens, Amethyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, Alison Russell, Heritage Blues Orchestra, Gaye Adegbalola, Moonlight Benjamin, Grant Haua (Feat The Inspector Cluzo), Mark Easton, Bai Kamara & The Voodoo Sniffers and Jochen Volpert.

Artist Track Source Label

Bonnie Raitt Livin' For The Ones Just Like That Redwing Records

Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder Packing Up Getting Ready To Go Get On Board Nonesuch Records Inc

Taj Mahal I'm Just a Lucky So and So Savoy Stony Plain Records

Taj Mahal It Takes a Lot To Laugh, It Takes a Train To Cry Tangled Up In Blues - Songs of Bob Dylan House Of Blues

Hazmat Modine Walk It Off Bonfire Jaro

Rhiannon Giddens, Amethyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, Alison Russell Moon Meets the Sun Songs Of Our Native Daughters Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Heritage Blues Orchestra Big-Legged Woman And Still I Rise Raisin' Music Productions

Gaye Adegbalola The Dirty Dozens Satisfied - An Anthology VizzTone Label Group

Moonlight Benjamin Pè Wayo Ma-Case Records

Grant Haua (Feat The Inspector Cluzo) Pukehinahina Mana Blues Dixiefrog Records

Mark Easton Ya Um Al-Abaya Dark Blue Independent

Bai Kamara & The Voodoo Sniffers It Ain't Easy Traveling Medecine Man MIG Music

Jochen Volpert I Am Too Funky 8 World of Audio Records

This week’s edition of Digital Blues is dedicated to a dear friend, Ray Bartrip, who left us 14 years ago on the day this show first airs. Plus I have another exclusive and mammoth track from the wonderful Live in Brezoi (I) album from Kaz Hawkins along with 10 more tracks from new and recent releases including one of this month’s IBBA Picks of the Month.

Tune in for tracks from Bad Town Blues, Giles Robson, Mark Easton, Johnny Ray Jones, Errol Linton, Bywater Call, Kaz Hawkins, Muddy Gurdy, Neil Sadler, Jeff Pitchell and Ray Bartrip.

Artist Track Source Label

Bad Town Blues Touch Her Soul Buffet Flats Bad Moon Records

Giles Robson Hoodoo Man Blues Seven Blues Classics Independent

Mark Easton Taildragger Nothing's Sacred Independent

Johnny Ray Jones Automatic Mystic Chiefs Moondogg Records

Errol Linton Man Shot Down Break The Seal Bra$$dog Records

Bywater Call Sweet Maria Shepherd Gypsy Soul Records

Kaz Hawkins I just Want to Make Love to You Live in Brezoi (I) DixieFrog Records

Muddy Gurdy Jure in the Morning Seven Buda Music

Neil Sadler A Bad Case of the Company Blues Past To Present Independent

Jeff Pitchell Brown Eyed Blues Brown Eyed Blues Deguello Records

Ray Bartrip Call Me Home Happy Days Bad Moon Records

In this week’s edition of Digital Blues something very special as I bring you a World exclusive first play of the wonderful Live in Brezoi (I) album from Kaz Hawkins along with 12 more tracks from new and recent releases including two of this month’s IBBA Picks of the Month.

Tune in for tracks from Errol Linton, Frank Bey, The Love Light Orchestra, Clarence Spady, Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers, Bywater Call, Dirt Road Band, Derrick Dove and the Peacekeepers, Helen Rose, Dandi Nicholls, Kaz Hawkins, Col Ray Price and Anthony Geraci.

Artist Track Source Label

Errol Linton Bo Diddit Break The Seal Bra$$dog Records

Frank Bey All My Dues Are Paid Breakin' News - 10 Years of Blues Nola Blue Records

The Love Light Orchestra After All Breakin' News - 10 Years of Blues Nola Blue Records

Clarence Spady If Only We Could Breakin' News - 10 Years of Blues Nola Blue Records

Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers Thinking of You on the Moon Eyeball Lunaria Records

Bywater Call Everybody Knows Shepherd Gypsy Soul Records

Dirt Road Band Cutting Room Floor Righteous Independent

Derrick Dove and the Peacekeepers Farm In Tennessee Rough Time Blue Voodoo Entertainment

Helen Rose This Ship Rugged Elegance Clover Music Group

Danni Nicholls Ancient Embers Under the Neem Plum Tree Danni Nicholls Music

Kaz Hawkins Because You Love Me Live in Brezoi (I) DixieFrog Records

Col Ray Price Till it All Went Bad My Blues Not Yours Independent

Anthony Geraci Tidal Wave Blind Raccoon and Nola Blue Collection Vol Six Blue Heart Records

In this week’s edition of Digital Blues, 12 tracks from another very varied crop of new releases including two of this month’s IBBA Picks of the Month.

Tune in for tracks from Robin Bibi Big Band, Christopher Wyze & the Tellers, Errol Linton, Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers, Muddy Gurdy, Justine Blue, Sierra Green & The Giants, Helen Rose, Eliza Neals, Black Cat Bones, Chris Cain, Sonny Gullage and 11 Guys Quartet

Artist Track Source Label

Robin Bibi Big Band Fast Lanes Busy Blowing A Storm! Independent

Christopher Wyze & the Tellers Cotton Ain't King Stuck In The Mud Big Radio Records

Errol Linton January Day Break The Seal Bra$$dog Records

Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers Should Be Easy Eyeball Lunaria Records

Muddy Gurdy Louisiana Blues Seven Buda Music

Justine Blue Talk About It TRUE Independent

Sierra Green & The Giants Can You Get To That Here We Are Big Radio Records

Helen Rose Where Is My Home Rugged Elegance Clover Music Group

Eliza Neals Colorcrimes Colorcrimes E-H Records

Black Cat Bones Jekyll and Hyde Woman Troublemaker Codacopina Music

Chris Cain Fear Is My New Roommate Good Intentions Gone Bad Alligator Records

Sonny Gullage Go Be Free Go Be Free Blind Pig Records

11 Guys Quartet Rona Stomp 11 x 11 VizzTone Label Group

In this week’s edition of Digital Blues, another trip very much off piste with 13 oh so eclectic and genre busting tracks from 9 countries including two from artists playing this year's Le Buis Blues Festival. Its quite a gumbo, but its delicious!

Tune in for tracks from The Highwaymen, Spoonful of Blues, The Blues Express, Boogie Boys, Sunnysiders, The Smokestackers, Noa & the Hell Drinkers, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, The Slimline Shufflers, Cedar Country Cobras, Rhiannon Giddeens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell, Freddy Miller and Sue Foley.

Artist Track Source Label

The Highwaymen The Highwayman The Very Best of The Highwaymen Legacy Recordings

Spoonful of Blues Roller Coaster Ride To Hell Songs From Notodden Norway Bluestown Records

The Blues Express Roller Coaster Ride Live at Antone's Independent

Boogie Boys Shakin' Goin' On Full Speed No Brakes Flower Records

Sunnysiders Love Remote 27 Stitches Dancing Bear

The Smokestackers Beatin' Around the Bush Road Songs & Tales of Wandering Thoughts Independent

Noa & the Hell Drinkers The Last Goodbye Hell's The New Heaven Independent

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis Team Strong Superscope Sunday Best

The Slimline Shufflers I Almost Lost My Mind Suspicious Blues Little Paradise Records

Cedar Country Cobras Shake It Right Homesick Blues Independent

Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell You're Not Alone Songs of Our Native Daughters Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Freddy Miller Drummer Woman Just Be Yourself Inouie Distribution

Sue Foley La Malaguena One Guitar Woman Stony Plain Records

In this week’s edition of Digital Blues, another 13 varied and eclectic tracks from new and recent releases from around the globe.

Tune in for tracks from Thorbjørn Risager and The Black Tornado, Eliza Neals, Toronzo Cannon, Chris 'BadNews' Barnes, Giles Robson, Mean Old Fireman, Errol Linton, Sauce Boss, Arne Skage, Misty Blues (feat. Early Times), Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers, Dirt Road Band and Rick Vito.

Artist Track Source Label

Thorbjørn Risager and The Black Tornado Already Gone Download Mascot Records/Provogue

Eliza Neals Heal This Land Colorcrimes E-H Records

Toronzo Cannon Had To Go Through it To Get To It Shut Up & Play Alligator Records

Chris 'BadNews' Barnes The Juice Ain't Worth The Squeeze Badnews Travels Fast Gulf Coast Recordings

Giles Robson Key To The Highway Seven Blues Classics Independent

Mean Old Fireman Werewolves of London (Acoustic) Rescue 3 First Due Music Company

Errol Linton Country Girl Break The Seal Bra$$dog Records

Sauce Boss Gloria The Sauce Swampside Records

Arne Skage I Yi Yi Rootwork Slide Productions

Misty Blues (feat. Early Times) Silver Lining Silver Lining Guitar One Records

Tom Mansi & The Icebreakers The Shot Eyeball Lunaria Records

Dirt Road Band You Steal My Heart Righteous Independent

Rick Vito Just Another Day Cadillac Man Blue Heart Records