This week’s show is rammed with 14 excellent tracks from new and recent releases including all three of this month’s IBBA Picks of the Month and Digital Blues’ Album of the Month.

Listen in for tracks from Thorbjorn Risager & the Black Tornado, Backbone Blues Band, Travellin' Blue, Secondhand Dreamcar, Andres Roots, Ben Tyzack, Trevor Babajack Steger, Heavydrunk & Watermelon Slim, Bob Corritore & Friends featuring Jimi Primetime Smith & Carla Denise, Jimmy Vivino, Greg Nagy, Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Mark Muleman Massey and Giles Robson & John Primer.

Artist Track Source Label

Thorbjorn Risager & the Black Tornado Already Gone House of Sticks Provogue Mascot Label Group

Backbone Blues Band Running Out Of Time Lives Wisely ISG Records

Travellin' Blue Take The Edge Off Take The Edge Off NAKED/Donor Productions

Secondhand Dreamcar Answer The Call Answer the Call Independent

Andres Roots Western of the Month Royal Spa Blues Roots Art

Ben Tyzack Midnight Madamoiselle Blues To The River Independent

Trevor Babajack Steger Travellers Song Six Foot Ten Independent

Heavydrunk & Watermelon Slim Road Food & Cheap Motels Bluesland Theme Park Heavydrunk Records

Bob Corritore & Friends featuring Jimi Primetime Smith & Carla Denise Same Old Thing Doin' The Shout VizzTone Label Group

Jimmy Vivino Shady Side of the Street Gonna Be 2 Of Those Days Gulf Coast Records

Greg Nagy Baby What Took Your Love Away From Me The Real You Independent

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers Catch A Break Closer to the Bone Alligator Records

Mark Muleman Massey My Used To Be Been a Long, Long Time Muletone Records

Giles Robson & John Primer Last Night Ten Chicago Blues Classics Blues House Productions

This week’s show features a small ‘in memoriam’ for Marianne Faithfull who left us at the end of last month plus tracks from two of this month’s IBBA Picks of the Month and six other new releases and closes with a wonderful instrumental from JJ Cale.

You will hear tracks from Thorbjorn Risager & the Black Tornado, Marianne Faithfull, Ben Tyzack, Andres Roots, Grey DeLisle, Ed Alstrom, Sunny Bleau & the Moons, Cat Wells Blues Band, Dion and JJ Cale.

Artist Track Source Label

Thorbjorn Risager & the Black Tornado Climbed A Mountain House of Sticks Provogue Mascot Label Group

Marianne Faithfull As Tears Go By Strange Weather London Records

Marianne Faithfull Sister Morphine Single B Side Island Records

Marianne Faithfull The Ballad of Lucy Jordan Broken English Island Records

Ben Tyzack Morning Train Blues To The River Independent

Andres Roots Django Royal Spa Blues Roots Art

Grey DeLisle Who To Love The Grey Album Hummin' Bird Records

Ed Alstrom Flee Though None Pursue Flee Though None Pursue Independent

Sunny Bleau & the Moons Low-Down-Middle-Aged-Blues Passion & Regrets Endless Blues Records

Cat Wells Blues Band Wild Women (Never Get The Blues) Brand New Shoes Independent

Dion A New York Minute Single www.diondimucci.com/

JJ Cale Midnight In Memphis The Anthology Polygram International

This week’s show brings you 13 tracks from new and recent albums, sic of which are not yet released. We continue our globetrotting with artists from 8 countries – all in all a cosmopolitan feast for your aural delectation!

Join me for tracks from FreeWorld, Secondhand Dreamcar, Southern Avenue, Beth Hart, Andres Roots, Robert Duijf, Guy Verlinde & Tom Eylenbosch, Richie Lawrence, Blues Engine, Tomislav Goluban with Crooked Eye Tommy, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Rod Barthet and 11 Guys Quartet.

Artist Track Album Label

FreeWorld To Arise More Love Swirldisc

Secondhand Dreamcar Tell Me What You're Thinking Baby Answer the Call Independent

Southern Avenue Rum Boogie Family Alligator Records

Beth Hart Machine Gun Vibrato You Still Got Me Provogue Mascot Label

Andres Roots Starbuck Theme Royal Spa Blues Roots Art

Robbert Duijf First Train Out Silver Spoon Naked

Guy Verlinde & Tom Eylenbosch World Goin' Wrong Promised Land Blues Band R Music

Richie Lawrence Isla Moving at the Speed of Trees Big Book Records

Blues Engine I Don't Mind Single Independent

Tomislav Goluban with Crooked Eye Tommy Bad Choices Make Good Stories Nashville Road Overton Music

Joanne Shaw Taylor Grayer Shade of Blue Black & Gold www.joanneshawtaylor.com

Rod Barthet Naufrage Insulaire Le Phare Des Infortunes Inouie distribution - Festivest

11 Guys Quartet Texicali Mojo 11 x 11 VizzTone Label Group

This week’s show continues in a cosmopolitan vein with tracks from 13 albums, some not even released yet, from around the world. And boy, will the blues purists hate some of them!

You will hear tracks from Big Al and the Heavyweights, Tony O'Malley, The Too Bad Jims, Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, Le Barda, Vanesa Harbek, Mary Lee and Caesar's Cowboys, Eva Carboni, Nikki O'Neill, Sylvie Lewis, Giles Robson & John Primer, Michael Messer & Chaz Jankel andThe Hitman Blues Band.

Artist Track Source Label

Big Al and the Heavyweights Red Line Blues Power VizzTone Label Group

Tony O'Malley Everything Is Broken Nagenna Independent

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

Tommy Castro & The Painkillers Crazy Woman Blues Closer to the Bone Alligator Records

Le Barda Rumbadass Punch and Badass Vol 2. Clash Inouie Distribution

Vanesa Harbek Toda La Noche Single www.vanesaharbek.com.ar

Mary Lee and Caesar's Cowboys I Found A New Baby See Ya Later Gladiator! Bloos Records

Eva Carboni Slow Road To Redemption Blues Siren Mad Ears Productions

Nikki O'Neill Drive Stories I Only Tell My Friends Blackbird Record Label

Sylvie Lewis You Give Silence a Bad Name Lives Wisely Clover Music Group

Giles Robson & John Primer Rollin' Stone Ten Chicago Blues Classics Blues House Productions

Michael Messer & Chaz Jankel Visions of Hope Mostly We Drive Knife Edge Records

The Hitman Blues Band Blood Alley Calling Long Distance Nerus Records

This week’s show opens with a track marking the birthday in January 1888 of Leadbelly and then has a real European flavour with tracks from 13 more albums, some released last year and some yet to be released, featuring artists from no less than 8 different European countries as well as some from across the pond.

You will hear tracks from The Lonnigans with Odetta, Walk That Walk, Ruthless Blues, Dean Zucchero feat. Jimmy Vivone, Rod Barthet, Little Steve & the Big Beat, Red Beans & Pepper Sauce, Tomislav Goluban with Crooked Eye Tommy, The Bluesbones, Heather Pierson, Guy Verlinde & Tom Eylenbosch, Eric Bibb, The Bad Week and Jochen Volpert.

Artist Track Source Label

The Lonnigans with Odetta Take This Hammer Tribute to Leadbelly Lonnigan Records

Walk That Walk Put A Hump In your Back Red Devil Lye Independent

Ruthless Blues Ain't No Fool Nice Work Independent

Dean Zucchero feat. Jimmy Vivone Biting Through Song For The Sinners Pugnacious Records

Rod Barthet Te voir sourire Le Phare Des Infortunes Inouie distribution - Festivest

Little Steve & the Big Beat 99 lbs Circles TimeZone Records

Red Beans & Pepper Sauce Same Old Story Supernova Crossroads - Socadisc

Tomislav Goluban with Crooked Eye Tommy Rock Dog Nashville Road Overton Music

The Bluesbones Time To Learn Live On Tour Naked - Donor Productions

Heather Pierson Nails Trimmed and Clean Back To The Light Vessel Recordings

Guy Verlinde & Tom Eylenbosch Hard to Admit Promised Land Blues Band R Music

Eric Bibb King Of The Castle In the Real World Repute Records/Stony Plain

The Bad Week In My Mind It Is How it Is … Multimedia Music

Jochen Volpert Dune Song 10 Independent

This week’s edition brings you 14 tracks from some yet to be released albums as well as some that are recent releases. A truly varied and eclectic bunch featuring songs both ancient and modern – it has to be the award-winning Digital Blues!

You will hear tracks from The James Oliver Band, Phil Vermont, Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip, Greg Nagy, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Kat Riggins & Her Blues Revival, Kaz Hawkins, Beth Hart, Eva Carboni, Sister Suzie & the Right Band, Nothing In Rambling, Veronica Sbergia & Simone Scifoni, Veronica Sbergia, and the Bruce Katz Band.

Artist Track Source Label

The James Oliver Band Do You Really Do Frantic The Last Music Co

Phil Vermont I'll Be There Time Has Come Rock'N'Hall Records

Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip Silver Moon Outtakes Hokahey! Records

Greg Nagy Never Mine The Real You Independent

Ronnie Baker Brooks My Love Will Make You Do Right Blues In My DNA Alligator Records

Kat Riggins & Her Blues Revival Set Me Free Revival House of Berry Productions

Kaz Hawkins My Mountain Single EarlyBird Records

Beth Hart Wonderful World You Still Got Me Provogue Mascot Label

Eva Carboni Another Blues Song Blues Siren Mad Ears Productions

Sister Suzie & the Right Band Dead Butterflies Honestly? Sister Suzie Records

Nothing In Rambling Soul Of A Man Live at Bush Hall Independent

Veronica Sbergia & Simone Scifoni Haunted House Blues Devil's Gonna Git You Bloos Records

Veronica Sbergia B.D. Women Bawdy Black Pearls Bloos Records

Bruce Katz Band The Czar Back In Boston Live Dancing Rooster Records

This week’s edition brings you 14 tracks from some yet to be released albums as well as some that are recent releases. A truly varied and eclectic bunch featuring songs both ancient and modern – it has to be the award-winning Digital Blues!

You will hear tracks from The James Oliver Band, Phil Vermont, Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip, Greg Nagy, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Kat Riggins & Her Blues Revival, Kaz Hawkins, Beth Hart, Eva Carboni, Sister Suzie & the Right Band, Nothing In Rambling, Veronica Sbergia & Simone Scifoni, Veronica Sbergia, and the Bruce Katz Band.

Artist Track Source Label

he James Oliver Band Do You Really Do Frantic The Last Music Co

Phil Vermont I'll Be There Time Has Come Rock'N'Hall Records

Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip Silver Moon Outtakes Hokahey! Records

Greg Nagy Never Mine The Real You Independent

Ronnie Baker Brooks My Love Will Make You Do Right Blues In My DNA Alligator Records

Kat Riggins & Her Blues Revival Set Me Free Revival House of Berry Productions

Kaz Hawkins My Mountain Single EarlyBird Records

Beth Hart Wonderful World You Still Got Me Provogue Mascot Label

Eva Carboni Another Blues Song Blues Siren Mad Ears Productions

Sister Suzie & the Right Band Dead Butterflies Honestly? Sister Suzie Records

Nothing In Rambling Soul Of A Man Live at Bush Hall Independent

Veronica Sbergia & Simone Scifoni Haunted House Blues Devil's Gonna Git You Bloos Records

Veronica Sbergia B.D. Women Bawdy Black Pearls Bloos Records

Bruce Katz Band The Czar Back In Boston Live Dancing Rooster Records

This week’s show brings you 15 more tracks from just some of my favourite albums that arrived at Digital Blues in 2024.

You will hear tracks from Southside Denny, The Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience, Rick Vito, Mississippi MacDonald, Freddy Miller, Justine Blue, KA & The Blue Devils, Cecilya and The Candy Kings, C.W. Ayon, Cedar County Cobras, Christopher Wyze & The Tellers, Michael Messer & Chaz Jankel, Amaury Faivre, Kiko and the Blues Refugees and Andres Roots.

Artist Track Source Label

Southside Denny Southslider Heal It Independent

The Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven The Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience Chocolate Fireguard

Rick Vito Cadillac Man Cadillac Man Blue Heart Records

Mississippi MacDonald I Got What You need I Got What You Need APM Records

Freddy Miller Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right Just Be Yourself InOuie Distribution

Justine Blue Rock Me Baby TRUE Independent

KA & The Blue Devils I Fly Above My Soul Anywhere KA Music

Cecilya and The Candy Kings Gimme One Night Back in 1955 Meseta Records

C.W. Ayon Wiggle & Shake Bounce, Boogie & Bump Independent

Cedar County Cobras Gimme Lightnin' Homesick Blues Independent

Christopher Wyze & The Tellers Stuck in the Mud Stuck in the Mud Big Radio Records

Michael Messer & Chaz Jankel Music Brings Us Closer Mostly We Drive Knife Edge Records

Amaury Faivre Am I Wrong My Americana Independent

Kiko and the Blues Refugees Wise Old Man Ghosts Independent

Andres Roots Django (alt take) Solo Pieces Roots Art

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