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Walk That Walk
As one of the premier bands on the impressive Boston blues scene, Walk That Walk is an east-coast phenomenon, but its midwestern roots run deep. In 2023, their “Big World of Trouble” LP hit #3 on Roots Music Reports U.S. rankings and #24 on the Living Blues chart. The group’s material and fiery performances are born of the fertile sounds of Detroit and Chicago, where the electric blues was forged in the 1950s.
Gus Reeves & The Petty Thieves
Lyrics from the East Coast, music from the West (by way of Chicago), and a studio in Nashville, TN. That’s how Gus Reeves & The Petty Thieves came to be, and it helps explain the cross section of musical styles on their debut album, “Americana Pop”. The end result is a debut album that celebrates the Americana genre, which is to say there’s a little something for everyone.
Mary Ann Palermo
Mary Ann Palermo is an international singer/songwriter who has performed widely across the Berkshires for many years as a multi-genre solo performer and with some of the best Jazz musicians who call the region their home. A musician in her own right, Mary Ann has led Mary Ann Palermo & First Take Band, in different configurations and across genres including Jazz, Blues, R&B, Funk, Pop, and Rock, while working as musical director and liturgical cantor.
Abbie Gardner
Abbie Gardner is a fiery dobro player with an infectious smile. Whether performing solo or with Americana darlings Red Molly, her songs are propelled by impeccable slide guitar chops. Her live show is truly unique – as an award-winning songwriter, captivating vocalist, and a world-class lap style dobro player, she has an unmistakable sound all her own.
Susanne Hager
Susanne Hager is a singer and songwriter from Vienna, Austria. Suprised by how male dominated the jazz and music scene is, she founded & hosted the “Ladies First Sessions” for 3 years to promote female musicians. A challenging time in her life led her to songwriting, resulting in her debut album- a blend of jazz, blues, soul & pop- featuring 9 of Viennas finest jazz musicians.
Luther Black and the Cold Hard Facts
Luther Black and the Cold Hard Facts’ idiosyncratic blend of rock, folk, country, blues and gospel can best be described as Dark Americana. Led by singer-songwriter, multi- instrumentalist, producer Rick Wagner, the ensemble first gained recognition with their self- titled debut album in 2020, hailed by Americana Music Show as “great stories about wisdom gained from hardscrabble living, similar to Ray Wylie Hubbard, Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt.
Joe O’ Callaghan
Joe O’ Callaghan is a blues singer and harmonica player hailing from Cork, Ireland. Joe also plays guitar, saxophone and keyboard and has gigged around Ireland and Europe since the 1970’s, first with a band called ‘Boothouse’ and later with ‘Hot Guitars’ whom he still performs with today.
Andrea Van Cleef
“Horse Latitudes,” the fourth solo album by Italian singer-songwriter Andrea Van Cleef. The new record represents a turning point in the career of the musician, divided between heavy-stoner rock with his previous bands Van Cleef Continental and Humulus, and “Americana” driven songwriting, veering toward more southern gothic atmospheres.
Stephen McCorry
Irish singer-songwriter Stephen McCorry has just released ‘Prayer’, the latest single from his forthcoming debut album, ‘Gliding Amongst The Crows’. With a husky voice reminiscent of Tom Waits, Chris Rea and Rod Stewart, Stephen’s music is a fresh take on the piano-based, horn-driven soft rock and R&B of the 1970s.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan – The Texas Blues King on The Blues & Life
The blues always sounded more like “the real thing” than anything else. It’s not like I automatically said, “This is cooler than this,” or “This has more emotion.” When I heard it, it slayed me! There was just not a question.
Rory Gallagher’s Blues – Quotes & Recollections
Rory Gallagher was the People’s Guitarist. Unassuming, but tenacious, the Irish blues man devoted his life to touring and playing his beloved Fender Strat to adoring audiences. He never stopped working, and could always command a crowd, but resolutely eschewed the trappings of superstardom.
B.B. King – Famous Quotes & Trivia
The significant difference between B.B. King and his disciples is that he had long ago mastered the concept that less can be more when it comes to the number of notes in a solo. “If it’s done well with less, then use that,” he says. “