Made possible by Bluescentric.com, official Blues, Soul Rock n Roll. Click here to find your new favorite band tee! It is hard to believe that the end of this year marks the 60th anniversary of The Animals, one of the UK’s most famous R&B, blues and rock bands of all time and part of the 1960s British music invasion of the USA. Bruce Springsteen recently revealed that it was The Animals and not The Beatles or The Rolling Stones who were his favorite British band. “Their first records were the first full-blown class-consciousness I’d ever heard. After playing a short…
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This stunning release from award winning UK singer and songwriter Ruth Lyon is timely given her imminent American debut at the prestigious South by South West (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas March 11th-19th whose alumni include Norah Jones and The White Stripes.
“’On The Ride’ is a letter to friends asking them to let us know when they’re in need. It’s a song for tough times.” – Liz Jones
A major strength of the band throughout the set was the chemistry between the musicians which impacts upon their interactions with each other to achieve a cohesive and expansive sound.
Even by Megson’s high standards, ‘Unknown Waters’ is a tour de force, indeed a force of nature. Debs and Stu are dedicated, hard working and immensely talented road warriors keeping traditional music alive and creating memorable new songs along the way.
As a taster for further covers in ‘Unknown Waters,’ the appetite is whetted.
It has been a traumatic 21 months for touring musicians across the world but that hasn’t stopped them from recording some stellar albums which I have chosen to share with you this Christmas.
“The banjo has a plunky, non-sustaining tone. Still, I believe the banjo deserves to be an instrument of the blues. Even its history could be a blues song!” – Poet laureate Norbert Krapf
This reminiscent, heart-breaking journey through a bleak and cold snowscape by a sad, lone figure in a reindeer-pulled sleigh is brought to life by the animator Scuba Steve
“My new album, ‘The Beat Goes On,’ offers light to darkness. It covers the themes of love, beauty, hope and nature, and sets these in opposition to sadness, loss, fear, and hurt. ‘The Beat’ draws on blues, soul, folk, jazz, Americana, and roots music.” – Sean Taylor