Browsing: Blue Front Cafe

‘Winter Hill Blues’ takes the listener into a very different world of Bentonia blues which he’s learned under the tutelage of 75-year-old Mississippian Jimmy “Duck” Holmes

Remembering the enigmatic and powerful Skip James on his birthday

The festival celebrates one of the most unique forms of blues ever conceived, the haunting Bentonia Blues.

Although Farr currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, when he is home you can most likely find him at the Blue Front Cafe in the company of his mentor Jimmy “Duck” Holmes.

This album is as gritty, stark and raw as one can imagine. But that’s Bentonia and nobody plays it better than Holmes.

This will be Holmes 6th studio release and the first on his own label, Blue Front Records. The label is named for the famous Blue Front Cafe…

This Week in Blues Past has some big landmarks, with birthdays of powerful blues stars, a big bootleg recording, blues trail markers, and much more!

Far-reaching effects of Bentonia blues is a fascinating look at the diversity & influence of varying blues styles.

This is the fourth update from Marc & Luc Borms, Belgian brothers who are currently in a search for the blues in the Mississippi Delta for their forthcoming book, Catfish & Cotton.