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Blues Matters! Newsletter
Hi All,
Just to remind you Issue 33 of Blues Matters! is due out at
the start of August. You can pre-order now at
www.bluesmatters.com/store or subscribe at only £25 per
year.
Issue 33 includes
DUKE ROBILLARD
After playing and recording Blues music for over 30 years,
Duke Robillard, if anything, is at his creative peak – and
titillating guitar-enthusiasts with his new material: “My
new CD is a showcase for all of my guitar styles and
writing. There's just about every style of guitar I play on
it from swamp/funk to jazz to country-style Blues to a funky
version of 'Danny Boy', a 16-minute/10-key tribute to my
Blues influences, a tango version of 'Dark Eyes' and a jazzy
groove tune that turns into Raga rock”.
DERRIN NAUENDORF
Australia’s Derrin Nauendorf, has become a familiar name on
the live Blues/roots circuit – in fact he never seems to be
off the British roads! Blues Matters! caught his tail
following the release of his first officially distributed
album: “I think the UK Blues scene is very healthy to me as
a foreigner. In my experience, it is much more difficult to
make a living from playing music full time in Australia,
whilst it has been possible for me to do that in the UK.
There are also some amazing artists that you guys have the
chance to see in small clubs.”
JAWBONE
Now the hype surrounding The White Stripes has evaporated,
you’d be hard-pushed to find a Blues-act from Detroit in any
British music publication… Blues Matters! likes to be
different and we’re showcasing one of the city’s best
talents, Bob Zabor: “I think the music scene (in Detroit) is
still pretty healthy, but the buzz is gone. One thing about
Detroit, that I think is pretty unique, is that originality
seems highly valued. There aren't a lot of White Stripes
clones and there never were. And there really isn't a music
industry here that's going to try to manufacture one.”
DION DIMUCCI
How many people can say they’ve shared top-billing with
Buddy Holly? How many Blues artists recording today can say
they’ve had a string of number 1 hits? Dion DiMucci can: “It
was very exciting, a lot of fun and very inspiring. You can
imagine being 19-years-old and having new Fender guitars and
new songs and the excitement of getting before an audience
with that kind of enthusiasm to showcase what you can really
do. My memory of Buddy is that he was a very deliberate and
a very decisive guy...and a strong performer. There was
nothing tentative about him. Richie Valens was just so
passionate; he had something in his voice that was
God-given. It moved you. He had a cry in his voice that
pierced your heart.”
JOE BONAMASSA
Few US Blues-acts can afford to tour the UK once every few
years; Joe Bonamassa is making his second trip in less than
8 months! He’s also on a mission to save the Blues: “I'm a
member of The Blues Foundation in the States and there are
the purists who say that Blues is nothing but an old man
with a guitar, and there's guys like me that say it has to
be palatable to the younger generation. I believe if it's
not, we will lose the art form in 40 years.”
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Tim Millwood
Web Manager
tim@bluesmatters.com
- Blues Matters! Staff
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