Blues, is there anyone doing anything new?

randomhandclaps

Wimbledon has a fucking dire blues scene.  I think it's to do with a lack of real world sufferance.  It's all -

"Maid woke me up this morning, bird had shit on my Mini Cooper.  Had to borrow Daddy's Jag and my Karren Millen dress has snagged...."

TinLip

I saw Keb' Mo' at the Union Chapel earlier this year and he was (of course) brilliant. His opening act was Son Of Dave who used to be the guitarist in Crash Test Dummies. SOD was something a little different but quite refreshing, one of his tracks was used on Breaking Bad too.

When I was in Memphis and Nashville earlier this year is that you couldn't swing a cat without hitting brilliant blues performers on Beale Street or Broadway. There was of course the odd standard thrown in but a lot of new stuff coming out of the area. I noted down some radio stations playing up and coming artists and will dig them out of my phone.

equalsql

telestratjazz said:

This man is great

Thar was just BLOODY LOVELY!.. never even heard of him before. Thanks for such a great recommendation

[Edit] Holy feck..he's even better than I first thought..

wayneirie

Black diamond heavies Scott h biram- some of it is countryish but the drunken, good kind.

Roland

telestratjazz said:

This man is great

Beautiful sound, but the blues purists might call that jazz

shaunm

Roland said:

telestratjazz said:

This man is great

Beautiful sound, but the blues purists might call that jazz

And they are why people hate blues, music can evolve and grow but they won't let it. 

telestratjazz

Roland said:

Beautiful sound, but the blues purists might call that jazz

If Chris is not bluesy enough,maybe is this man(sadly to early passed away)
link does not working:Sean Costello

telestratjazz

rlw

I know what you mean about new/different but everything I liston to new that is new or different really doesn't do it for me.  But... if someone plays a new version of an old song,   I love it.I suppose I am a bit set in my ways and I really struggle with anything that is very different to what I already like.  A consequence of age possibly..........

StageStruck

There's a player from Aberdeen, Gerry Jablonski who has been gigging around Scotland for years. He's started making it onto bigger stages in the last few years. If you get a chance, check him out, an exceptionally good guitarist

nickp

I love the Chris Cain clips.  now listening on spotify

thermionic

I read a good article a couple weeks by the always-excellent Laura Barton about new blues artists - here it is.