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Fiona Boyes – Blues Woman released
Blues Woman, Fiona Boyes‘ second album for Yellow Dog Records, captures the striking, original talent that allows Boyes to write, sing and play anything in the blues realm with total conviction. Its 15 songs run a rollicking trip through the contemporary blues landscape — from Chicago to Texas to Mississippi’s hill country and the Delta, all evocatively conjured by Boyes’ and producer Mark “Kaz” Kazanoff’s true-to-the-bone arrangements.
Recorded in Austin TX, with a full band including special guests Marcia Ball, Pinetop Perkins, and Watermelon Slim, Blues Woman manifests the soulful, authoritative style of this native Australian and three-time Blues Music Award nominee to full effect.
- More details and sound samples
- Official press release (PDF)
- Album shipping now! Visit the Order page to get your copy.
Eden Brent wins! Twice!
Here’s the list of artists who won in more than one category in last night’s 30th Blues Music Awards: Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Janiva Magness. That’s a pretty exclusive list.
But you can add another spectacular performer to the list: Eden Brent , who took both “Acoustic Album of the Year” and “Acoustic Artist of the Year” honors.
For the record, Buddy edged out B.B., Janiva, and Eden with three wins to two for each of the others. If you weren’t able to make it to Memphis for the big night, there’s a great recap published by our friends at BluesWax magazine.
- Festival and tour dates for Eden Brent
- Sound samples, press reviews, and more about Eden Brent
- Order your copy of the award-winning album “Mississippi Number One”
- Thanks to Dusty Scott for the photo of Eden Brent at the Blues Music Awards
Mary Flower – Bridges released
Mary Flower‘s newest studio album, Bridges, is another chapter in the acoustic guitarist’s narrative of the diversity of American roots music, deftly melding ragtime, country blues, swing, folk styles, and hot jazz through the mastery of her fingerpicked and lap-style guitar playing.
It’s also a love letter of sorts to her adoptive home town of Portland, OR — the “bridges” of the title allude to the many crossings of the Willamette River that give the city its unique character, as well as metaphorically referencing the connections to many different musical genres that give Mary’s distinctive sound its own unique character.
As Terry Currier, owner of indie-music cornerstone Music Millennium, summarizes in the album’s liner notes, “Throughout her career, Mary has brought her own roots and blues sensibility to a wide variety of genres. Bridges is a unique, only-in-Portland blend that could only have been created by the versatile Mary Flower.”
- More details and sound samples
- Official press release (PDF)
- Album shipping now! Visit the Order page to get your copy.