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The Ragpicker String Band nominated for Acoustic Blues Album of the Year
Congratulations to the Ragpicker String Band for their nomination in this year’s Blues Music Awards! The band has earned a nomination for Acoustic Album of the year.- This nomination was given for the debut album by the group, though the combined members of this “acoustic music dream team” (Rich DelGrosso, Mary Flower and Martin Grosswendt) have previously earned a whopping nine BMA nominations.
The Blues Music Awards (formerly known as the W.C. Handy Awards) are universally recognized as the highest honor given to Blues artists. And best of all, you can vote in the awards process! Visit The Blues Foundation to join, and then this link to vote once you are a member. Voting is open now through March 1.
The Blues Foundation will present the 37th Blues Music Awards on May 5th at the Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, TN. Stay tuned!
The Claudettes on Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour
The Claudettes appear on the nationally syndicated WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour this week, as part of a co-bill with the Wood Brothers. The Claudettes, whose piano-powered musical mayhem has been spotlighted on Dan Aykroyd’s Bluesmobile and the NPR-syndicated Sound Opinions and earned the band two Independent Music Awards, will play their songs and instrumentals live and chat with the host, folk singer Michael Johnathon.
The program airs on NPR stations nationwide in a timeslot scheduled by each local station. Check here to see when the show airs in your town this week! It’s also easy to listen online, or check out the archives if you miss the original broadcast.
- Reviews, sound samples, and more information about The Claudettes
- Two albums by The Claudettes available! Visit our Order page to get yours
- Update: Free MP3 of the Claudettes’ performance posted on the Woodsongs archive page (show #833) – visit http://www.woodsongs.com/showlist.asp or hit play below:
The Claudettes ignite blues party in “Chez Les Yé-yé”
The first single from The Claudettes‘ NO HOTEL, “Chez Les Yé-yé”, takes the Serge Gainsbourg classic back to its American Blues roots — think blues with a beret instead of a fedora. But behind Yana’s sultry vocals and Michael Caskey’s furious drumming (and deliberately asinine dancing), there is a disconsolate message — just as, behind the “tom toms” and “yeah yeahs” of Serge’s “Chez Les Yé-yé”, there lurks something sinister.