Three guitars, three voices; that’s the 18th edition of Ruf’s Blues Caravan which will take off in mid-February 2023. Thus carrying on a tradition which was established in 2005 when Thomas Ruf, founder of internationally operating German record company Ruf Records, came up with the idea for this kind of package tour and with Sue [...]
Finding your place on the blues scene requires a rich vein of history to draw on, and like many of her heroes, Skylar Rogers has lived the blues – starting with being raised in the church and told she couldn’t sing because she wasn’t the right fit. Skylar’s life took many unexpected twists and turns [...]
Hailing from Southwest Missouri and deeply inspired by the musical legacy of Memphis, Sister Lucille has turned the worlds of blues, roots, and soul on their collective head and created their own genre – Memphunk! On March 17th, their sophomore offering Tell the World hits the streets via Blue Heart Records. Produced by Bluff City [...]
Throughout her career, internationally renowned guitarist Ana Popovic has found different ways to highlight themes of female empowerment – everything from juggle-struggles as a working mom to challenging and confronting male dominance, to acknowledging the men who actually support women in these efforts. Notably, she was the only female guitarist to be included in the [...]
“Your initial thing when you get around someone that’s so singular or so amazing at what they do is to try and do what they do. That’s the worst thing you can do because there’s already that person. The best thing to do when you get in those situations is to try and say, ‘Ok, [...]
It’s the 50th year for legendary blues and roots band The Nighthawks, and they’re finally back on tour! They recorded a fine 50th Anniversary album, ESTABLISHED 1972, in the dark days of isolation, and once things got rolling again, new songs brought them back into the studio – not originals but great compositions from classic [...]
Magnolia Smoke, the first full-length album from Ralph Beeby & The Elephant Collective, has been a long time coming. After a slew of EPs and singles over the past few years, the UK-based guitarist/songwriter has finally debuted his first definitive collection, self-described as “where the blues gets weird.” And while Magnolia Smoke isn’t necessarily that [...]
Rhiannon Giddens’ new album They’re Calling Me Home, recorded with Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, will be released April 9 on Nonesuch Records. Giddens and Turrisi, who both live in Ireland when they aren’t on tour, have been there since March 2020 due to the pandemic. The two expats found themselves drawn to the music of their native and adoptive countries of America, [...]