“The blues encoded the spirit of rock n’ roll. If you say something, better mean what you say and live what you say, or its not worth saying.”

Dirty Weather Blues Revue:

Rollin’ The Blues with Old-school Feeling …

“I think music is a great leveller. A great unifier. A great healer. It’s a uniquely human thing, that demonstrably improves our lives. There are some unfortunate examples where music, politics and hate merge together that sadden me: when music becomes wrongly or unnecessarily associated with a certain mindset.”

Jump 66: Let The…

“This style of music has held its position in the industry for the longest time. I truly believe without rhythm and blues /Soul music even Jazz, that’s influence the sounds you hear today! Who knows what we’d be listening to now. It would be a very different world. Musicians still borrow from the blues to colour their sounds and groove. That’s why that music continues to influence inspire and will live…

“Blues is at the heart of most of my original music and for me  there needs to be an element of it in there for more to feel its authenticity. I don’t  nessasary stick to rigid blues templates I like to throw a spanner in the works now and again. I like to challenge the rules.”

Bex Marshall: Blues For A Good…

“Well, they  say musicians never reaches maturity and that’s probably true …keep a childlike passion at all times!...When I’m looking for musicians to play my songs, what I really want is someone that has a naïve, almost punk, approach to the way they play their instrument but also has a very good technique in their arsenal …and believe me…it’s very hard to find players like this…I’m the only one I…

“Well, the technique we develop to acquire the means to articulate our musical spontaneity, notions and innermost desires and passion, whereas the soul is the source. The source of it all really - certainly the driving force, or the engine so to speak behind my expression and action in music. That and my complete inability to stop pushing myself forward with it.”…

"For me I don't believe today's music will stand the test of time. I feel most of today's music is Plastic, it's lacking the heart and soul from eras past."

Joe Konas: The Rock n' Roll of Gods

Joe Konas is truly a gifted British guitarist. He shared the stage with premier guitarist and musicians: Alvin Lee, Ritchie Blackmore, and countless others…

“Commit 100 percent every time and perform with emotional honesty - play to the people, bring them in. Make em feel good!”

Henri Herbert: Get It While It’s Hot

From an early age, Henri Herbert was fascinated by the piano-pounding pioneers Jerry Lee…

“I believe that Rock culture, and its music from Elvis to Who and Van Halen etc, has given a valuable opening for music minded artists to be able to express themselves and to be able to let their emotions out.”

Peter French: The Rock n’ Roll Voice

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“The blues also tells deeply human stories of love and loss, hope and struggle. The eleven songs recorded on the American Songbag include lyrics that are about hopes and dreams, lost love, mourning the dead, dreams of escape from jail, heaven and hell and the singers’ hopes and fears for the future.”…

“We need blues music! We need county music! We need Jazz music! We need Soul music! We can communicate through the above… It’s a sense of the inner being excited of something beyond what we can explain.”

Mark Feltham: Harmonica Gentleman

Mark Feltham is an English professional musician, best known for…

“The Blues helped create, Jazz, Be bop, Soul, RnB & gospel (maybe a disagreement there) ….plus the Blues had a Baby & they named that Baby Rock & Roll. I’m still spreading the news around, through my music today. It’s like I say, it’s not just music but a way of life, a whole history lesson.”

Paul Lamb: All About The…

“Music has a profound impact on socio-cultural implications, influencing everything from individual identity to larger societal norms and values.Music often serves as a key element of cultural identity. It reflects the traditions, values, and histories of communities.”

Tim Ainslie:…

“Blues and Rock n Roll has always been very influential to UK musicians so it flavours many genres of music in the UK. so even if the listening public don't know it they are listening to blues inspired music a lot of the time.”

Ian Jennings: Bass with Soul…

“Of course the socio economic background of most of the current crop of young blues guys is still difficult. But for the original generations it must have been like living in an occupied land-no rights, no respect. The original blues guys had messages in the lyrics, a form of censorship to circumvent, messages and secret ‘in’ messages about the harsh repression that they were under.”…

"Don’t try to please everyone. Be honest with your choices. What you do is not always gonna be everyone’s bag. Now I sing across a lot of styles and some people have told me some are dogshit. That’s fine. But if you mean your music, you will build genuine and beautiful connections with your audience through music.  I love singing the blues and folks reach out to me to say keep doing what you do - we feel it … that means everything."…

"The blues expresses the whole range of human emotions and has always been rooted in personal struggles and societal challenges, so it will always be relevant. I think as a blues artist it’s important to embrace the heritage of the genre, but also to find your own voice within it and bring something new to the table."

Will Wilde: The Blues Is Still Alive…

"The future is full of hope though. In Britain and Europe the blues scene is thriving - magazines, websites, clubs, festivals are all really successful, and have prospered since the end of the Covid pandemic. So I think we should raise a glass to the memory of all those who have gone before, but look forward to and embrace what's coming next."

Mississippi MacDonald:…

"Everybody likes music in some form and whether they know it or not, it gives succor to the soul."

John Helliwell: Music from the Heart!

John Helliwell is a multitalented English musician, saxophonist and occasional keyboardist, woodwind player, and background vocalist for the rock band Supertramp. He also served as an MC…