“t's not just my opinion, A.I. is changing everything including music and yes, it creates Blues. I'd ask people to listen to some of that and imagine how humans can deal with the challenges presented. Young folks coming along need to prefer humans over computers, and it's a tough decision. Science fiction has become science fact. Even in live performance, computers are augmenting human performance. A.I. A.I. may be the biggest…

“The blues tells a story—it tells the story of life itself. It's about the good, the bad, and the ugly. It's about struggle, perseverance, triumph, heartbreak, success, and failure. The blues is honest and authentic, and that's what makes it so powerful.”

Nicky T: Nothing Bout The Blues…

“Music is the common language of all peoples on earth. It helps us understand each other in ways that the other arts cannot. We all get the blues sometimes,...be they sad, or happy blues!”

Nigel Mack: Hi-Energy Blues Attack!

Chicago blues…

“Being true to yourself - pursuing musical situations where you can best contribute. I enjoy playing so much more when playing with people - and in styles - that really inspire me. Regardless what ‘label’ you put on any genre, if it’s soulful and uplifting, I’m there!”

Adam David: Heartbeat, Rhythm n’ Jazz…

“The blues is such an amazing musical form in that its structural simplicity is an easy entry way for people learning and yet it is capable of expressing such depth and richness. It has endless variations within those forms.  We need all the ways we can get for people to communicate both the joy and sadness, to acknowledge our pain and in doing so find a way forward. The blues does that!”…

“Blues has never been a commercial art form and probably never will be, but like Jazz that is and are true art forms and music lovers always find it eventually.“

Brother Ray Lemelin: Gumbo Fusion Music

Brother Ray Lemelin has been a cornerstone of Canada's Blues and Roots music…

“There are two Irish trad songs along with an Americana trad song on this new release. I am now based in Ireland and have found many correlations between Irish traditional music and trad blues and folk music from the African American world and so in making this album which was recorded in County Cork Ireland, I wanted to blend these two worlds.”…

“Blues didn’t shape rock and roll by itself; jazz, gospel, hillbilly, and earlier 20th Century pop music all had roles in the birth of rock and roll. It’s like a delicious musical stew with plenty of spice. Musicians in society; they can lift us up, help us forget about our troubles and ease a burden; they can also draw attention to problems that need everyone to work together to arrive at asolution.”…

“With music becoming more and more technologically advanced and performances being either lip synced or pre recorded using tracks. Blues is the music that is raw, real, and uses improvisation. Which is one of my favourite parts.”

Spencer Mackenzie:…

“One criticism of blues is that with the standard 12 bar and 1-4-5 progression, songs sound the same after a while. This could get worse with AI. To counter this and preserve the blues, we need to tell unique, new stories that make people laugh, cry and live into their sorrows. That’s our role as musicians – to make people feel alive.”…

“Music has always been part of everything in society.  It has the ability to make you sad or happy. It can transport you back to a wonderful or terrible memory. It’s a tool for communication, cultural Identity and social cohesion. It’s a catalyst for social change, a medium for emotional expression.”

Cheryl Lescom: The Joy of Blues &…

“Music can affect us in powerful ways, subliminal and otherwise. I love putting an Al Caiola or Bert Kampfert album on while cooking, Enio Morricone is good to relax with. Nothing beats T-Bone Walker on a Saturday Night or RL Burnside. There are times when I turn the music up, stand in front of the big Tannoys and feel a tingle from head to toe. That's music…

“Music was what helped me through the toughest periods of my life. Working on this album became an all consuming mission. After the health scares I had in 2023, I knew that if I didn’t do it now, I might never get the chance, so I treated it like it might be the only one, as the music takes me on.”…

“Blues is the Truth. It is essentially the music that people wrote about their Lives and circumstances ....we need that honesty in music. the Big labels will always copy from it and make it generic but Blues and Roots artists keep the truth front & centre.”

Johnny Max: Rhythm & Blues Friends …

“We aim to honour the blues masters whose shoulders we stand on, and to help preserve their legacy. At the same time, as we are part of the evolution and expansion of the art form in contemporary blues and blues rock, in our small way we are broadening and diversifying the audiences who come to appreciate blues-based music. Even if they don’t know it yet, everyone needs blues music in their lives eventually, for reflection,…

“Blues inspired music is timeless. I truly believe that. Having said this, I also believe when we gate keep a genre or refuse to allow it new veins of inspired sub-genres we keep it limited to a very specific audience.”

Miss Emily: Music is The Medicine

JUNO-nominated and…

"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…

"I miss Originality. Period. I know it gets harder and harder, but there are many new artists around that have managed it. It’s not like it’s necessary to create a new genre. Just do it your own way – don’t follow a formula, follow your own lead. People love something original. Give them yourself. It’s easier than trying to be somebody else."

Dave Bingham: Noise From The North…

“Off the top of my head.. I think the Blues probably did a lot for civil rights back in the 60's.  You had all these young white British and American kids looking up to the old black Chicago (by way of Mississippi, usually) bluesmen and emulating them.  It hopefully helped bring the cultures together. Although it is worth noting that there was a lot of theft of songs going on around then too by white people from the black folks who started it…

“I think it's (Blues) important to preserve culture in general. So we know where things come from. The origins. That's important to me. I think music is more important thatn ever in society. For allt eh things...entertainment, joy, resistance, voicing what some people are afraid to do or say. Maybe that's the same as it ever was but I do think it is part of the mission for some. “

Ross…