"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…

"I prefer to focus on the great music of today and just learn from the past. My fears for the future are that there is so little monetary reward for artists that many give it up."

Eric Corne: Positive Vibrations of Sonic

Founder and President of Forty Below Records based in Los Angeles, Canadian Eric Corne is an award winning producer/engineer and…

"Well, when I sit back and I think back about my life I think here I am at 70, I have a great career going, I have a beautiful wife, I have three great kids who are all brilliant musicians and very talented kids and there’s a lot of love in my family and I just feel like I’m the luckiest guy on the earth. I have it all."

Walter Trout: A Wonderful Blues Life…

"I guess the world just go on and, and people adapt to it their own way. The blues today is probably more commercially (speaking of the business side of it), but still if you play with your heart and soul you are always able to touch people. And that’s what it is all about I think. For the future I sincerely hope that blues music will still please and touch people. The world is changing drastically and so are the music and other…

"The Blues is all about expression. Exposing your inner feelings, good or bad."

Eamonn McCormack: Shamrock Blues

Irish Eamonn McCormack's earliest influences included Slade, Cat Stevens,…

"I believe that the Blues is almost a prime evil form of music. The entire idea behind the music is pure emotion."

Paul Lamb: A Musical Time Capsule

Detroit. Few words draw up such emotion and imagery as…

"The Blues is all about Truth. Believing in yourself and playing music from the heart is the soul of The Blues."

Blacktop Deluxe: British Blues Passion

Blacktop Deluxe formed in March 2013…

"My hope is that one day the blues will be taught in schools not just during black history month but all year long."

Sheba : The Mississippi Queen of Blues 

Sheba was born Martha Booker with…

"For the most part, we all share an emotional understanding even if it's on a fundamental level and Blues music hits it hard."

Mitch Laddie: Blues From Avalon

Mitch Laddie is an artist from the North East of…

"Blues simply moved me and I just dug into that world and the feel just felt the right for me."

Erja Lyytinen: Dr Blues Feelgood MD…

"I’ve learned from blues music is really how to convey my emotions through the music."

WT Feaster: Juggling Dynamite

So what’s Indianapolis guitarist WT (Travis) Feaster all…

"I just love being on the road playing music. If I have a guitar in my hand and somewhere to go I am happy!"

Danny Bryant: Pure Blues Obsession

Danny Bryant was born in…