Michael Limnios Blues Network's Blog – December 2018 Archive (8)

Interview with Southern gentleman of the blues Frank Bey - radiant, powerful, and generous singer and performer

"Blues music was one of the first music forms that I really paid attention to. Gospel was the first, but then on the side it was blues. And then blues became unpopular for young people, and for a young man."

Frank Bey: Back In Business

Born and raised in Millen, Georgia, Frank Bey began his singing career performing gospel at the tender age of…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 24, 2018 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Band Of Friends: Rory Gallagher – Keep The Legend Alive - Tour in Greece: 21 & 22/12/2018, “8Ball” & “Kytarro”

"The reason that I enjoy playing Rory's music every time is simple… In Rory Gallagher's music you have all the styles from Rock 'n Roll, Country Swing to Jazz Folk Blues and Rock … Everything is there!! And he plays from the Heart!"

Marcel Scherpenzeel: Rockin’ Blues Friend…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 19, 2018 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Interview with Eden and John’s East River String Band - traditional American music without any labels

"I think music and art should be made mandatory in public schools for all grades. In fact, I’ll say that mandatory subjects should be English, History, Political Science, Environmental Studies, Nutrition, Music, Art, Gym, two years of Math and everything else should be elective."

Eden and John’s East River String Band: Old Time Music, Like Good Wine…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 17, 2018 at 10:30am — No Comments

Interview with Ted Drozdowski Nashville-based successful guitar daredevil, singer, songwriter and producer

"The blues is profound, and come from so many places full of light and dark."

Ted Drozdowski: Dharma Blues Bum

The most recent album by Ted Drozdowski’s Scissormen, 2015’s Love & Life, was yet another leap forward for the band. It received a warm reception from press and radio, including a multi-page story on Ted in the December 2015…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 14, 2018 at 7:00pm — No Comments

L.A based bluesman Kirk Fletcher is back and better than ever with his new studio album “Hold On” (2018)

"It’s there even if people don't know it, Blues is soul, so anything soulful has a bit of blues and emotion to it. It's pure at least the true blues is to me."

Kirk Fletcher: Hold On...I'm Back

With his new studio album “Hold On” (2018) Kirk Fletcher is back and better than ever. Having toured the world for years playing with…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 13, 2018 at 10:30am — No Comments

Q&A with musician/actor Bobby "BlackHat" Walters, hails from Cleveland, has been playing harp for over 40 years

"Blues will continue to document the struggles and triumphs of life.  I’ve found that this very passionate music touches the soul of those who hear it and can bring complete strangers together."

Bobby BlackHat: Medal of Blues Honor

Bobby "BlackHat" Walters, recording artist, harmonica player, vocalist, songwriter and actor hails from Cleveland,…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 11, 2018 at 9:30am — No Comments

An Interview with guitarist Kelly Richey, her playing standing among the best rockin' blues guitarist known today

"Some musicians (and listeners) may prefer blues that is more traditional, and some may prefer more Rockin’ blues. Like the colors of a rainbow, it’s all good!"

Kelly Richey: The Spear Shakers Blues

Kelly Richey has been described as “Stevie Ray trapped in a woman’s body with Janis screaming to get out.” From Lexington, Kentucky, Kelly Richey is a…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 6, 2018 at 11:00am — No Comments

Q&A with poet, teacher & musician Max Orsini - his first book titled "The Buddhist Beats Poetics of Diane di Prima and Lenore Kandel"

"On one hand, not as significant as it could or should be in our present global climate. On another level, literature is the net in which all of these phenomena are gently and tactfully caught. Like a net, literature is full of gaps and threaded apertures that allow us to see how issues of gender, race, culture and politics implicate and comprise our human reality. Music of certain ilks does this too."…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on December 2, 2018 at 6:30pm — No Comments

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