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Interview with Chicago-based artist Bruce Riley - fills canvases with psychedelic abstract organic forms

"All human induced suffering would end. Those individuals would recognize the patterns that create suffering for what they are."

Bruce Riley: Behold And See...And Beyond

Chicago-based artist…

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Interview with German guitarist Greyhound George - bridges the old blues feeling with nowadays experiences

"The blues is life translated into music. Playing the blues is like standing naked in front of the public and letting the people know about the secrets of your soul." 

Greyhound George: 21st Century Blues…

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Interview with Michalis Matthaiou of G.O.D Records - a vinyl label that specializes in psychedelic gems

"The psychedelic culture comes from the beginnings of mankind's history. In every culture since the ancient times, there are references to psych-o-drastic plants and their affect in mythology. "

Michalis Matthaiou: Garden Of Dreams…

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Interview with Croatian guitarist Tony Lee King -- blues rock stories coming from the deepest part of his soul

"Well the blues is a way of living, because one cannot play the Blues if he is not entirely involved with the spirit of that music…which is the truth…love & respect."

Tony Lee King: Love, Truth & Respect…

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Q&A with multi-platinum artist Paul Gurvitz -- his credits are about as long as the history of British rock

"I miss the fact that the industry has gone and that real rock has died."

Paul Gurvitz: Rock n' Roll Race

Paul Gurvitz is a British multi-platinum songwriter, musician and producer now lives in USA, where…

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Interview with German storyteller Professor Bottleneck - carrying the torch and bringing topics up to date

"The blues is the greatest gift of Afro-American culture to the world."

Professor Bottleneck: Human Blues

Professor Bottleneck aka Rolf Heimann, born in 1948 in ruined and burned down…

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Interview with harmonica virtuoso Eze Salgado - one of the most emerging jazz/blues musicians of Argentina

"The blues every day teaches me to appreciate the little things, and do not forget free to play with your heart, to talk through the notes, and so I was making hundreds of friends in this beautiful way."

Eze Salgado: Blues From Patagonia…

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Interview with Chilean musician Felipe Toro Mendoza - one the most important blues-rock artist in the last years

"I think the important thing in the blues is the feeling, the honesty and the passion in the performance, and those are qualities that I can recognize in the blues artists of these days."

Felipe Toro Mendoza: Chilean blues…

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Interview with guitarist Barry Richman -- a child of the 70's, fusing blues, jazz, country, rock & psychedelic

"Blues is a part of life ... everyone has them at one time."

Barry Richman: Melting Pot Music

Barry Richman is a great all around guitarist from jazz to rock to country, and has a wonderful collection of…

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Interview with British keyboard player Vic Martin - a musician with a rich history in the blues rock scene

"I still find some of the old really raw blues recordings strangely moving, but sadly a lot of the so called blues these days has become systematised and I find really antiseptic."

Vic Martin: Sweet Blues Rock Dreams…

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Greek Blues Scene: Interview with guitarist Giorgos Chrisopoulos of A Touch Of Blue

"The blues is a mirror of life itself, all the crossroads we 've been, the choices we make, the troubles or the joy we receive from time to time, its all there in that music, given in a simple, raw and soulful way."

A Touch Of Blue: Magical Feeling…

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Croatian visual artist and musician Bozidar Milinovic talks about the colored legends of Jazz & Blues

"Robert Johnson is a human who become good ghost for all artists in the world."

Bozidar Milinovic: Colour Νotes

Visual artist and musician Bozidar "Mr. Jazz" Milinovic was born in Rijeka, Croatia. In his…

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Interview with Virginia native storyteller George Taylor - tells his stories through an Americana soundtrack

"The blues is really the musical incarnation of the human condition. The battle of good and evil in your life, living with the consequences of those choices, searching for truth and meaning."

George Taylor: Sunshine In South…

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Indonesian harmonica player Gilang Pandeka talks about his meeting with the blues and the love of fate

"Dangdut was Indonesian Blues. It talks about daily life, about dreams, hopes, nightmares and fears."

Gilang Pandeka: Amor Fati Blues

Gilang Pandeka is a harmonica player from Jakarta,…

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Greek Blues Scene: Interview with Stelios Saridakis (aka Lese Majeste) - vintage sound as the old wine

"The blues about love and passion are the most impactful, since you can overcome or buy almost everything in life except the love of a woman or other human being."

Stelios Saridakis: The Law Of Blues

Lese Majeste (aka…

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on November 30, 2014 at 11:00am — No Comments

Interview with Greek guitarist Markos Papasifakis - his musical journey has given him a wealth of experiences

"The legacy lives on through the people that were adventurous enough to cross borders and expand their boundaries, have a need to 'spread the word' and teach the fundamentals to the next generation."

Markos Papasifakis: Cosmic Filters…

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Interview with Italian blues duo of Warm Gun (Freddy Ghidelli & Max Pieri) - sunk roots in the delta waters

"The blues is having in Italy the same crisis that is affecting all the popular music in the world: lack of renewal; pervasive and self-referential orthodoxy; general shortage of good ideas."

Warm Gun: The Blues Matrix World …

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Interview with founder of Versoul, Kari Nieminen - further the development with strong respect for tradition

"I think that people do not understand that new machines do not have the creativity of the human mind."

Kari Nieminen: Instruments With Soul

Kari Nieminen is the founder of Versoul instruments. He holds…

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Interview with Argentine Jazz/Blues singer Greta Kohan - promising young voice, a great future is coming

"The Blues are like a way to live, to say what you feel in your soul."

Greta Kohan: Sentir Que Tu Alma …

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Added by Michael Limnios Blues Network on November 24, 2014 at 1:04am — No Comments

Interview with British storyteller Ian Siegal - one of the most innovative and gifted blues performers today

"The blues to me is simply a very pure expression of the human condition. It can be found in all folk music from around the world. I guess I’ve learned it's a great leveler since everybody can relate on some level."

Ian Siegal: The Man & His Guitar…

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