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Interview with veteran British guitarist Mick Hutchinson - a gifted musician who playing raga-blues music

"The thing that connects all music, no matter what style or culture it comes from, is if it's played with feeling!"

Mick Hutchinson: Positive Vibration

Mick Hutchinson is a gifted…

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Interview with Argentine Vanesa Harbek - considered to be one of the finest local blues artists today

"I think blues is a music that generates passion, it's a music full of feelings. A kind of music that everybody may enjoy."

Vanesa Harbek: Buenos Aires Blues

Originally from Buenos Aires,…

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Turkish multifaceted, versalite artist Sarp Keskiner talks about Eddie Kirkland, Yusef Lateef & the blues recipe

"I don’t have any fears. I never feed any kind of potential fears. We’ll keep the train running with my buddies until getting totally trapped by the bans on the nightlife, by massive destruction on the counter culture, which was extensively favored and applied by the recent Gov."

Sarp Keskiner: The…

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Interview with Detroit blues musician Paul Lamb - take you through the drive of the 70’s in the modern pulse

"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…

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British guitarist Pete Farrugia talks about Peter Green, Deacon Jones, Excello's legends, and Brit pub rock

"When playing Blues I connect to my innermost emotions, and I draw upon many life experiences both happy and sad, in a way that simply doesn’t happen with any other genre or style of music."

Pete Farrugia: Sir Warm Overdrive…

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Interview with German multi-instrumentalist Mr. RocKing - his music charisma put a spell on every audience

"Good music is good music it's just a matter of taste."

Mr. RocKing: Rock n' Roll Madness

Mr. RocKing works in the German music business for over 25 years. He composed 4000 songs and some…

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Argentinian bluesman Daniel Raffo talks about his experiences on the road with the the greats of blues

"I miss sound 100% natural with which the masters of the blues became great."

Daniel Raffo: Fair Winds Of Blues

Daniel Raffo was born in the neighborhood of Floresta, Buenos Aires,…

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Interview with one-man band Justin “Boots” Gates - a mixture of old-time blues and new-school technology

"Blues is a timeless music (being the root of most modern genres), enjoyable by people of all ages. Due to this universal quality, I feel that the blues will always have some kind of following."

Justin “Boots” Gates: One-Man Traveling Blues…

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Interview with storyteller/multi-instrumentalist David Olney - one of the most respected artists in the music today

"Every culture in the world has some form of the blues. You can't master the blues but you have to confront it, you have to deal with it."

David Olney: Bright Lights Music City…

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Interview with Belgian bluesman Doghouse Sam - fresh and original sound, like the blues of the old era

"Blues is pretty hard headed music and that suits me perfect... I wanna make a fist in dealing my everyday problems."

Doghouse Sam: Knock, Knock on Blues

Belgian vocalist,…

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Brazilian bass player Ugo Perrotta talks about his trip in USA, Little Jimmy King and local blues scene

"The musicality of African people opened an infinite range, the suffering and the rhythmic richness of each country was essential to spread the roots of the blues around world."

Ugo Perrotta: Blues B3 (Bass, Blues e Brasil)…

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Interview with singer/songwriter Pete Alderton - British blues and enriched with American and African roots

"I think it (Blues & Folk) is a sort of “Laymans” language that most people can associate themselves with, a universal art of explaining Love & Pain."

Pete Alderton: Inner Self Blues…

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Founder/editor Thomas Colvin (Blues Asia Network) talks about the Blues from the other half of the world

"The blues is grounded in the basic human condition. There will also be people with whom such music will resonate. Not everyone goes to music to escape reality. Some turn to music as an expression of reality."

Thomas Colvin: The Ambassador Of Blues…

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Italian blues musician Pierluigi Petricca talks about his experience in Clarksdale, slide guitar and local scene

"The blues, as other kind of music, become a vehicle to declare social problems or to communicate all the nuances of the soul."

Pierluigi Petricca: The Vein Of Blues

Italian…

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Interview with Reverend Goat Carson - the embodiment of classic shamanism and a living Renaissance man

"Blues/ jazz is based on improve which I see as a direct connection between the artist and the spirit mind/heart of the people. The Lakota say music carries the prayers of the people."

David Lee Carson: Archetypes Visions…

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Greek Blues Scene: Interview with Qualified (Reloaded) - a unique blend, processed through heart & mind

"No matter if one’s rich or poor, young or old, black or white, civilized or not, and beyond any kind of discrimination, ‘Blues’ is equivalent to me with ‘Real Feeling’"

Qualified Reloaded: Spinning Wheels…

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Interview with Turkish musician Tugrul Aray (of Istanbul Blues Company) bringing the blues to local melodies

"Blues & Jazz are unique in their presentation since they are subject to change in every performance... It is sincere, warm, alive and never ostentatious. But only in the right hands..."

Tuğrul Aray: The Language Of Music…

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Argentinian harmonicist & luthier Gustavo Lazo talks about the authentic feelings and emotions of blues

"In my view, the true blues man were people expressing authentic feelings... and many of the "new" blues man are more concerned about image and marketing..."

Gustavo Lazo: Silver Mountains Blues 

Gustavo Lazo is an…

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Interview with guitarist/songwriter Jim Weider - a master of telecaster and traditional blues slide techniques

"The Blues is the way I express myself  by the way I bend a note and make it cry, it’s the way I’m feeling what the song is meaning to me or saying."

Jim Weider: Roots Rockin-caster

Jim Weider, a master…

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Interview with British band of The Untouchables (Keith Parker & Pete Ellison) - The champions of raw blues

"The blues must be fun. It’s not a technical music. It doesn’t matter if the musicians make mistakes as long as the spirit’s there."

The Untouchables: Premier League Blues

British blues band of The…

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