"The pure joy shared to the crowds by the legends of blues. About the future, we not only hope, but truly believe, the blues will remain ”alive and well”, as the great Buddy Guy said it."

The Southern Cockroaches: Blues Stories

The Southern Cockroaches is a Romanian blues band formed in 2014, in the city of Craiova by piano and harmonica player…

"I think blues music is easy to understand and a great foundation to tell a story. It truly is a global musical language that everyone can be part of. And I think it’s evolving into something new. There’s a lot of pop music with lots of blues in it."

FROM: Rhythmical Bluesie Feeling

FROM is a Blues Rock band from Sweden. Henrik From…

"I think Rory’s music shows his strong personality. And people resonate with this very much. Not the star but a human being."

Band of Friends: Keeping The Myth Alive!

Gerry McAvoy formed Band of Friends in 2012. Gerry played with Rory Gallagher for 20 years. The band now consists of Brendan O’Neill on drums (Rory…

"It’s timeless music with a lot of facets. It’s pure, emotional and transports a lot of energy. It can hit you in many ways. No matter if you experience a concert while sitting, or if you dance and move to the groove. Blues connects people. It’s the only music I know where musicians even don’t need to speak the same language. If they understand the language of the blues, it’s enough to have a great time!"…

"I have been blessed to have seen many of my musical heroes perform live, but there are so many I missed. YouTube and the various streaming services make it possible to listen and watch at my convenience, but not the same."

The Mighty Soul Drivers: Rockin’ Soul

The Mighty Soul Drivers are New England’s keepers of the Memphis Soul…

"Music is a universal language that helps keep people together in all types of culture. It can be healing, and it can touch people in many different ways. It is important for me that when people hear my music, they feel it in their heart and it brings out an emotional response in them."

Mike Campese: Reset of Rock Fusion…

"Music has always affected the way people live their life, example - in the mining camp days, you would go to the saloon after work, and the piano player would be relating all the news from the last mining camp, it used to be the heart of information as they were the only ones traveling from town to town to spread that information. As far as my music goes, I’d like to bring people together and make them feel and think about things they love and things…

"The music has put me in places and with people that have greatly impacted me, my life and my career. The music has taught me to listen and think and be creative, but it’s more the places and people that I’ve worked and travelled with because of the music that have had the biggest impact on how I see the world."

Steve Dawson: A Kaleidoscope of Roots Soundscapes…

"If your music is not the spiritual expression of what you are then what IS it? It is our subconscious, unconscious, ancestral, ego, god, coping mechanism, creation, undoing. Celebration, communication, catharsis, connection and rebellion all in the same beautiful, gritty, bluesy breath. It is the song of every road travelled and every path not taken. It is a quivering bow and arrow displaying both potential and kinetic energy. It is a lotus flower born…

"Blues is a very direct and raw music. Something that kicks you in the guts. It shoots you right in the heart. It makes you lose your mind. But it still makes you feel good and lets you know you're not alone. We all have the blues. It's only human. When the groove hits you, it makes you forget your troubles, takes you to another world. That's blues to me, and maybe that's why people still like…