November 2020 Blog Posts (20)

Powerhouse singer Shaun Murphy talks about the 60s, Eric Clapton, Pete Seger, Little Feat and the 1st Ann Arbor Blues Fest

"Being in the music business has afforded me a tremendous outlet, for energy, writing, touching peoples’ hearts and hopefully leaving lives in a better place. The Blues is such an all-encompassing soul search, which I’m so glad t be a part of."

Shaun Murphy: Flame Still Burns

Shaun Murphy is an American Blues and R&B singer songwriter, best…

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Q&A with Aussie Griot & Blues Shaman Steve Tallis - a passionate musician who in his own way evokes the universal values of life

"Music is my life, my calling, my essence, the way I express myself fully. I am a very private person - I value my privacy but I hold nothing back with my music. I live a very quiet life no matter where I live. Anything anyone wants to know about me is in my music, my songs - if you are prepared to listen deeply. I don't believe in "targeted audiences" - I believe any human being no matter what age, gender, sex, culture can enjoy my music - both live and…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 29, 2020 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Multi-talented artist Marc Bonilla talks about Keith Emerson, and his journeys in the music and Rock culture

"Music is an incredibly powerful and versatile creation. It's in everything if we just take the time to listen. To sharpen our ears. It's been used to rally armies and instill unity in nations. It's been used to sooth people's fears and anxiety and sung as lullabies to make our children feel safe and secure."

Marc Bonilla: The Knight of Music

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 28, 2020 at 12:00am — No Comments

Q&A with fine artist and musician Todd Westover, the founder of Toothpick Elbow, based in Los Angeles

"Art and music can help people grow. My hope is that they can grow in a positive way and love life and each other more."

Todd Westover: Flower Power & Vibes

Fine artist and musician Todd Westover, the founder of Toothpick Elbow (Los Angeles, CA) is one of those incategorizable masterpieces that comes along only once in a while to trance us out…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 27, 2020 at 11:00am — No Comments

Q&A with Manny Wolfe of Banging Colours, the legendary pioneers of the London Psychedelic Underground

"Music has - perhaps most of all arts - the ability to touch you unconsciously. You don't have to understand it, you don't have to analyze it, and yet it penetrates into your inner being."

Banging Colours: Imaginative Brain Music

The year 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. On this occasion, many rare finds from the London…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 26, 2020 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with Chicago-based artist Patricia Panopoulos - painting blues and jazz musician’s past and current

"Blues, Soul and Jazz music appeals to a wide variety of people. It can bring people together on a common ground. Although our concerns may be different, music brings us together on a human level."

Patricia Panopoulos: Music Colors Feelings

Artist Patricia (Trish) Panopoulos says:…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 25, 2020 at 9:30am — No Comments

Q&A with veteran Los Angeles-based Sonny Green, one of the most underrated soul singers alive

"I miss the blues entertainers that have passed away. Now it’s a lot of Rap and the music is not the same. My hopes are to complete my heart desires through music, generating wealth a living a successful lifestyle."

Sonny Green: One Soul Singer, One Love

New release from Los Angeles' own Sonny Green, titled “Found! One Soul Singer” (Little…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 24, 2020 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with Canadian guitarist Jack de Keyzer - driven blues around the globe, an artist at his peak powers

"I miss authenticity, I miss blues with a feeling. There’s way too much importance put on how many guitars you have on stage, and what vintage they are, and how fast you can play and  which fancy venue in which country you toured. It’s just faking it- there’s no real feeling there. Rich people playing and buying their way into the blues - I can’t go for that!  No can do."

Jack de Keyzer: Tribute To…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 23, 2020 at 11:30am — No Comments

Q&A with author Michael Schumacher, has written extensively about Allen Ginsberg and the Beat Generation

"In terms of racial issues, the Beats were especially fond of blues and jazz—Ginsberg’s last hours were spent listening the blues, when he was in a coma—their writings addressed issues important to the Black and Latino people. The Beats were extremely important to socio-political movements such as sexual and gay liberation, the ecology, and others."

Michael Schumacher: Rebellion…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 22, 2020 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with Canadian trio of Beauwater - unique blend with raw, bluesy, groovy and authentic Blues/Rock

"Blues music has traditionally been engrained in hardship and oppression, and can be hard to appreciate for a lot of people for various reasons, while Rock is all about the freedom and is much easier to get people on board with."

Beauwater: Everything Flows

Raw, bluesy, groovy and authentic. These are the characteristics behind the unique blend of…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 17, 2020 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with The Questionnaires (Steve Hall & Jane Wade) - their music floats around alt folk, alt country and pop.

"I really don’t believe that popular music or art in general have had a real political or social impact since the 1950s. Corporations are well aware of what George Orwell called the ‘controlled opposition’. That’s what they do."

The Questionnaires: Timeless Music

The Questionnaires are from Newcastle upon Tyne in Northern England. Jane Wade and…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 16, 2020 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with Kevin Harvey of Durham County Poets, a lively and soulful group who have written and performed an eclectic blend of blues, folk, and gospel

"The only thing I can say I miss from the music in the past, is the affordability of taking in a show without going broke. But other than that, I try not to dwell on the music of yesterday. I think there’s a lot of good music being made today, but you do have to look around to find it. Thanks for DJs who spin music from independent artists, they are integral to the future musicians like myself."…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 13, 2020 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with Jazz musicians John McLean & Charles Barkatz - raw deep jazzy blues and impressionistic grooves

"I think music is a great way of helping people be a part of their group’s place in the world, and also understand the place of other groups as well. Creating bonds between nations is a wonderful ability of music and I wish it were more widespread."

John McLean & Charles Barkatz:

The Beauty of…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 13, 2020 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with virtuoso fingerstyle guitarist Andy Cohen, a walking, talking folk-blues-roots music encyclopedia

"I am happy that there is a cultural revival movement among young Black Americans that wants to reclaim their cylinder and 78 heritage, as Irish, Appalachian, Jewish, Chicano, German, East European, Mongol, Asian and African people have been able to do. Traditional music is a visible and audible sign of health in a culture. If it is vibrant, it all acts together to bring solidarity to the communities the music serves."…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 13, 2020 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with Joseph “Mojo” Morganfield, Muddy Waters‘ youngest son is a rising star on the Chicago blues scene.

"The Blues changed. When my father was a young man the blues was a black audience, but when Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, and Johnny Winters introduced the world to my father the Blues became white overnight. But the Blues is the foundation of music and crosses cultural borders – no boundaries – meaning age or race."

Mojo Morganfield: Blues Royal Bloodline…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 11, 2020 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with legendary Duke Robillard, has been at the forefront of Blues, Swing and classic R&B/Jump blues for over 50 years

"I would hope that more and more people would learn to love music that is made with simple, real instruments. Whatever kind of music it is, blues jazz, folk music, singer/songwriter music. I’m not a fan of things that are made that are too electronic. I prefer things to be more natural in sound."

Duke Robillard: Blues Bash with Friends

Since…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 8, 2020 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Interview with LA based guitarist Dennis Jones - a hurricane that changing the blues landscape in his path

"Blues music is my therapy. Writing songs has a way of helping me understand, and deal with, life, love, and loss."

Dennis Jones: Soft Hard & Loud Blues

Sizzling hot guitar solos. Smooth and soulful vocals. High-energy stage performance. Backed by a rhythm section that is second to none, this IS Dennis Jones. Jones was born in Baltimore,…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 4, 2020 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Q&A with poet, musician, ethnomusicologist Steven Taylor - deeply knowledgeable about the music and poetry works

"As far as we know, in ancient times, poetry and music were the same thing. And of course we still speak of the music of poetry, in terms of meter, rhythm, rhyme, alliteration, repetition, and so on, even when the poetry is read silently from a page. If literature is defined as fine writing, it is always musical to some extent."

Steven Taylor: Notes Sutra,…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 3, 2020 at 10:30am — No Comments

Greek poet, writer and translator Christos Angelakopoulos talks about the Beat Movement, poetry and music

"I learned to be open to the chance, it made me want to “follow my inner moonlight”, express my feelings without being afraid and live my life to the fullest. Of course, “On the Road” brought in the forefront the technique of Bob prosody… More importantly, it taught me the meaning of friendship and it instructed me to try to listen to the music of the words, always underlying though seemingly latent, just like the music of the…

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Added by Music Network by Michael Limnios on November 2, 2020 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Q&A with Paul Boddy & The SlideWinder Blues Band hits hard with its own brand of Texas and Chicago driven contemporary blues

"Music is like the great equalizer. It brings people together, no matter the shape, size, backgrounds, orientation or color. You rarely hear people fighting over music. It Is something that is shared, and it bonds us all together. I think we need more music everyday. More unity."

Paul Boddy & The SlideWinder Blues Band

Paul Boddy & The…

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