"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…

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

Greta Kohan: Sentir Que Tu Alma …

"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…

"Blues isn’t about being sad, it’s about connecting with your soul. When other listen to you connect with your soul, there is a mutual understanding of life and what it means to be alive."

Sarah Rogo: Spiritual Transformation…

"Music is a living library. The lines of connection between genres are deeply intertwined."

Anne Harris: Journey To Dimensions

Chicago-based singer-songwriter and fiddle player Anne Harris has been…

"Happiness is… moments, Freedom is… well, Inside you, Rock n’ Roll culture is… freedom, Friend is… good company, Girlfriend is… better company"

Jimmy (by Ki.tsos): Rocking Out Loud!…

"The best advice I know of is - Don't fret over things beyond your control."

Reynold Philipsek:

Brevity, Clarity & Concision …

"The blues represent all of the different emotions contained in the human spirit: joy, pain, heartache, redemption, sadness, happiness, love going good and love gone bad."

Ray Greene: Hope, Inspiration & Joy…

"Every culture has its own sense for the Blues... Blues is packed with emotions so, every music, if it's strong enough can be called Blues no matter where it comes from... As long’s it comes from the heart."

Cotton Pickers: Balkan Blue(s) Cotton…

"The blues is about universal truth, the human condition and human emotions."

Linda Cain: Blues Mission In Chi-Town 

Linda Cain is the…

"I'm consider myself lucky to have grown up in the south. Good cookin' and good music!"

Andy Buckner: The Southern Soul

If an artist is described as playing Southern music it’s fair to ask…

"Blues is honest—it’s about life, good and bad."

Stacy Mitchhart: Live My Blues Life

Stacy Mitchhart’s musical journey began in his native Cincinnati, Ohio, in a home where jazz guitar…

"The Blues, to me, represents honesty and integrity. Blues has helped teach me those values more fully."

The Mighty Orq: Soulful Roots

Since 2002 The Mighty Orq has been performing solo and…

"The blues is an elemental building block of music and, like water, not much else can exist without it. The blues has been (as with many other artists) a method of escape from the difficulties I face."

Jon Lawton: Celebration Shuffles…

"I am Leo Bud Welch people say I am a bluesman I was born in the blues 1932"

The Story of Bluesman Leo “Bud” Welch

Leo “Bud” Welch Sr. was born in Sabougla, Mississippi in 1932. Bud picked up a guitar for the…

"Blues to me is an expression of the streets."

Lonnie Jordan: The Funk Warrior

Singer/keyboardist, Lonnie Jordan is best known as a founding member of WAR. One of the most popular funk groups of the '70s,…

"The Blues helped me to get my hidden inner sensitivity, to express my feelings without any kind of shame or fear, to laugh or mourn without permission."

Ariel Salvatierra: The Blues Is Alright…

"One of the great things for me which I have learned over the years is that Blues can be a common language to unite people from different cultural backgrounds and allow then to communicate musically."

Jim Quinlan: The Blues Ulysses …

"The blues is the truth. It is the trunk of the tree for all American music."

Pete Kanaras: Dr. Blues Axeman

Renowned Blues guitarist Pete Kanaras has…

"I hope that people always remember to play from the soul, continue to write inspiring lyrics and melodies."

Rick del Castillo: Love & Music

DEL CASTILLO began as a CD project for family…