Music Network by Michael Limnios's Blog – November 2014 Archive (27)

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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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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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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Interview with multi-talented artist Lady Rogo - draws passion from activism and spirituality to creates music

"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…

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Interview with singer-songwriter & fiddle player Anne Harris - has been crafting and evolving unique sound

"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…

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Talking with the rockstar of tomorrow, Jimmy - a fictional “No KIDing” freewheeling character by Ki.tsos

"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!…

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Interview with Twin Cities-based jazz guitarist Reynold Philipsek with a career spanning nearly five decades.

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

Reynold Philipsek:

Brevity, Clarity & Concision …

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Interview with singer/multi-instrumentalist Ray Greene - brought up with the Soul/R&B legends of our time

"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…

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Interview with bass player Ivan Stepic from Serbian blues band of Cotton Pickers -- The Blues is life

"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…

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Interview with Linda Cain founder/editor of Chicago Blues Guide - keep the blues alive and well in Windy City

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

Linda Cain: Blues Mission In Chi-Town 

Linda Cain is the…

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Interview with multi-instrumentalist Andy Buckner from North Carolina - true grit outlaw with a Southern soul

"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…

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Interview with storyteller Stacy Mitchhart -- blues with a splash of soul and real life stories and emotions

"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…

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Interview with uniquely multi-instrumentalist The Mighty Orq - focus in the American Roots Music genres

"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…

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Guitarist/songwriter Jon Lawton, aka Little Jonny talks about the blues as an elemental building block of music

"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…

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The Story of Leo “Bud” Welch by Wolfgang Almer - Interview with the legend, the manager and the filmmaker

"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…

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10 + 1 Q&A with Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan of WAR - one of the most popular funk groups of the '70s

"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,…

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Argentine harmonica player Ariel Salvatierra talks about an emotionally relationship of life with the blues

"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…

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