“Detroit’s musical legacy was built primarily on a combination of Motown’s soul music and high energy rock & roll. My music was directly influenced by the songs of Dennis Edwards (of The Temptaions ‘psychedelic soul era’), Wilson Pickett, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Mitch Ryder, Bob Seger, Ted Nugent, The Rockets, and The Romantics. John Lee Hooker also spent time living and recording in Detroit.”…

“Playing traditional blues music and string band music on festival stages enables us to expand our audience. We're hoping to bring the love of blues music to more audiences. We are always encouraging young people to get involved in the music scene. It's such a great community to be part of as a musician.”

Cedar County Cobras: …

“I’m trying to put more things into the music for non-musicians, and make the experience a lot of fun for everyone, from kids to adults who have been on this planet for a long time. If they can latch onto the groove and want to sing along, that brings me immense joy.”

The LH Express: Ottawa’s Blues Cyclone …

“Writing, writing and writing. We just keep creating. There’s something extremely thrilling about playing a new song live for the first time when you’re still not quite sure when the bridge kicks in or whether I can play that killer guitar riff and sing the vocal line at the same time yet…Thrilling.”

Angelica Jones: Blues Rock Energy …

“Australia is a melting pot of human experiences and I believe this shows in our art and music. My dream is that we can all learn to get along better and make the most magnificent culture we can all be proud of.”

Kelly Auty: It’s All Been Blues & Roots…

“Everyone should research and seek out the masters of their craft but listen to all kinds of music and create your own kind of blues. It's in the feeling and connecting with the sources around you. I would advice young musicians to never let anything stop you from doing what you love to do, Don't be afraid to blaze your own trail.”…

Γιάννης Αλεξίου: Το Τελευταίο Χειρόγραφο – 40 χρόνια ήχων, δίσκων και πολιτισμού

Σπουδαίες προσωπικότητες από την Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό, της τζαζ και του μπλουζ, του σινεμά, του θεάτρου και της λογοτεχνίας, σε μια συλλεκτική έκδοση αφηγούνται προσωπικές στιγμές της ζωής τους και της καλλιτεχνικής πορείας τους, μέσα από αποσπάσματα συνεντεύξεων, φιλικών αφηγήσεων και σημειώσεων…

“Everything comes from the blues. The blues and gospel are the roots of all modern music, and every genre you just mentioned basically stems from them. There are blues riffs or a blues structure around all of it. I hear more and more of it today than ever before—from big rock bands to metal bands, and even some classic rock acts incorporating a Willie Dixon vibe into their own genre.”…

“The Blues is a living breathing entity... it's life lived , the good the bad and the never ending gift of... feeling!”

Angel Forrest: A Beautiful Life

At a time when many artists slow down, Quebec's multi-award winning vocalist Angel…

“Music can, and in many ways, should be about community and I hope that it can be a way for people to come together at a time when there is so much division and polarization in our world.”

Dustin Arbuckle: Wichita Blues Fighter

Dustin Arbuckle & The Damnations are a…