“The blues refuses to lie. It looks pain in the face and sings anyway. It says, this happened, and I am still here. For me, the blues feels like home. When the band locks in and the audience is right there with us, it just feels right.”…

"What I miss the most is real music record stores...real radio too. The whole industry today is pretty awful...everything is too overexposed and there is no myth or legend about bands anymore. Back in the day, the only way you could see the band was if they had a picture on the record or if you went to a show or saw them in a fan magazine or on a tv show like Ed Sullivan."

Mike Onesko: Blues, Dreams…

“I think my music has grown in instrumentation and substance. I don’t write any “filler” songs. Everything has a very specific theme, story, or emotion being represented. On this new album, I have been able to add a lot of colours with background vocalists, layered guitars, saxophones, keys and organ, and even an orchestra of strings!“

Selwyn…

“Today’s music is a development of years before. Still the blues is there, I can’t say I miss anything. You like what you hear or not, is has always been like that.”

Eric Bagchus: Flavium Plays The Blues

Eric Bagchus is a Dutch musician best known as the…

“Blues is timeless. It’s about universal themes that we can all relate to, young or old. I have been more focused on social media for promoting my music and have been successful with that.”

Anni Piper: Blues On The Road

"Australia's First Lady of…

“The music-scene is changing all the time. Hypes stumble over new hypes. But bands like Bintang’s go always in a straight line, no matter what happens. Sometimes in- and sometimes out of fashion! Music must go directly into the heart of people, otherwise it’s useless.”

Frank Kraaijeveld: Rockin’ The Blues …

“The impact of the music of the Hippie Generation was enormous. It changed the way we think asindividuals and as a culture - even today. It brought more meaning to the lyrics than prior music like old R&R. It made people think about new ideas and new possibilities. It is true that, as a culture, we have gone back to old ways - mainly fueled by money and the need to feel safe but at least we know that there are other…

“Blues has never been a commercial art form and probably never will be, but like Jazz that is and are true art forms and music lovers always find it eventually.“

Brother Ray Lemelin: Gumbo Fusion Music

Brother Ray Lemelin has been a cornerstone of Canada's Blues and Roots music…

“Blues is at the heart of most of my original music and for me  there needs to be an element of it in there for more to feel its authenticity. I don’t  nessasary stick to rigid blues templates I like to throw a spanner in the works now and again. I like to challenge the rules.”

Bex Marshall: Blues For A Good…

“I think music serves as a kind of social lubricant. It gives you a reason to interact with people in different places as you move through time and space. It’s opened countless doors and trails for me to follow.“

Luke Winslow-King: Coast of Light…