What a backdrop for Paul Weller concert at Cardiff Castles with its walls and turrets surrounding the green grass, and stage as the sun beat down on the rapidly filling arena early evening on a summer’s evening just doesn’t get…
Feeding The Machine Idle Hands Independent Idle Hands has scored a real rocky blues success with Feeding The Machine their latest album to hit the airwaves and this is a band that delivers every time. The band…
7 Cities Moreland & Arbuckle Concord Music Group This is an album drenched in the essence of the blues, that has been shaken and mixed up with a dash of a range of genres, country, Appalachian Folk,…
Devenport Concrete Bound Self Released Having heard this one man and his guitar set at Blues On the Farm 2014 I was delighted to have Concrete Bound to review. His guitar playing takes second place to the soulful…
The Midnight Ramble Sink The Pieces and High Time Live Independent – The Midnight Ramble I was blown away by The Midnight Ramble when I heard them for the first time at Blues on the Farm 2014 this was…
Hamilton Loomis Give It Back Ham-bone Records This latest album from Hamilton is alive with energy there is a zip of brilliance about the guitar playing, the band and the production of Give It Back. The vitality drives the tracks…
Blues On The Farm Thursday 19th – Sunday 22nd June 2014 Blues On The Farm, is a wonderful festival that mixes the music up, we…
Influence Philip Sayce Mascot Label Group release Date 25th August 2014 Blues is often said to be whisky driven, for me this is an album fuelled by quality gin not moonshine, but one of Gin, the spirit flavoured…
Opening tonight was Bella Collins and The Blue, this Cardiff based band is becoming a firm favourite as a popular opening act for gigs in Cardiff and beyond. There is no doubt that Bella is gaining a following and beginning…
This was an evening when the blues hit Womanby Street, Cardiff opening the evening was a local delta blues-man Mr. Hugh Price who delivered classic numbers from John Lee Hooker, Skip James, Sam Chapman and more; a good laid- back…
