Over the past 6 months I’ve been on a mission to listen to as much new blues music as possible. The contemporary blues scene is thriving, and there are some amazing modern blues guitarists keeping the blues alive. Musicians like Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr and Derek Trucks, are packing...
I have wanted to sound like Joe Bonamassa since I first became aware of him around 5 years ago. I heard songs like 'Stop!' and 'Sloe Gin', and became enthralled by both his playing, and the quality of his guitar tone. To my mind, Joe Bonamassa is one of the...
Larkin Poe are one of the most interesting bands in the modern blues scene. In their own words, they’ve created a 'brand of Roots Rock ‘n’ Roll: gritty, soulful, and flavoured by their southern heritage’. They are unlike any band in the world of contemporary blues. Fronted by sisters Rebecca...
Slide guitar is a fundamental part of the blues. When W.C. Handy first 'discovered' the blues at a train station in Tutwiler, Mississippi, it was a slide guitarist responsible for that revelatory experience: A lean loose-jointed Negro had commenced plunking a guitar beside me while I slept ... As he played,...
Contrary to popular belief, the modern blues scene is alive and well. Guitarists like Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr and Derek Trucks are filling concert halls and arenas with legions of die hard blues fans and garnering attention from a wider audience. Beyond these giants of the modern blues scene,...
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