Bullfrog Brown (ESTONIA)
Mother River Delta
KWAQ0801
© Bullfrog Brown 2008

"The new voice and sound of the old blues continues to leap forward with Bullfrog Brown's newest CD "Mother River Delta". Bullfrog Brown once again justifies why they have become my favorite blues band, with their simple unsophisticated approach to resurrecting the Delta Blues to not only an excited but also, a grateful modern day audience. With "Mother River Delta", Bullfrog Brown illustrates with continued consistency that great music doesn't require a lot of bells and whistles to get the point across."
John Vermilyea, Blues Underground Network

"Huge stage presence and a superb band."
Dave Raven, BFBS Radio 2

"Makes me think of Jim Jarmusch movies."
Ted Coe, KCSB FM

"More real than the real thing."
René Malines, Virus de Blues

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Big Chico (BRAZIL)
Blues Dream

©Chico Blues Records 2006

Big Chico realized his dream and travelled to LA from Brazil to record with some of the best players around town. Features Rick Reed's on bass, John Marx/Zach Zunis/Rob Van and with special guest Johnny Dyer.

"Chico has really got the feeling and soul of the blues. His attack and tone are real, he's keeping it alive!"
Rod Piazza

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Micke Björklöf & BlueStrip (FINLAND)
Whole´Nutha Thang
6418594314320
©Micke Björklöf 2007

Micke Björklöf / vocals, harmonica
Lefty Leppänen / slide, electric and acousticguitars, backing vocals
Timo Roiko-Jokela / vibraphone, percussion, wurlitzer, piano, Vox and Hammond organ
Seppo Nuolikoski / bass, backing vocals, piano
Teemu Vuorela / drums
Geraint Watkins / piano, Hammond organ, backing vocals
Matt Holland / trumpet, flugel horn
Martin Winning / saxophone
Lena Lindroos / backing and lead vocals
Veera Railio / backing vocals
Anna Harvey / backing vocals

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Micke Björklöf & BlueStrip (FINLAND)
Three Times Seven Is...
6418594338722
©Micke Björklöf 2002

Micke Björklöf / vocals, harmonica and acoustic guitar
Lefty Leppänen / slide, electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, mandolin
Timo Roiko-Jokela / vibraphone, percussion
Seppo Nuolikoski / bass, backing vocals
Teemu Vuorela / drums
Lena Lindroos / backing vocals
Veera Railio / backing vocals
Säde Rissanen / backing vocals
Marko Portin / Saxophone
Kari Pelttari / trumpet
llmari Pohjola / trombone
Teijo Tikkanen / piano
Pekka Lehti / upright bass

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Micke Björklöf & BlueStrip (FINLAND)
Swamp Baby
6418594336421
©Micke Björklöf 2002

Micke Björklöf / vocals
Lefty Leppänen / slide, electric and acousticguitars, backing vocals
Timo Roiko-Jokela / vibraphone, percussion
Seppo Nuolikoski / bass, backing vocals
Teemu Vuorela / drums
Pepe Ahlqvist / harmonica
Veli-Matti Järvenpää / accordion
Jorma Välimäki / tuba

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Dave Arcari (UK)
Blue Country Steel
BRS012004
©Buzz Records 2004

Dave Arcari – National guitars/vocals

Dave Arcari, whose National guitar-driven alt.blues owes as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as it does pre-war Delta blues....

SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari originally came to light as frontman of alt.blues band Radiotones which has three internationally-acclaimed albums under it's belt.

His debut solo EP Blue Country Steel was launched during a nine-night run of shows at Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This was followed by two EP release on Buzz Records in 2006 – Something old, something borrowed (BRS0120060) and Something new, something blue (BRS022006). Arcari's first full-length solo CD album Come With Me (BRS032006) was released in 2007.

A series of shows with the mighty Alabama3 (by personal request from the band), gigs with Seasick Steve, Son of Dave and Jon Spencer and a tour in Estonia (including headline slots at the 2005 Augustibluus Festival) have now established Arcari as a formidable international solo performer and attracting a media reputation as a 'hell-raising National guitar madman'.

Arcari’s growing reputation in the UK was endorsed in Spring 2007 when he was asked to put music to Robert Burns’ (Scotland’s national poet) poem Parcel of Rogues for a BBC Scotland special to mark 30 years of the Act of Union between Scotland and England. He also presented the entire programme, interviewing many high-profile political figures, musicians and historians along the way.

In 2008 he reached the finals (the final four) of the UK Indy Music Awards 2008 in the 'best solo act' category and also showcased by invitation at North by North East in Toronto – Canada's international music industry conference and music festival.

In 1996 he quit his first proper band role as guitarist with Summerfield Blues (which won the Alexis Korner memorial trophy for 'Scottish Blues Band of the Year' at Edinburgh International Blues fest in 2003 - the same year the band released it's debut, and only, CD album Devil & the Freightman) to concentrate on his new found National steel guitar.

It wasn't long, though, before he was joined by harmonica player Jim Harcus and the intended solo career went by the wayside as Radiotones started to form and evolved into the force it is today.

So while the electric Nationals and Marshall stack are on the back burner for Dave's solo appearances, his hard-hitting gravel-laden vocals and slashing bottleneck steel guitar make for an aggressive, dynamic blues-based sound that owes as much to punk, rockabilly and trash country as pre-war Delta blues.

"... a pertinent reminder that British people do backwoods hoedowns as well as anyone. By some bizarre accident,
Dave Arcari¹s bluesy growl owes as much to Long John Silver as it does to Big Bill Broonzy."
BANG Magazine

"There's no fleet-finger twiddlage here, just blasting bottleneck riddims and Arcari's scary Captain Beefheart vocal. It's the original blues message - drink, be merry, fall over. Hurrah!"
GUITAR Magazine

"Dave Arcari¹s gravel 'n' whiskey delivery falling midway between Tom Waits and Alabama 3's Larry Love, relayed over a backdrop that variously recalls Slim Harpo, Leadbelly and Vincent Gallo."
LOGO Magazine'

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Dave Arcari (UK)
VOL 1: Something Old, Something Borrowed...
BRS012006
©Buzz Records 2006

Dave Arcari – National guitars/vocals

First of a two CD series from Dave Arcari whose National guitar-driven alt.blues owes as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as it does pre-war Delta blues....this one features covers and inspiration (volume 2 is all originals) and there's, unusually, two regular acoustic guitar tracks!

See the "Blue Country Steel" listing above for a full write-up on Dave...

SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari originally came to light as frontman of alt.blues band Radiotones which has three internationally-acclaimed albums under it's belt.

"... a pertinent reminder that British people do backwoods hoedowns as well as anyone. By some bizarre accident,
Dave Arcari¹s bluesy growl owes as much to Long John Silver as it does to Big Bill Broonzy."
BANG Magazine

"There's no fleet-finger twiddlage here, just blasting bottleneck riddims and Arcari's scary Captain Beefheart vocal. It's the original blues message - drink, be merry, fall over. Hurrah!"
GUITAR Magazine

"Dave Arcari¹s gravel 'n' whiskey delivery falling midway between Tom Waits and Alabama 3's Larry Love, relayed over a backdrop that variously recalls Slim Harpo, Leadbelly and Vincent Gallo."
LOGO Magazine'

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Dave Arcari (UK)
VOL 2: Something New, Something Blue...
BRS022006
©Buzz Records 2006

Dave Arcari – National guitars/vocals

Second in a two CD series from Dave Arcari whose National guitar-driven alt.blues owes as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as it does pre-war Delta blues....this one features all original material (volume 1 is covers and inspiration)

See the "Blue Country Steel" listing above for a full write-up on Dave...

SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari originally came to light as frontman of alt.blues band Radiotones which has three internationally-acclaimed albums under it's belt.

"... a pertinent reminder that British people do backwoods hoedowns as well as anyone. By some bizarre accident,
Dave Arcari¹s bluesy growl owes as much to Long John Silver as it does to Big Bill Broonzy."
BANG Magazine

"There's no fleet-finger twiddlage here, just blasting bottleneck riddims and Arcari's scary Captain Beefheart vocal. It's the original blues message - drink, be merry, fall over. Hurrah!"
GUITAR Magazine

"Dave Arcari¹s gravel 'n' whiskey delivery falling midway between Tom Waits and Alabama 3's Larry Love, relayed over a backdrop that variously recalls Slim Harpo, Leadbelly and Vincent Gallo."
LOGO Magazine

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Dave Arcari (UK)
Come With Me
BRS032006
©Buzz Records 2007

Dave Arcari – National guitars/vocals

Released 2008. First full-length solo release from Dave Arcari whose National guitar-driven alt.blues owes as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as it does pre-war Delta blues....'

See the "Blue Country Steel" listing above for a full write-up on Dave...

SLIDE guitarist & songwriter Dave Arcari originally came to light as frontman of alt.blues band Radiotones which has three internationally-acclaimed albums under it's belt.

"... a pertinent reminder that British people do backwoods hoedowns as well as anyone. By some bizarre accident,
Dave Arcari¹s bluesy growl owes as much to Long John Silver as it does to Big Bill Broonzy."
BANG Magazine

"There's no fleet-finger twiddlage here, just blasting bottleneck riddims and Arcari's scary Captain Beefheart vocal. It's the original blues message - drink, be merry, fall over. Hurrah!"
GUITAR Magazine

"Dave Arcari¹s gravel 'n' whiskey delivery falling midway between Tom Waits and Alabama 3's Larry Love, relayed over a backdrop that variously recalls Slim Harpo, Leadbelly and Vincent Gallo."
LOGO Magazine

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Blues Lee (BELGIUM)
In The Crack Of The Map

©Naked Productions 2004

JB Biesmans: vox, saxophones, harmonica Karel "Helix" Phlix: guitars, backing vox Jan Corthouts: guitars, backing vox Yves Bosmans: drums, backing vox Bird Stevens: acoustic and fender bass, backing vox.

Blues Lee started out in 1995 and in just two years they worked their way up to the first division of the Belgian blues scene. In 1997 they played at the Belgian Rhythm and Blues Festival in Peer. Seemingly effortless they managed to convince the crowd at Europe's most famous blues festival. From that moment on they have been playing numerous clubs, pubs and festivals throughout the Benelux , Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Spain,
South Africa, Curaçao ... Blues Lee is a LIVE BAND in every sense of the word. They put on a show rather than just play a bunch of 12 bar songs. In the tradition of the great T-Bone Walker, Blues Lee performs an act with own material : naughty lyrics, entertainment, the right looks, storytelling, harmony vocals, danceable grooves: Genuine Feel Good Music. They started out as a bunch of friends and you can hear that on stage : a tight and nasty group sound and lots of positive vibes ! Swing, Jump, R&B, Soul, Boogie ... with the right attitude, though humour is an essential part of it all. The 'Blues police' might not always agree ... they are wrong, ask Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson ... Blues Lee 's got one foot firmly planted in the Mississippi mud, the other one kicking and groovin' on a contemporary dance floor. They jammed with Guy Davis, Peaches Staten, Billy Branch, KayFoster Jackson, Smitty Dee Brass Band, Andy J Forrest, Dallas Hodge ... In 2004 they were the revelation of Rapperswil Blues Festival in Switzerland. In 2005 Blues Lee played some major festivals in Europe, promoting their acclaimed second cd 'In The Crack Of The Map'.

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Blues Lee (BELGIUM)
Home

©Naked Productions 2006

JB Biesmans: vox, saxophones, harmonica Karel "Helix" Phlix: guitars, backing vox Jan Corthouts: guitars, backing vox Yves Bosmans: drums, backing vox Bird Stevens: acoustic and fender bass, backing vox.

Blues Lee started out in 1995 and in just two years they worked their way up to the first division of the Belgian blues scene. In 1997 they played at the Belgian Rhythm and Blues Festival in Peer. Seemingly effortless they managed to convince the crowd at Europe's most famous blues festival. From that moment on they have been playing numerous clubs, pubs and festivals throughout the Benelux , Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Spain,
South Africa, Curaçao ... Blues Lee is a LIVE BAND in every sense of the word. They put on a show rather than just play a bunch of 12 bar songs. In the tradition of the great T-Bone Walker, Blues Lee performs an act with own material : naughty lyrics, entertainment, the right looks, storytelling, harmony vocals, danceable grooves: Genuine Feel Good Music. They started out as a bunch of friends and you can hear that on stage : a tight and nasty group sound and lots of positive vibes ! Swing, Jump, R&B, Soul, Boogie ... with the right attitude, though humour is an essential part of it all. The 'Blues police' might not always agree ... they are wrong, ask Howlin' Wolf, Robert Johnson ... Blues Lee 's got one foot firmly planted in the Mississippi mud, the other one kicking and groovin' on a contemporary dance floor. They jammed with Guy Davis, Peaches Staten, Billy Branch, KayFoster Jackson, Smitty Dee Brass Band, Andy J Forrest, Dallas Hodge ... In 2004 they were the revelation of Rapperswil Blues Festival in Switzerland. In 2005 Blues Lee played some major festivals in Europe, promoting their acclaimed second cd 'In The Crack Of The Map'.

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