I’ve been in Spain again this week and never really got around to doing any serious posting during the day. I was working pretty late then in the evenings I never signed up for the hotel internet service at all because… 1. I had been sitting in front of a screen enough all day 2. [...]

Frankie Ford – Sea Cruise Always loved this slab of New Orleans, RnB/RnR. Pity it’s just a video not a live clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GsgVOYXRAg

Here’s a clip of the the late Calvin Owens in 1978 with B.B. King. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlACSjbvnEQ

JOHN-ALEX MASON “Town And Country” (NJBM-006) The latest release from the Colorado-raised John-Alex Mason supplies an engaging mix of Delta blues and his own compositions, which touch on many bases, including his love of the North Mississippi hill blues – neatly divided into the electric “Town” half, complete with foot drums, and the more acoustic, [...]

There is a lot of music in Southport this winter and spring. Check out www.seftonarts.co.uk for details. There are too many events for me to post a single entry so I have created a PDF file of the bluesy Southport events that you can download from here. http://www.bluesinthenorthwest.com/Media/SouthportbluesFeb08.pdf

I’m not a huge fan but I know that he is very popular amongst bluesinthenorthwest.com readers. Here’s a clip from last week’s gig at Pacific Road in Birkenhead. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDcx_5N9qVo

A faulty alternator caused the John O’Leary Band to arrive late at The Harbourside Club, which denied them the luxury of a relaxed set-up and sound check. Great credit is owed to the band that their stressful dilemma had no apparent effect on them as they immediately settled to their task and stamped their authority [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYIOIM6hHBk

McGuffin87 says… In 2005 German Rolling Stone Magazine published a list of the 500 best songs of all time. Here’s the Top 100. To play them all would take over six hours, so I’ve decided to play only the title (wherever it is possible). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEp-eG6GLwg Any list of this type, of course, is pure bobbins [...]

Here’s the marvellous and quite lovely Janiva Magness playing the recent KNON Blues Benefit at Poor David’s Pub, Dallas, Texas. 08 Feb 2008. http://youtube.com/watch?v=BxIo7OOr5X4 From the Google cached KNON page…. KNON is proud to present Janiva Magness in a special Dallas appearance to benefit the Blues on KNON Community Radio. Opening the show will be [...]

The legendary composer, bandleader and trumpeter Calvin Owens passed away today in Houston.  He was probably best known for his time as bandleader for B.B. King.  He was 78. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5556752.html 

This is excellent! Here are the fabulous blues talents John Nemeth with Junior Watson and Kid Anderson (bass) jamming with members of the house band at the Muenster Blues Jam, every Tuesday 7.30 – 10.00pm, Der Bunte Vogel/Muenster (Germany). Thomas Feldmann (saxophone), Christian Bleiming (piano), plus bluesinthenorthwest.com favourite Kai Strauss (guitar) October 23rd, 2007 I [...]

Liverpool bluesman Dominic Newton has contacted bluesinthenorthwest.com. I am an experienced blues musician looking to get gigs on the North West blues scene. I am returning to gigging after a break due to getting married and having three kids. If any promoters are interested in booking please contact me. You can hear Dominic here.

30 May to 1st June http://www.leicesterbluesfestival.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGpNJGQugfM

I am loving the latest CD by JJ Grey and Mofro. Country Ghetto. Here’s one of the songs from the CD performed live and acoustic. J.J. Grey is a fabulous vocalist and all the Mofro CDs are highly recommended. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJwR3cR9NVc You can listen to a clip of the album version at the JJ Grey and [...]