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Reference Recordings artist: Fiona Boyes - Box & Dice - New release Review
I just received the newest release, Box & Dice, from Fiona Boyes and it's a gritty, bluesy guitar fest. Opening with Juke Joint on Moses Lane, Boyes gets a thick, rudimentary sound from a resonator guitar with superior…
Continue Reading »Reference Recordings artist: Fiona Boyes - Professin' The Blues - New Release review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Professin' The Blues, by Fiona Boyes and it's pure. This release is stripped down with only Boyes on vocal and guitar/resonator, joined by Jimi Bott on drums…
Continue Reading »Reference Recordings artist: Fiona Boyes - Voodoo in the Shadows - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Voodoo in the Shadows, from Fiona Boyes. Opening with dark, smoky Call Their Name, Boyes, with her swampy guitar rhythms and solid vocals leads the way backed…
Continue Reading »Reference Recordings Signs Blues-Roots Singer-Songwriter Doug MacLeod & Will Release His Label Debut, "There's a Time," on March 12
Reference Recordings Signs Blues/Roots Singer-Songwriter Doug MacLeod Label Debut Album, There’s a Time, Set for Release March 12 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Reference Recordings announces the signing of blues/roots singer-songwriter Doug MacLeod, and a March 12 release date…
Continue Reading »Reflections on a Blues Town
Orange County Welcomes Ben Payton Blues Past & Present In Hillsborough As we welcome new artist Ben Payton to our homebase of Hillsborough this month, Tim reflects on the musical center that is Orange County, NC. We're so…
Continue Reading »Reg'lar, Rolling Under - Bessie Jones with Hobart Smith, Ed Young, and friends
Bessie Jones, lead vocal, with Nat Rahmings, drum; Hobart Smith, banjo; Ed Young, fife; and John Davis, Henry Morrison, Albert Ramsay, and Emma Ramsay, vocals. Recorded by Alan Lomax in Williamsburg, Virginia. April 28, 1959. From "Wave the…
Continue Reading »Reggie Miles
An award winning songwriter, composer, recording and performance artist who turns trash into musical treasure with his homemade Frankenstein 'Nobro' resophonic guitars, constructed from recycled garage sale junk and who has gained multinational media attention via recent compositions…
Continue Reading »Regina Bonelli - Love Letter - New Release Review
I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Love Letter, from Regina Bonelli and it's a cool mix of pop, blues, R&B and blues. Opening with blues rocker Don't Put Your Hands On Me, Bonelli…
Continue Reading »Regina Bonelli - Open Up The Door - New Release Review
I just received the debut release, Open Up The Door, from Regina Bonelli and it's springy, bluesy and fresh. Title track, Open Up The Door, is a fusion of country, pop and blues. Vocalist Bonelli accompanies herself on…
Continue Reading »Regina Bonelli back in the studio!
My friend, Regina Bonelli is in the studio with Kevin Hill, Michael Hill's brother and bass player for Michael Hill's Bluesland. She laid down vocals on a new song of hers called "Single Mother, Single Life." I'll keep…
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