Etta Baker: The Ultimate Piedmont Blues Guitar Genius Introduction Etta Baker stands as one of Piedmont Blues’ most influential guitarists. She played for nearly ninety years. However, the world didn’t discover her genius until she was 43. Her two-finger picking style influenced Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Moreover, she helped define what […]
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Review: Eric Bibb – One Mississippi Repute Records | Released January 30, 2026 At 73, Eric Bibb continues his late-career renaissance with one of his most ambitious albums yet. One Mississippi arrives as his 35th studio release. Moreover, it marks his most musically adventurous work to date. The three-time Grammy nominee reunites with producer Glen
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Southern Roots Rock band Robert Jon & The Wreck have announced further UK dates for 2026, extending their touring plans with additional shows in June and October. The new dates follow the band’s previously announced April 2026 UK tour, which features Sam Morrow as special guest. With demand continuing to grow, the band will return
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Johan Borgh – Island Blues Self-Release – 2025 www.facebook.com/johanborghmusic 10 tracks; 40 minutes With his debut album “Island Blues”, Johan Borgh conjures electric blues, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and New Orleans style grooves, with a variety of instrumental songs that share excellent instrumentation. Borgh, a Stockholm native and guitar prodigy, has won guitar contests and played with
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Review: Selwyn Birchwood Dials In the Grit on Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues Alligator Records | Released March 27, 2026 Selwyn Birchwood takes full control on his sixth Alligator Records release. Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues marks the first time the Florida guitarist has self-produced an album. Moreover, you can hear the difference in every note. This
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Cover photo © 2026 Arnie Goodman Eric Bibb may be the greatest blues artist who is not a household name in the United States. His songwriting and records over the past fifty years have few peers. Some of this may be due to the fact that Bibb, a New York City native, has lived in
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Randy Lee Riviere – Farmhand Blues Wilderness Records www.randyleeriviere.com 15 songs time – 65:39 Singer-songwriter-guitarist Randy Lee Riviere combines noisy rock sounds and elements of Americana. His songs and his gruff vocalizations are hardly memorable. He is one of four guitarists here, so you don’t know who is playing what where, as their track contributions
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