Digital Blues
DIGITAL BLUES ON GATEWAY 97.8 – 15TH MAY 2013
A packed edition of the British Blues Awards 2013 nominated Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 this Wednesday with all the variety you have come to expect! There are tracks from Blues Music Award winners the late Michael Burks, Tab Benoit, the late Magic Slim & the Teardrops, the Tedeschi Trucks Band, the Mannish Boys, Rick Estrin & the Nightcats, Janiva Magness, Ruthie Foster, Eric Bibb, Curtis Salgado, Irma Thomas and Victor Wainwright. Plus there is a track from Blues Hall of Fame inductee, Joe Louis Walker. There is another track from...
read moreDIGITAL BLUES ON GATEWAY 97.8 – 8TH MAY 2013
The weather may be changing but on this week’s Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 on Wednesday there are two hours of great music, as always! I will be playing tracks from the other four nominees in the British Blues Awards 2013 Female Vocalist of the Year category which is sponsored by Digital Blues – Jo Harman, Kyla Brox, Laura Fothergill and Lucy Zirins plus there is another chance to catch Digital Blues’ nominee for the Kevin Thorpe Memorial Award for Original British Blues song, Tom Doughty. There is another track from this month’s...
read moreDIGITAL BLUES NOMINATED IN 2013 BRITISH BLUES AWARDS
I am thrilled to learn that, for the third year running, Digital Blues has been nominated in the Independent Blues Broadcast category of the British Blues Awards. To say I am chuffed is putting it mildly and a big thank you goes out to all those who thought to nominate Digital Blues. Voting starts on 8th May 2013 at www.britishbluesawards.com and it would be great if you would consider voting for Digital...
read moreDIGITAL BLUES ON GATEWAY 97.8 – 1ST MAY 2013
It may be May Day but there will be no maypole dancing on this week’s Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 on Wednesday, I don’t have time as it is a very busy show! I will be exclusively announcing the eight nominees in the British Blues Awards 2013 Female Vocalist of the Year category which is sponsored by Digital Blues and playing tracks by four of the nominees. But I am not going to tell you who they are so you will have to tune in to find out! There is another chance to catch the Kevin Thorpe Memorial Award for Original British Blues...
read moreDIGITAL BLUES ON GATEWAY 97.8 – 10TH APRIL 2013
Another huge load of new and recent releases as well as a couple of unreleased tracks on this Wednesday’s Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8. There are two more tracks from this month’s IBBA Album of the Month, Jock’s Juke Joint Vol 3 – The Stumble and GT’s Boos Band – plus new stuff from the Daniel Smith Blues Band, Chuck Leavell, King King, Jamie Williams & the Roots Collective, Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans, Rag Mama Rag, John Primer & Bob Corritore, The Mighty Mojo Prophets, Los Variants, Dream Boogie,...
read moreDIGITAL BLUES ON GATEWAY 97.8 – 3RD APRIL 2013
This Wednesday’s Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 is crammed to the gunnels with new releases from all over the place! There are two tracks from this month’s IBBA Album of the Month, Jock’s Juke Joint Vol 3 – Lewis Hamilton and Linda Jaxson – plus new stuff from Savoy Brown, Jo Harman, Big Mama Montse, Kathy Murray, Linda Valori, Juwana Jenkins & Charlie Slavik, Kelly Richey, The Russ Tippins Electric Band, Tyrone Vaughan, Mud Morganfield and Big Bill Morganfield In the gig guide there’s a track from the not yet released new...
read moreDIGITAL BLUES ON GATEWAY 97.8 – WEDNESDAY 13TH MARCH 2013
On Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 this Wednesday, an even more packed show than usual and not a trace of horse DNA anywhere! There are the first two Digital Blues nominations in the Kevin Thorpe Memorial Award for Original British Blues Song from Joanne Shaw Taylor and Tom Doughty – vote at www.britishbluesawards.co.uk/digitalblues.htm Following my weekend at the 2013 European Blues Challenge, I have tracks from the winners and runners-up plus a great live recording by Harpcore from Poland as well as tracks from Germany’s Tommy Schneller...
read moreDIGITAL BLUES ON GATEWAY 97.8 – 27TH FEBRUARY 2013
On Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 this Wednesday, great new releases, the gig guide and much more! We say farewell to the late Magic Slim and there are slices of birthday cake for Johnny Cash, Fats Domino, Canned Heat (Bob ‘The Bear’ Hite), Paul Oscher and Brian Jones (the Rolling Stones) There are new & recent releases from Robin Trower, Jason Vivone & the Billy Bats, Jesse Dee, Blue to Brown, Big Dez, Mocking Bird Hill, the Matt Woosey Band, The Hitman Blues Band and Steve Strongman. In the gig guide there are tracks from Rag Mama...
read moreDIGITAL BLUES ON GATEWAY 97.8 – WEDNESDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2013
On Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 this Wednesday, I look ahead to the 5th annual Broadstairs Blues Bash which takes place this weekend with more than 40 gigs in 16 venues around the town, all bar two being free! So, in an extended gig guide there are tracks from the brand new CD from Jamie Williams & the Roots Collective, plus Roadhouse, Storm Warning, Steve Roux & the Brass Knuckle Band, Marcus Bonfanti, Papa George & Alan Glen, Dove & Boweevil, Robin Bibi, David Migden & the Dirty Words, Guy Tortora, Rosco Levee & the...
read moreDIGITAL BLUES ON GATEWAY 97.8 – 13TH FEBRUARY 2013
‘Tis the night before Valentines Day and to get you in the mood I have two hours filled with great cuddle up together on the sofa blues on Digital Blues on Gateway 97.8 this Wednesday. From new CDs there are tracks by Lisa Cee, Bart Walker and Devon Allman plus there are great tunes from Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, Brick Fields, Trampled Under Foot, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Guy Tortora Band, Whitney Shay, Linda Hall, Kyla Brox, Katie Bradley and Zoe Shwartz Blue Commotion. The gig guide brings you great tracks from Martin McNeill, Bad...
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