29 March 2018

#634 :: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2018 Spotlight (28 March 2018)


A spolight on blues bands I have enjoyed at Bluesfest Byron Bay in the past and bands playing 2018.


1 Ben Harper - Nobody's Fault But Mine
2 Bo Diddley Tribute
3 Buddy Guy - DJ Play My Blues
4 Fiona Boyes, Mookie Brill, Rich Delgrosso - Get Your Nose Outta My Bizness!
5 Maceo Parker - Advanced Funk
6 Taj Mahal & The Hula Blues Band - Mailbox Blues
7 Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - Hot In Here
8 Eric Gales - Help Yourself
9 The Original Blues Brothers Band with Joe Louis Walker - Don't Go No Further
10 Leon Bridges - Mississippi Kisses
11 The Teskey Brothers - Crying Shame
12 Clayton Doley - Dealing with the Devil

The Blues Room first airs on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand and is sponsored by Hamilton Blues Society



21 March 2018

#633 :: Another Belly Fulla Blues With Fatt Max (21 March 2018)


Fatt Max bring another great mix this week. He's also joining Hamilton Blues Society's Sunday Blues line on Sunday 25th at Biddy Mulligans. If you can make it we know you'll have a great time. We'll miss Fatt Max in April as he'll be out of town but we'll look forward to his return in New Zealand Music Month in May.

The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Down at Antones 
Jimmie Vaughn – Motor Head Boy 
Valerie Wellington – Bad Avenue 
Big Maceo Merriweather – Broke and Hungry Blues 
Edgar Blanchard – Tight Like That 
John Lee Hooker – High Priced Woman 
Bernard Allison – Hey Lady 
Bernard Allison – Backdoor Man 
Myles Goodwin – Good Man in a Bad Place 
Myles Goodwin – Last Time I’ll Ever Sing The Blues 
Michelle Malone – Just Getting Started 
Michelle Malone – Boxing Gloves 
Victor Wainwright – Train 
Muddy Waters – She’s 19 Years Old 
Blue Charlie Morris – Don’t Bring No Friend 
Clinton Chenier – Everybody Calls Me Crazy

The Blues Room first airs on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand    
and is sponsored by Hamilton Blues Society.     



15 March 2018

#632 :: The Mix Up (14 March 2018)


1. Eric Burdon - Soul Of A Man
2. Little Sonny And His Band - The Mix Up 
3. Joe Carter - Stormy Monday
4. Hans Theesink - One Kind Favor
5. Frank Frost with Sam Carr - Cotton Needs Pickin'
6. Mark Lemhouse - Paper Sack
7. Big Jack Johnson and Kim Wilson - Things I Used To Do
8. Little Charlie And The Night Cats - Sugar Daddy Sweet
9. The Paul deLay Band - Worn Out Shoe
10. Mojo Webb - A Man Like Me
11. Luther Allison - Will It Ever Change
12. Fred Below - Route 66

The Blues Room first airs on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand    
and is sponsored by Hamilton Blues Society.     



9 March 2018

#631 :: Hour Of Blues Power With Darcy Perry (7 March 2018)

1. Peter Karp - Train O’ Mine
2. Michelle Malone - Sugar On My Tongue
3. Bernard Allison - Let It Go
4. John Mayall - Streamline
5. Victor Wainwright - Boogie Depression
6. Jesse Dee - On My Mind, In My Heart
7. Roomful of Blues - Straight Jacket
8. Myles Goodwyn - Last Time I’ll Ever Sing The Blues
9. Counting Crows - Mercury
10. Janiva Magness - I Won’t Cry
11. Too Much Ain’t Enough Love
12. Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland - The Moon Is Full
13. Darcy Perry Band - Soul Of A Man

The Blues Room first airs on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand 
and is sponsored by Hamilton Blues Society



1 March 2018

#630 :: Interview With Josh Teskey of The Teskey Brothers Band (28 Feb 2018)

The Teskey Brothers (Aus) are a rare musical gem. Honoring that old school Motown sound and working it into their own raw combination of blues and soul, the band have received widespread acclaim for their gorgeous debut album 'Half Mile Harvest'. The record has warmed the hearts of listeners everywhere with it’s melancholic, analogue tones.

The Teskey Brothers tour NZ with support from The Miltones (Auck)
The Tuning Fork Auckland (1/3/18)
Meow Wellington (2/3/18)
Blue Smoke Christchurch (3/3/18) 
The Teskey Brothers will also perform at Bluesfest Byron Bay over Easter.


Track list:
The Miltones - Pursed_Lips
The Teskey Brothers - Hard Feeling
The Teskey Brothers - Crying Shame
The Teskey Brothers - Love Her With A Feeling
The Teskey Brothers - Pain And Misery
The Teskey Brothers - Shiny Moon
The Teskey Brothers - Honeymoon
The Miltones - Dancing with the Dead

The Blues Room first airs on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand    
and is sponsored by Hamilton Blues Society.