#636 :: Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite, The Flaming Mudcats, Melody Angel & more!

1 Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - No Mercy In This Land

2 The After Hours Quintet - Jump Jive And Wail

3 Jenny Kerr - Cash Is King

4 Robert Plant - Keep It Hid

5 Shaun Kirk - Howlin At The Moon

6 Mud Morganfield - They Call Me Mud

7 The Flaming Mudcats - Lately

8 The James Hunter Six - Blisters 

9 Walter Trout feat Jon Trout - Do You Still See Me At All

10 Melody Angel - A Woman's Blues

11 Egidio Juke Ingala & The Jacknives - I Don't Know Baby

The Blues Room first airs on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand    

and is sponsored by Hamilton Blues Society.     

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#635 :: Another Hour Of Blues Power With Darcy Perry (4 April 2018)

Darcy Perry spotlight's Bluesfest Byron Bay 2018.

Hurray For The Riff Raff - Halfway There

Ms. Lauren Hill – Everything Is Everything

Canned Heat – Going Up The Country

Joe Lewis Walker – I Won’t Do That

Bobby Rush – Bowlegged Woman

Hurray For The Riff Raff - Rican Beach

Dumpstafunk – Sheez Music

Otis Span – Tribute To Dr. Martin Luther King

Michael Franti & Spearhead Say Hey (I Love You)

The California Honeydrops – Long Way

Youssou N’Dour – Be Careful

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Hope the High Road

Asgeir – Going Home

Govt. Mule - Soulshine

The Blues Room first airs on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand 

and is sponsored by Hamilton Blues Society. 

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#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.

https://www.bluesfest.com.au/

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. 

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#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.     

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#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.

http://www.theteskeybrothers.com/

https://www.bluesfest.com.au/

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.

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#628 :: Walter Trout Interview, Bluefest Byron Bay, BayFM, Valentines Blues and more!

Anthony Mulè of Blues From The Bay on BayFM in Byron Bay, Australia, recently caught up with blues rock legend, Walter Trout and we play that interview in this episode. Walter Trout plays Bluesfest Byron Bay on Sunday 1 April and Monday 2 April 2018.

https://www.bluesfest.com.au/

https://www.waltertrout.com/

1 Peter Karp - Valentines Day

2 Casey Hensley Live feat. Laura Chavez - I Just Want To Make Love To You

Walter Trout Interview

3 Walter Trout feat. Joe Bonamassa - We're All In This Together 

Walter Trout Interview

4 Walter Trout feat. Mike Zito - She Listens To The Blackbird Sing 

Walter Trout Interview

5 Sonia Bullot - My Funny Valentine

6 Etta James - The Man I Love

7 Gina Sicilia - He Called Me Baby

8 The James Hunter Six - I Don't Wanna Be Without You

The Blues Room first airs on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand

and is sponsored by Hamilton Blues Society.

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#626 :: Walter Trout, Oscar Wilson, Harmonica Fats, Bobby Rush, Van Morrison and more (31 Jan 2018)

Artists on the *Bluesfest Byron Bay 2018 lineup.

*Walter Trout feat. Eric Gales - Somebody Goin' Down 

*Original Blues Brothers Band - Baby What You Want Me to Do

Electro Blues Society feat Roscoe Chenier - Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Oscar Wilson - When I Was Young

*Little Charlie & the Night Cats - My Way or the Highway

*Bobby Rush feat. Vasti Jackson - Porcupine Meat

Wilbanks - Healin' My Blues

*The Teskey Brothers - I Love A Woman

Hollywood Fats - Tribute To T-Bone Walker

Harmonica Fats - My Baby Didn't Come Home 

Sara Lee - Hey Bartender!

Van Morrison - Stormy Monday/Lonely Avenue

This episode first aired on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand.

The Blues Room is sponsored by Hamilton Blues Society.

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#625 :: LIVE Recording Wednesday :: Canned Heat with John Lee Hooker (24 Jan 2018)

This is a LIVE Recording Wednesday episode where we feature live recordings 

of great blues bands/artists. This week we feature a band that's playing Bluesfest Byron Bay, Canned Heat, and some of their collaborations with a blues legend, John Lee Hooker. Enjoy! 

1 Canned Heat (Live At Montreux 1973) On The Road Again

2 Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues (1928)

3 Canned Heat - Hell Hound

4 Canned Heat - It Hurts Me Too

5 Canned Heat - Medley; Let's Work Together-Going Up The Country

6 Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker - Tease Me Baby

7 Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker - It Serves Me Right To Suffer

8 Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker - Nobody Else But You

9 Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker (Hooker 'N Heat) Boogie Chillen No. 2

This episode first aired on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand.

The Blues Room is sponsored by Hamilton Blues Society.

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#619 :: Music from Bette Smith, Robert Finley, Darren Watson, Cecil Barfield and more

New tunes, old tunes, groove tunes, soulful tunes, blues tunes. Enjoy!

Harry Manx - Long Black Veil

Baba Sissoko feat Corey Harris - Dhe Dhe Dhe 

Don Bryant - A Nickel and a Nail

Robert Finley - Three Jumpers

Bette Smith - Shackle Chain

Walter Trout - Mayall's Piano Boogie

John Primer & Bob Corritore - Harmonica Boogaloo

Sam Frazier Jr - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms

Darren Watson - Come On In My Kitchen (free download) 

Cecil Barfield - Root_Blues

Sugaray Rayford feat The Italian Royal Family - Keep Moving

This episode first aired on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand, on Weds 13 Dec 2017.

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#617 :: 29 November 2017

Plenty of scorchers in this mix. Enjoy!

1 Freddie King -Boogie Funk

2 Gov't Mule - Trane

3 JD McPherson - Bloodhound Rock

4 Kim Wilson - Learn To Treat Me Right

5 Nico Wayne Toussaint - Cotton Crop Blues

6 Fat Domino - I Hear You Knocking

7 Benny & the Fly-By-Niters - Pork Chops

8 Downchild - Something I've Done

9 Bobby Rush - I Don't Want Nobody Hanging Around

10 Milligan Vaughan Project - Leave My Girl Alone

11 Rolling Stones - Blue And Lonesome

12 Li'l Chuck the One Man Skiffle Machine - All that glitters (is not gold)

13 Mike Garner - Your Biscuits Are Big Enough For Me

14 Albert Castiglia - Unhappy House Of Blues

15 Samantha Fish - Nearer To You

This episode of The Blues Room first aired on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand.

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#610 :: A Taste Of Bluesfest Byron Bay 2018 (11 October 2017)

*Bluesfest Byron Bay 2018 lineup at https://www.bluesfest.com.au/

1 The Billy Jones Band - Biggest House In Town

2 *Bobby Rush - I Don't Want Nobody Hanging Around

3 B.B. King with Ivan Neville's *DumpstaPhunk - Goin' Home

4 Paul Lamb & The Detroit Breakdown feat *Eric Gales - Fear Free

5 *Joe Louis Walker - Do I Love Her

6 Egidio Juke Ingala & The Jacknives - Can't Get You Off My Mind

7 Dave Myers, Rusty Zinn, Kim Wilson - Gotta Find My Baby

8 Ruthie Foster - Joy Comes Back

9 Big Daddy Wilson - I Just Need A Smile

10 North Mississippi All Stars - Run Red Rooster

11 The Flaming Mudcats - Big Bad Wolf

12 *Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - The Blues Ain’t Going Nowhere

13 Chuck Berry - Lady B. Goode

The Blues Room #610

Wednesday 11 October 2017

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