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.



22 February 2018

#629 :: Another Belly Fulla Blues With Fatt Max (21 February 2018)

Give it up for Fatt Max! He always brings a great blues selection to life. 
Catch him performing at the 4th Sunday Blues Sessions on March 25th at Biddy Mulligans in Hood Street, thanks to Hamilton Blues society. Next week on The Blues Room we bring you an interview with Josh Teskey (vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica) of The Teskey Brothers band.

Dr Feelgood – She Does Right 
Albert King – Crosscut Saw 
Jessie Mae Hemphill – Loving In The Moonlight 
Lightning Hopkins – Jake Head Boogie 
Muddy Waters – I’m Ready 
Big Bill Bronzy – Little City Woman 
Steve Kozac Band – Strangers In My Hometown 
Peter Karp – Valentines Day
John Mayall – Big Town Playboy 
Dinah Washington – New Blowtop Blues 
B B King – Talking The Blues 
Henry Red Allen – Let Me Miss You Baby 
Junior Wells – Come On In This House 
Polka Dot Slim – Ain't Broke Ain't Hungry

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




14 February 2018

#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.


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.



13 February 2018

#627 :: G-Love, Rick Estrin, Nick Cave, R.L. Burnside, Hendrix & Holiday and more!!

Darcy Perry brings us another hour of Blues Power!

1. The Animals - Boom Boom
2. Muddy Waters - The Blues Had A Baby
3. G Love and the Special Sauce - I Like Cold Beverage
4. Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
5. Rick Estrin and The Nightcats - Callin’ All Fools
6. Steve Earl - Tom Ames’ Prayer
7. Johnny Winter (with Eric Clapton) - Don’t Want No Woman
8. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - The Good Son
9. Steve Kozak Band - Every Night and Every Day
10. R.L. Burnside - Chain of Fools
11. Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
12. Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
13. Billy Holiday - Summertime

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



1 February 2018

#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.



25 January 2018

#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.