Showing posts with label Blues Festivals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blues Festivals. Show all posts
24 April 2017
Bluesfest 2017 Wrap Up & 2018 Pre-Early Bird Tickets On Sale NOW!
The 28th Annual Bluesfest Byron Bay, which only just finished a week ago has been a huge success, with over 105,000 attendees enjoying the incredible music on offer, the beautiful weather and happy vibe around the festival. The festival hosted 85 bands with a total of 670 artists who gave 185 outstanding performances across the weekend. Wow!
Check out how Peter Noble, the Festival Director feels about Bluesfest 2017 further down, what some of the artists had to say and take a look at the amazing daily video clips. They're really well done. Roll on 2018!
Bluesfest Festival Director, Peter Noble OAM comments on this year's event:
I think everybody that came this year will tell you that this has been one of the great Bluesfests, and in my opinion certainly within our top 3. I will always be asked who are my favourite artists and who are the great success stories in terms of artists playing for the first time, there are almost too many to mention.
From Laura Mvula, Nikki Hill and Melody Angel to Mary J. Blige and the incomparable Eric Gales there is a never ending list and if you were actually here at Bluesfest you would know what I'm talking about. The emerging artists are now known artists, the returning artists have cemented their careers even more strongly and every single legend shone.
However in the end the biggest stars in the sky at Bluesfest were our audience, they are simply astonishingly wonderful. And all our team who work so hard to put this show on I'm sure would say we did it for you, and you do it for us.
Our last Bluesfest only finished a week ago and we have had an abundance of phone calls/emails as to when the Pre- Early Bird Tickets are going on sale for 2018, so here we are dear friends, giving you the opportunity to purchase your 5 Day Festival Ticket or Buddy Pack at a bargain price for a very short time only.
Bluesfest will be earlier in 2018 with the long Bluesfest Easter weekend starting on Thursday 29th of March to Monday 2nd of April.
Bluesfest daily wrap up videos
27 July 2016
#547 :: LIVE Blues Recording :: Crossroads Revisited with Eric Clapton
The Blues Room #547
Wednesday 27 July 2016
9pm-10pm, FreeFM89.0,
Hamilton, NZ.
Nearly four hours of live performances from Eric Clapton's acclaimed Crossroads Guitar Festival are coming to CD for the first time. This new 3 disc collection coming out now on Rhino will feature 41 tracks of landmark performances from all four Crossroads Guitar Festivals, which were held in 2004, 2007, 2010 and 2013.
Founded in 2004 by the legendary guitarist, Eric Clapton, the Crossroads Guitar Festival has given fans an opportunity to witness truly historic performances by some of the world's greatest guitarists. While fans have been able to relive those magical moments thanks to a series of successful DVD and Blu-ray compilations, only a few of those performances have made their way to CD.
A veritable "Who's Who" of guitar music can be heard on this set, including Clapton, Jeff Beck, Gary Clark Jr., Robert Cray, Billy F Gibbons, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, John Mayer, Carlos Santana, Joe Walsh, Ronnie Wood, and Jimmie Vaughn, just to name a few. Naturally, the all-star jams deliver some of the collection s most unforgettable moments.
Held every three years since 2004, the Crossroads Guitar Festival raises funds for the Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment and education facility that Clapton founded in 1998 to help people suffering from chemical dependency.
Nate has selected some of his favorite performances from Crossroads festivals, including a tune by Taj Mahala nd Keb Mo which wasn't included on the 3 CD release. Enjoy!
1. Rock Me Baby – Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, B.B. King & Jimmie Vaughan [2004]
2. Drums Of Passion (Jingo) – Carlos Santana with Eric Clapton [2004]
3. Hell At Home – Sonny Landreth with Eric Clapton [2007]
4. Mas Y Mas – Los Lobos [2007]
5. Lay Down Sally – Vince Gill with Sheryl Crow, Keb’ Mo’, Albert Lee, James Burton & Earl Klugh [2010]
6. Five Long Years – Buddy Guy with Jonny Lang & Ronnie Wood [2010]
7. Born Under A Bad Sign – Booker T. with Steve Cropper, Keb’ Mo’, Blake Mills, Matt “Guitar” Murphy & Albert Lee [2013]
8. Please Come Home – Gary Clark Jr. [2013]
9. Diving Duck Blues - Taj Mahal and Keb Mo [2013]
26 March 2016
#529 :: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2016
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The Blues Room,23 March 2016
Episode #529
A mix of music from bands featured at Bluesfest Byron Bay this Easter, 24-28 March 2016. Theres some old favorites alongside some fresh new modern bands in this episode. Something for all tastes, and not just from the blues genre either. Check out the artist list at http://www.bluesfest.com.au/
1. Vintage Trouble - Blues Hand Me Down
2. Taj Mahal - Going Up To The Country and Paint My Mailbox Blue
3. Janiva Magness - I Don't Want To Do Wrong
4. Joe Bonamassa - Bridge To Better Days
5. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Don't Know What It Means
6. St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Half The City
7. The Happyland Singers with Blind Boys of Alabama - Goodbye Mother
8. Rhiannon Giddens - Up Above My Head
9. Blind Boy Paxton with Playing For Change - Mole In The Ground
10. Shakey Graves - Late July
11. Blackberry Smoke - Six Ways To Sunday (LIVE in North Carolina)
12. Eugene 'Hideaway' Bridges - BB
26 February 2015
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17 April 2014
The Silver Anniversary: 25th Byron Bay Bluesfest Special (#430)
The Blues Room, 16 April 2014
Episode # 430
Some of the Blues line up at Byron Bay's 25th Anniversary Festival. WOW!
1. Buddy Guy - Damn Right I Have The Blues (LIVE at Legends)
2. Charlie Musselwhite - Bad Boy
3. Music Maker Blues Foundation feat. Dr. G. B. Burt & Ardie Dean - It
Hurts Me Too; What Can An Old Man Do But Sing The Blues
4. Valerie June - Workin' Woman Blues
5. Boz Scaggs - Corrina, Corrina
6. Claude Hay - I Love Hate You
7. Dr. John and the Nite Trippers - Revolution
8. Clairy Browne & The Bangin Rackettes - Baby Caught The Bus
9. Nikki Hill - Ask Yourself
10. CW Stoneking - Seven Nation Army
11. Ray Beadle - Who Loves You Baby
1 November 2013
Byron Bay Bluesfest Playing Schedule for 2014 is available online
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Typically, Fridays have ALWAYS had a super line-up but just look at 2014's playing schedule, everyday is musical heaven! Get the original pdf copy of this playing schedule at www.showticketsecure.com
And check out http://www.bluesfest.com.au/ to stay up to date with Bluesfest!
7 February 2013
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