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Celebrating Blues and Jazz!
15% off all in-stock titles Doug MacLeod’s Break The Chain has won a 2018 Blues Music Award for best Acoustic Album of the Year! Doug MacLeod was also nominated for Best Acoustic Artist, and Break the Chain drummer Jimi Bott earned his 19th nomination! Jazz pianists Mike Garson and Dick Hyman are busy out on the road. Mike is touring with former Bowie bandmates with music of David Bowie while NEA Jazz Master Dick Hyman…
Doug MacLeod Guitar Clinic
If you missed the live performance and in-store guitar clinic at Vinyl Renaissance & Audio of Columbia, you’re in luck as you can watch both below: Order Now Doug MacLeod: Break The Chain In this release, his third album for Reference Recordings, Doug MacLeod continues to explore the breadth and depth of the human condition. Recorded by Reference’s Grammy-winning engineer ‘Prof.’ Keith O. Johnson at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California, Break The Chain brings…
Doug MacLeod Live Session Coming Soon
June 15, while on tour in the Pacific Northwest, Doug MacLeod will stop by the KNKX studios in downtown Seattle, WA for a Live Studio Session broadcast! So make sure to bookmark KNKX.org today to tune in live at 12 noon Pacific on June 15th! Order Now Break The Chain In this release, his third album for Reference Recordings, Doug MacLeod continues to explore the breadth and depth of the human condition. Recorded by Reference’s…
More Best of 2016 Honors for Fiona Boyes!
Order Now The Best of 2016 honors for Fiona Boyes’ new Professin’ The Blues release continue to roll in! The Professor’s Honor Roll of 2016 “I hereby dub Fiona Boyes, The Queen of Old School. She has a great sound and manages to pour more blues into her stripped-down approach than just about anybody else. Her guitar work is top notch, and her vocals are dead on. If you like that sound, you will love…
Fiona Boyes Professin The Blues a December Pick of the Month!
Order Now The UK’s Independent Blues Broadcasters Association has selected Fiona Boyes’ Professin’ The Blues as a December Pick of the month! This means it will be featured on member stations in the UK and Worldwide throughout the month. Professin’ The Blues debuted at #37 on the IBBA airplay charts in September and moved up to #22 in October. So make sure to tune in to your independent blues stations next month; chances are, you’ll…
Fiona Boyes CD Launch in Melbourne
Order Now Sunday, October 23 Fiona Boyes returns to Melbourne to launch her brand new acoustic album ‘Professin’ the Blues’. Recorded at Skywalker Ranch, California, by Grammy-winning audiophile engineer ‘Professor’ Keith O Johnson, the album is a lush 16 track offering featuring intricate fingerpicking, swampy blues grooves and cigar box slide. At the launch Fiona will be accompanied by the fine musical talents of Dean Addison (double bass) and Mark Grunden (drums/percussion). Opening set from…
The Acoustic Blues Club features Professin The Blues
Ian McKenzie’s Blues Podcast features tracks from the new Fiona Boyes “Professin’ The Blues” recording: Professin’ The Blues Fiona Boyes Professin’ The Blues proclaims Fiona Boyes passion for the Blues as she celebrates the unique contribution of recording and mastering engineer ‘Professor’ Keith O. Johnson, Reference Recording’s Technical Director and audio legend. In her self-penned and illustrated liner notes Fiona makes the declaration, “’Professor’ Keith’s amazing approach to capturing sounds, mostly with his own hand…
Rhythms Magazine Reviews Fiona Boyes Professin’ The Blues
Order Now “Boyes has a strong, searching voice and tackles a variety of blues genres without missing a beat, skipping lightly from a strong Texan, Lightnin’ Hopkins opener through ragtime rhythmic drive and reggae-inspired numbers that also include light jazz touches and some absolutely top quality fretwork. This is an album that is immediately gripping from the very off and hi-lights Boyes’ own song-writing strengths, with only two covers in the mix, one being the…
Fiona Boyes Plays “Baby Please Don’t Go”
Order Now Baby Please Don’t Go Blues DNA runs deep in this song popularised by Big Joe Williams in the mid 1930’s but believed to have older folk origins. It’s something that fascinates me about the blues; something so old and familiar is rearranged and reinvented by each new musician and era. Almost every traditional blues player has recorded a version of this song, along with acts like AC/DC, Aerosmith and doo-wop group The Orioles!…
“Go Get ‘Professin’ the Blues’ Right Now”
Order Now “Fiona has been around for a long time, her credits are well known. Nevertheless, it is always good when an established artist doesn’t loose momentum and hits the jackpot again.…Masterful execution of acoustic Blues guitar, all styles and then some. Vocals that range from soulfoul to spooky. Lyrics sometimes dead serious, turn into open satire on occasion. Blues, gospel, rock ‘n’ roll, the woman does it all. …Professin’ The Blues is a great…
Fiona Boyes Is Topping The Charts!
The Roots Music Report is out for the week of October 1, 2016 and Fiona Boyes “Professin’ The Blues” is the #1 Acoustic Blues Album and features three of the top 15 Acoustic Blues Songs!Pre-Order the album TODAY!
Midwest Record Reveals A Fiona Boyes Secret
Order Now “With her latest release we can now let the cat out of the bag. Fiona is Boyes middle name, her first name is The Great.… Boyes is sounding like she’s on the run from Piedmont and the delta with hell hounds on her tail and they think she’s a steak. With an audio team that puts her front and center in your face… using her amazing command of all the authentic, traditional moves,…
Fiona Boyes Plays “One Rule For You”
Order Now One Rule For You The notion of power and its potential misuse is not a new theme in my songwriting. It’s unfortunate that a highly developed sense of entitlement often leads people to behave badly. Although this song is about a particular person and situation, I think there is a universal element to it. No names to protect the guilty – but some folks may recognise the scenario!
Fiona Boyes Plays “Love Changing Blues”
Order Now Love Changing Blues The path of true love is not always smooth. There may be challenges but also unexpected delights and richness. I was single and childless when my husband-to-be came into my life, complete with 5 children and a 3 year-old granddaughter. Taking a twist on some old blues lyrics, this is the story of how I fell in love with the whole package! Love and thanks to the ‘children of my…
Fiona Boyes Plays “Angels and Boats”
Angels and Boats Recently I moved to a very beautiful, but flood prone, area on the mighty Clarence River in NSW, Australia. The wetlands, river and sea define the place and it seems that everyone here has a flood story. Drinking wine and admiring local artist Wayne Gilholm’s work, I asked him about recurring themes in his paintings. He simply said, ‘I like angels and boats’. This song was written on his front porch at…