Archive for Cascade Blues Association
Cascade Blues Association Reviews Blues In My Heart
The Cascade Blues Association’s Greg Johnson reviews Fiona Boyes’s new Blues In My Heart Remaster: “Since her win at the International Blues Challenge back in 2003, Fiona Boyes has been one of the most noted blues guitarists of our time, with no less than eight nominations for Blues Music Awards, including Traditional Female Artists of the Year. … Fiona is in fine form here in what she self-describes as an acoustic album of fingerpicking ragtime…
Cascade Blues Association Reviews Voodoo in the Shadows
The Cascade Blues Association highlights Fiona Boyes and her latest recording, Voodoo in the Shadows: “The new release, “Voodoo In The Shadows,” continues on pace with her penchant for the music of the American South, with a special focus on the sounds of Louisiana and Mississippi that have influenced her playing greatly over the course of her career. … There is a dark and boding atmosphere with the start-off number “Call Their Name,” as she…
Cascade Blues Reviews Lloyd Jones “Doin’ What It Takes”
The Cascade Blues Association has a nice feature on Lloyd Jones and his new Fresh! From Reference Recordings release Doin’ What It Takes! “Doin’ What It Takes is the credo by which Portland bluesman Lloyd Jones has been following throughout his career… “Lloyd Jones is referred to as “The Groove Merchant.” It is a fitting title because he is without question one of the funkiest, soulful artists ever to strap on a Fender. So much…
Brand New Eyes Nominated for CBA “Muddy” Award
Doug MacLeod’s Fresh! From Reference Recordings release Brand New Eyes has been nominated for a “Muddy” Award from the Cascade Blues Association as the best National Blues Recording of 2011. About the Muddy Awards: Named in honor of one of blues music’s most influential forces —McKinley Morganfield, or Muddy Waters— the Cascade Blues Association’s annual Muddy Awards Celebration honors local, regional, national and international stars of the blues. Every September, the Cascade Blues Association solicits…