Words and music by. J.  Chisholm, D. Yates (SOCAN 2022)

04 Don't Let Me Drown

All songs written by L.H. Halliburton. Produced by Doc Sarlo.

New Orleans Going Down

Welcome to the soul-stirring world of Choca Blues, where the essence of blues music intertwines with diverse influences drawn from our multinational backgrounds. Founded amidst the serene landscapes of San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala, our band is a testament to the serendipitous power of musical connections. Check out our debutalbum 'The Wind' here on soundcloud.

The Wind

02 - Illinois Blues

Closer To The Bone

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Tommy Castro & The Painkillers - Crazy Woman Blues

51 Highway

Matt T Mahony (BE), artist name of Matti De Rijcke, is a guitarist, singer and songwriter located in Ghent's thriving music scene. Since the early days of blues and roots club Missy Sippy, he has organized the now legendary 'Sunday Sessions' every first Sunday of the month. As host, he always puts the heat on his guests. Besides the extremely talented Missy Sippy All Stars, a lot of established names have joined him on stage: Steven De Bruyn, Alan Gevaert,... up to and including Guido Belcanto.
It was also in this club that Matt T met the skilled harmonica player Steven Troch. Matt T became permanent guitarist with the Steven Troch Band and in addition to many concerts in the benelux, they won the Belgian Blues Challenge at the end of 2019. The same year he released his own first EP 'Matt T Mahony : live at Missy Sippy'. Here some review quotes : "Honest, delicious blues that we can never get enough of." (Luminous Dash) "Five songs, one word...Amazing!" (Rootsville), "Matt T Mahony sings and hits the strings like the big boys do." (Jazz & Mo')
Finally, the release of the long-awaited new album is here! 'Good man blues' represents a wandering in search of a lost sense of home. The artwork was created by designer Mark Schmeitz. He drew inspiration from one of Matt T Mahony's favorite films, Wim Wenders' 'Paris, Texas'. In a melancholic mood, you cast your eyes on an arid landscape where the scorching heat makes you wonder if it is reality or rather a reflection or shadow you see. 
The music reflects this feeling just fine. A blues-dripping guitar, cutting harmonica, deep grooves at the bass and exotic rhythms in the drums provide the foundation for Matt T Mahony's songs. You hear a clear foundation of blues tradition but also wild organic improvisations that lean more towards Jazz. It’s a fresh innovative wind blowing through the blues landscape. It's as if El Fish merged with Dans Dans to form a reincarnation! Or Marc Ribot taking The Black Keys under his wing.

Good Man Blues

Good Man Blues - Matt T Mahony

Just like Strauss' award-winning debut CD "Electric Blues" (Blues In Germany Award for Best Album in 2014), "I Go By Feel" could easily be called an international blues summit. On this fully packed, 60-minute plus studio effort his collaborations with Delmark recording artist Mike Wheeler and ex-Luther Allison drummer Tommie Harris add a new, more contemporary Chicago Blues influence to the guitarist’s repertoire, while Tony Vega's (Houston) raunchy slide, Sax Gordon's (Boston) muscular saxophone and The Netherlands’ blues harmonica export No.1, Big Pete van der Pluijm, contribute a huge amount of variety to Strauss’ straight-ahead, natural blues formula.

Strauss, who discovered his passion for the music of B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan and many others as a teenager in the 1980s, is “as authentic as any Texas or Chicago axe slinger around” (Gary Reinhard, WITR Radio/Bad Dog Blues, Rochester, New York) and has honed his chops over the course of more than 25 years of playing clubs and festivals. "I Go By Feel" not only confirms Kai Strauss' reputation as being in the top league of Europe's electric blues guitarists but also shows that the 45-year-old has evolved into a convincing singer, songwriter and producer in his prime, ready for many more good things to happen.

When Kai Strauss goes by feel, the Blues is literally in good hands.
credits
released November 13, 2015

feat. Mike Wheeler, Tommie Harris, Sax Gordon, Tony Vega and Big Pete
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all rights reserved

I Go by Feel

Money is the Name of the Game

Devil in Your Eyes

My dear old friend Martin Bedford died a year or so ago. For years we’d been talking about how his SHEFFIELD based Honey Bee Blues Club needed its own compilation CD. He encouraged and assisted so many people from the blues and roots scene. For example he told me i really should be singing more blues too and gave me advice on my own Huddersfield Blues Club efforts! So here it is. A Taste Of Honey (Martin Bedford Tribute) 2 x CD. Hope you like it Martin!

"A TASTE OF HONEY (Martin Bedford Tribute) 2 x CD"

As a tribute to legendary Sheffield promoter Martin Bedford here's a bluestastic compilation of 35 local, national, international blues n roots artists who have played his Honey Bee Blues Club over the last 2 decades.

All profits go to The Sarah Nulty Power of Music Foundation https://www.thesarahnultypowerofmusicfoundation.co.uk 
Funds administered by Nicola Harris Bedford

CDs will be available from Bandcamp (and HBBC gigs) from 28th February: https://honeybeebluesclub.bandcamp.com 

SPOTIFY launch 21st February. Other digital sites including amazon and iTunes 28th February

THE ARTISTS (and their tracks)

CD 1
01 Mark Harrison - Dirty Business 
02 The 20ft Squid Blues Band - Way Down In The Hole 
03 Tom Attah - How Long Has It Been
04 Southern Fried Groove Queens - Poor Black Mattie 
05 Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience - Keep The Blues Alive (radio edit)  
06 Kelley Swindall - Hole In My Heart 
07 Tom Killner - Ride With Me 
08 Crosscut Saw - Someday Baby 
09 Dave Arcari - Devil May Care 
10 Fay Hield - Green Gravel 
11 Chris Wragg and Greg Copeland - House Burned Down 
12 Serious Sam Barrett  - Last Of The Yorkshire Outlaws (live) 
13 Downtown Roots feat Saxbob Swift  - Eyes Wide Open 
14 Lightning Threads - Next Door Neighbour Blues
15 Ash Gray & The Burners - Black Muddy Woman (LIVE at the Dorothy Pax)      
16 Darnell Cole & The Vibe - Journey 
17 Cellar Door Moon Crow - Whistler  

CD2
01 The Fargo Railroad Co - Jackie Come On 
02 Slim Wilson and The Swamp Brothers - Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
03 Mudcats Blues Trio - Sweetheart Valerie 
04 Rhiannon Scutt - Slow Drift
05 Dead Mans Uke - She Done Sold It Out 
06 Buffalo Ghost - Rock Me Honey
07 Sieben - Snow Burial
08 Gary Grainger - Nobody's Fault But Mine 
09 Chris Dover (Featuring The Suitcase Rags) - You Won't Let Me Mama 
10 The Black Thunder Revue - Can't Take A Hint 
11 Blast Lane - Midnight Train
12 Chris Martin - Bring me that Preacher Man
13 Ramblin’ Preachers - Keep On
14 Banjo Jen - Between the Lines
15 The Tigermen - Bagful of Boogie
16 Roaming Son - Blood On My Hands
17 Bone Broke Kings - Don't Wait For Me
18 Chris Murphy - Halfway Around The World (LIVE at the Dorothy Pax) tribute album mix

#honeybeebluesclub #martinbedford #dorothypax

Keep The Blues Alive (radio edit) from "A Taste Of Honey" (Martin Bedford tribute)

Boom Boom

This music you find at your fingertips is a celebration of standing strong with hands held 
high. It will be the coolness in the darkness. It is music that grins in the face of unsung days. 
Impassioned and scrappy, rockin’ and so very groovous, Jake Chisholm finds fire with his voice, his guitar, and with his true swagger-brothers in electrified cahoots : Darcy Yates, Bass, Jimmy Bowskill, Stringed Instruments, Ian Mckeown, Drums.