Third Degree-Blue Roads

John Fusco’s third recording outing, an authentic, fun, and often hard-hitting collection that, again, demonstrates his unique cinematic style. While still rooted in blues, gospel, and country-rock, Borderlands draws on Fusco’s deep, long-time affinity with the American West. Or as Fusco, himself, puts it: The wild west soul of America.

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The Ray Fuller Band was formed in 1974, evolving into Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers in 1978, releasing a self-titled album on vinyl, and Fuller has not looked back since. Mastering his craft throughout the ’80s and ’90s, Fuller was quick to become the “go to” act throughout Ohio to open for iconic blues musicians such as Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy and more.

MUDDY WATERS after witnessing an opening act performance by Fuller exclaimed for all to hear, “That was some hot slide boy, I could smell the smoke backstage!”

JOHN LEE HOOKER was so impressed that he took Ray Fuller as his special guest at his next show! Fuller released Something Shakin’ in 1984 and Damn Guitars in 1989, which was quick to become a top seller for Rounder Records, followed by Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers Live in 1992. In 1995, touring paused with the demise of Fuller’s first marriage which ended in true blues fashion.

Fuller went on to release Pearlene in 1997, Twist of Fate in 1999, and in 2003 Live Rockin’ the Blues. In 2010, Fuller played his first overseas show at the Vodacom Ampitheatre in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and began focusing on his passion for slide guitar, playing in his own style which has been compared to and inspired by Elmore James, Hound Dog Taylor and even Earl Hooker (cousin of John Lee Hooker). Fuller found himself in demand with renewed focus on his unique style of “Rockin’ Slide Guitar Blues,” playing major blues festivals in the USA, Canada and Europe. In 2011, Fuller released Piece of Work on the Azuretone Record Label. In 2014 Fuller had the rare honor of recording Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers LIVE at Buddy Guy’s Legends. In 2014 and 2016 Fuller crisscrossed Europe, with audiences demanding as many as five encores! In 2016, Fuller released Long Black Train in Europe a month early to coincide with his Europe Tour; its official release was in October 2016. Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers’ new release, PAY THE PRICE on Azuretone Records, has a release date of May 28, 2019. Pay The Price shows promise to be the crown jewel of Fuller’s 40-year career. Pre-release reviews have called it “outstanding,” praising Fuller’s seasoned, clear vocals and tight rhythm section while, as American Blues Scene put it “leaving listeners both breathless and thirsty for more!

Pay The Price

Ray Fuller & The Bluesrockers - Mean And Evil Woman

During part of the 1970s and 1980s, he lived in California and performed with many stars such as Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, Janis Joplin, Ted Nugent, Iggy Pop, Kenny Rogers, Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Johnny Winter and many others. His autobiography explains how he entered the music business and how he got his nickname, the "Reverend" Marc Falconberry.
Marc's Musical Memoirs : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3s_uN55USPaNsScDjAL9dA
https://www.facebook.com/people/Rev-Marc-Falconberry/
https://revmarcfalconberry1.bandcamp.com/

Irreverend Blues

Rev Marc Falconberry - Back Down In The Bottle

Paris nineteen fifty-six, number nine rue Git le Coeur
Word is out and everybody′s beating on the door
Madame Rachou will let you in, just smile and ring the bell
Welcome to Nirvana at the Beat hotel
The sweet smell of Pernod, a Gauloise cigarette
It's a cosmic congregation but you ain′t seen nothing yet
It's an open invitation, an existential clientele
All looking for Nirvana at the Beat hotel
They looked for it in New York City and San Francisco Bay
They looked for in bebop jazz and it blew them all away
They tried out every avenue and then said "What the hell,
We'll look for it in Paris at the Beat hotel"
Burroughs came up from Tangiers, Ginsberg from New York
Kerouac came up from Italy and slept out in the park
Gregory Corso came and went and where he′s at no one can tell
He′s still looking for Nirvana at the Beat hotel
Take me to your leader, take me to the man
Someone has got the answer, someone's got the perfect plan
If you′re looking in the alleys, if you're looking in the bars
You′ll find us in the gutter, looking at the stars
This ragged band of poets, Christians, Buddhists, Jews
A new Beat generation searching for the Muse
Some found it in the arms of a mystic mademoiselle
Looking for Nirvana at the Beat hotel
The rooms count up to forty-one, but you can sleep out in the hall
For a few centimes you can get a drink and write your poems on the wall
And the marijuana mixes with the Tukish toilet smell
It's all part of Nirvana at the Beat hotel
Alex Campbell strums an old guitar someone picked up in Spain
Ginsberg′s howling poetry and Kerouac's drunk again
The rent is overdue there must be something they can sell
Maybe they can sell Nirvana at the Beat Hotel
Someone's taking photographs, Janine takes off her clothes
Marlene′s meditating and concentrating on her toes
Jasmine hides in room sixteen and curls up in her shell
She′s communing with Nirvana at the Beat Hotel
Take me to your leader, take me to the man
Someone has got the answer, someone's got the perfect plan
If you′re looking in the alleys, if you're looking in the bars
You′ll find us in the gutter, looking at the stars
They did it for the journey and not for getting there
Fame is in a whisper when you pay the taxi fare
It's just this side of Heaven and a long, long way from Hell
It′s somewhere in Nirvana at the Beat Hotel
Nothing lasts forever, and forever's in a rhyme
It's a Buddha-like connection and everybody has their time
If you want to drink the water you′ve got to dig into the well
Maybe then you′ll find Nirvana at the Beat Hotel
It was over by nineteen sixty-three and everyone had gone
But they'd opened up the road and the revolution was getting won
When the poems were painted over and they rang the final bell
It was goodbye to Nirvana at the Beat Hotel
The myth is stronger than the truth, and truth can sometimes lie
To see it all for what it was you need an uncorrupted eye
Was the journey worth it, only time will tell
Still looking for Nirvana, at the Beat Hotel
Take me to your leader, take me to the man
Someone has got the answer, someone′s got the perfect plan
If you're looking in the alleys, if you′re looking in the bars
You'll find us in the gutter, looking at the stars
Looking at the stars
We′re looking at the stars


Allan Taylor: vocal, guitar.
Chris Jones: guitar
Lutz Möller: piano
Beo Brockhausen: sax, percussion, autoharp, accordion, kantele
Hans-Jörg Maucksch: fretless bass
Grischka Zepf: electric bass
Nils Tuxen: pedal-steel
Martin Huch: dobro (manzanita)
Thomas Klippel: Hammond B3
Siard de Jong: violin, viola
Simone Mittelbach: violoncello
Thomas Körber: e-guitar
Christine Maringer-Tries: harmony voc.
Christiane Eiben: harmony voc.

All songs written by Allan Taylor
Produced and recorded by Günther Pauler
Mastered by Hans-Jörg Maucksch
Photography & design: Manfred Pollert

The Beat Hotel

PAT FULGONI BLUES EXPERIENCE release the debut album 'Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience" 27th September.

STICKIN THE KNIFE IN BLUES is track 9 and a seasoned blues which has seen the band notch up gigs at many festivals incl Buxton Blues, Colne Blues, Blues Alive (Czech), Beatherder, Chapel Allerton

Jacob Beckwith guitar, Rory Wells bass, Sam Bolt piano, Zebedee Sylvester drums. Guest harmonica by Alex Eden

A live review of Pat Fulgoni over at SXSW in Austin, Texas in Billboard Magazine said “Fulgoni could sing a pearl from its oyster”. They ain’t wrong and Blues Matters adds "completely blown away because he can sing, I mean really sing, ridiculously well”

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"Stickin The Knife In Blues" Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience

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.
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released November 13, 2015

feat. Mike Wheeler, Tommie Harris, Sax Gordon, Tony Vega and Big Pete
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I Go by Feel

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It's just a Halloween Album.  For Halloween

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Jinda Biant - Rollin' Train (Prod, Mix, Master)

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