BlueStar – Roll the Stone
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Roll the Stone

BlueStar - Roll The Stone

"You don't sound like anyone else," said Danny Thompson - renowned bass player for Nick Drake and Joe Strummer - about English musician Conil.

The GRAMMY-winning engineer for Tom Waits and Elvis Costello, Tchad Blake said: "Strange Part of the Country is an awesome album! I still listen to it."

Fleetwood Mac legend Peter Green liked Conil's music so much he stopped by Conil’s house to record with him. They recorded a version of Conil's homage to the jazz greats "Round Midnight". 

Strange Part of the Country never conformed to any current trends and has remained timeless. Now, people are discovering this album and it is becoming an all-time favourite. 

When the album was released in the UK, it received some amazing press. Britain's biggest selling music monthly Q magazine gave it: "Four stars - Q Recommends". Blues Matters magazine wrote: "One of the most original artists out there". In the next issue, Blues Matters put him on the front cover.

Conil left London after Strange Part of the Country was released and has spent the last ten years living in the United States and Europe - including New Orleans, New York City, and Berlin.

BlueStar is a collective group of musicians, friends and family who have played together over four decades. Our origin is in the folk and Indie clubs and pubs in the southeast, spreading over the years to West Yorkshire and the Perthshire peaks.  Principal players include John Mitchell on tenor guitar, mandolin and bass, David Topliff on banjo and guitar, Glenn Lamberton on guitar, Kevin Haugh on accordion, Neil Haverson on guitar, John Warner on Bass and Oliver Mitchell on the fiddle.
We like experimenting with Bluegrass, Blues and Jazz and you will hear elements of all these influences in our work.

Contact BlueStar:
bluestar@thebluestar.co.uk