Thomas Guiducci & the B-Folk Guys is a blues-folk band from Turin (IT). The band has a rich repertoire of re-arranged cover songs and original songs influenced by the great American folk-blues tradition and by some Irish atmospheres. The musical language is a mix of blues, country, folk and jazz. The live show is enhanced by the use of typical folk-music instruments such as banjo, dobro, mandolin, trumpet, harp, bass, accordion and brushes, the acoustic sound is very original and captivating.

ENG BIO

J.Sintoni was born March 20,1974 in Cesena (Italy).
 
Guitarist and singer with a solid blues background, 
he's been leading his own bands since mid 90s' and been a regular on the clubs and festivals circuit, playing the likes of Pistoia Blues Festival, Black&Blue Festival, Rootsway Blues Festival, Blues River Festival and many others, as well as opening for musicians of the stature of John Hammond and Doug Mac Leod. 
 
Sintoni has previously produced and recorded the two self penned albums "The red suit" (2007),featured in the ranking of the Top50 Blues Albums USA the same year, and "A better man" (2012).

He's also featured on the album by Grayson Capps "Love songs,mermaids and grappa" (2015) released on Appaloosa Records.
 
Relief(2017), released on Good Luck Factory and distributed by IRD, is the album on which he approached the Americana genre with mostly acoustic and intimate songs . 
Produced by Sintoni,who also recorded the fourteen original songs at his home studio, the album features the Grammy-winning producer and sound engineer Trina Shoemaker behind the mixing console; with its mix of blues,country and folk songs it represents a turning point in Sintoni’s musical career after more than two decades as leader of his power trio.
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The long time friendship and musical collaboration with Grayson Capps,the singer songwriter from Alabama,has led J.Sintoni to follow a more intimate research and write new acoustic material.
Technical expertise and care for the songwriting are walking side by side on Relief and the traditional styles are revisited with taste and freshness.
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Since 2018 J.Sintoni also tours and plays guitar for the folk rock singer song-writer from Sweden Buford Pope.

The latest album,released June 11 th on Go Country Records,is entitled "Backroads".

ITA BIO

J.Sintoni è nato a Cesena il 20 Marzo 1974.
Chitarrista e cantante dalla solida formazione blues è attivo dalla metà degli anni '90 ed ha suonato su innumerevoli palchi in Italia e all’estero, tra cui Stati Uniti, Svezia e Francia.
Ha scritto e prodotto gli album "The red suit", annoverato tra i Top 50 Blues Albums 2007 negli USA, "A better man" e "Relief" che segna la svolta acustica del musicista.

L'11 Giugno 2021 è uscito per l’etichetta Go Country Records il nuovo album "Backroads" che vede la partecipazione di numerosi special guests che si alternano nei dieci brani di stampo country e folk.
Collabora come chitarrista da oltre dieci anni col cantautore americano Grayson Capps col quale ha all’attivo sette tour e l'album Love songs, mermaids and grappa e con il folk singer svedese Buford Pope.
Una carriera iniziata venticinque anni fa e dedicata interamente alla musica americana e oggi consolidatasi in uno stile fingerpicking che fonde blues, country, ragtime e folk music.

Di lui hanno scritto: “ J.Sintoni è uno di quegli artisti completi che si incontrano raramente; chitarrista di prim’ordine, ottimo cantante ed un eccellente compositore tra i migliori artisti del genere!” BluesRockers USA

“ Un musicista italiano di livello superiore “ - Black Dog&Waltzes

Musicista e compositore, didatta e... http://insig.ht/andreasruoccos

LINDA VALORI 
By Ron Wynn

Linda Valori can sing anything with flair and grace. She's gifted with great range, a gorgeous sound and precise, yet fluid delivery. She also has another special quality that can't be learned: A truly soulful sensibility. Though she's sung pop, opera and jazz, Valori's true loves are the blues and pure R&B - not the heavily produced style that now dominates urban radio, but the classic treasure trove of the past 70 years that's influenced the core of all popular music. These musical preferences might seem strange for a native Italian, but Valori doesn't see anything unusual about it. "It wasn't me who chose to sing the blues," Valori maintains. "The blues chose me! It has always been so natural. I tried a lot of other genres, but blues and R&B have always been my first love; they have always been a part of me." That's what the blues has always documented: the experiences, anguish, and hurt, but also the wit, humor and resilience of a people. While certainly born out of and steeped in the Black experience, skin color has never been the main determinant of who can really sing the blues - the blues are a truly human expression. They require the ability to communicate with honesty and authority. Valori clearly has that ability and has even used it in performing four times for two different Popes (Pope John Paul and Pope Benedict XVI). For Linda, there's no question that whatever she sings, she's going to reach out and find the blues that exist there, and it doesn't matter where she's doing it, or who her audience is.... Anyone who loves music and the blues will immediately hear that Linda Valori sings with high energy and real passion. She's not imitating anyone - the blues and R&B are as much the songs of her life as that of any American blues artist. Linda Valori is the real deal...

ABOUT HER :

Vincenzo Mollica:
"La voce meravigliosa e irripetibile di Linda Valori riesce a far ballare anche l'anima";

Massimo Ranieri:
"Se hai la fortuna di ascoltare Linda Valori, scoprirai la vera regina del genere musicale R&B".

Steve Jones (Crossroad Blues ) :
"What do you get when you mix a little bit of jazz and blues divas Martha Reeves, Ruth Brown, and Sarah Vaughn together with old school Pier Angeli and opera's Cecilia Bartoli together with an good amount of original talent? Well, you just might get something like this young lady, Linda Valori". 

BB Chris è un One Man Band. Cassa, charley, slide e fingerpicking sono alla base del suo sound che affonda le radici nel Blues rurale della tradizione americana. DON'T MISS IT!!

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