A short acoustic piece taken from some a recording session. 
Not going to be used for anything as only a little warm up demo sort of thing

The Walk

A short warm up piece for the fingers in the studio and sound test on the Resonator mics.

White Horse Blues

An out take from recent studio sessions recording with Ian Jennings on Double Bass and the wonderful Becky Brine on vocals .

Just having fun with this and chillin!

Spoonful

Just a slide opener from a recent show .
Bit rough and ready but I kinda like that anyway! 

Played on my little Sigma 12fret parlour guitar.

Barleys Opener.

A live take of a drone blues type thing very much inspired by American primitive guitarists such as John Fahey and Jack Rose.
C tuning

The Hustle.

A demo of a short idea that is from a full track that is going to be on the next album.

Legs

Just a first run through of the basic ideas for this Etude Improvisation

Etude Idea A..WAV

Featuring Mike Thorne on drums and Orlando Shearer on double bass.
This is just a little cooking swing number that we played live in the studio a few times and this was the favourite take.

HOT SWING (Demo)

Rough live demos ideas recorded at Rimshot studios in Kent.
 Mike Thorne -Drums
Jim Leverton- electric bass.
Ritchie Lane- Guitars.
65 telecaster direct into a princeton amp.

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Track 8

A quick test of my new Quilter amp and a short blast of a bit of Misty

Messin with Misty

Guitar Player Magazine ( USA) .March 2009 the editor of Guitar Player magazine picked Ritchie as one of their Big Eight Players.

"Whoa! Thrilling and blissfully scary!"

"Majestic command on the guitar. great stage presence, blistering guitar.If James Dean had sung the blues it would have sounded like this!" ( Bill Smith. BLUES IN BRITAIN).
"Ritchie enthralled the audience"
"touch ,tone and taste"
( Blues in Britain)

Ritchie has played and toured across the UK , Europe and beyond in the last 30 years playing venues as diverse as the legendary but diminutive Aint Nuthin But the Blues bar in Central London to the beautiful Municipal Hall at Colne as part of the Great British Rhythm and Blues festival and many other great venues and festivals along the way.

THE FREEZE.
Which was formed with and featured John Stokes on vocals/Harmonica .

Ritchie was signed to Sticky records. Releasing tracks on Sticky Labels 2 Something new ,Something Blue"

The Freeze. Exhibit A. Released in 1999.
The Freeze. recorded acoustic 6 track E.P
The Freeze. A Little Heat. Released in 2007.

Blues from The Aint Nuthin But. Vol II .Compilation of well known/renowned blues bands.

As well as guesting , playing and touring with various other bands along the way!
Recorded with Katie Bradley ( band called Strange Pleasure) .10 tracks of Katies originals and some classics .

The Ritchie Lane Band.
Released a limited edition 5 track e.p. Aug 2009.
Band featured Mike Thorne drums. Orlando Shearer Double Bass./Richard Studholme Bass.

NO RETURN E.P.
Katie Bradley - Ritchie Lane. Acoustic slide blues/roots e.p
A 7 track mini album 2018 that garnered great radio play and reached no.11 on the independant UK radio charts.

The Primitive Noise band.

2019 joined the band as guitarist played some great shows debut album garnered rave reviews alum of the week awards and reached no.4 on the Independant charts UK.

Currently working on a new acoustic mini album for release in October 2022.



For other gigs and Info
http://ritchielaneblues.co.uk/

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