‘Acoustic Blues’ Archives
Acoustic Blues Artist of the Year Nominees
The 2009 Blues Foundation Music Awards are coming up soon. I love the announcements and exposure for the blues and always find a few new tunes and musicians by combing through their nominees. My favorites are always the new acoustic blues I find so I'm [...]
Mr Mat … Mountain Men – Fine Acoustic Blues
Mountain Men was formed when a guitar playing Mr. Mat from France and harmonica playing Barefoot Iano from Australia joined forces in 2005. Their first album "Mat with Iano - Mountain Men" was released in October 2005 and when the stock was depleted they [...]
Reverend Gary Davis (1896-1972) – Banjo and Blues
I'm pretty fascinated by the banjo and the blues. Steve Martin used to joke about it - you can read up on my banjo musing here. When you think of Piedmont blues you can sort of imagine the link with banjo playing and the blues but, when you listen to [...]
The Banjo and the Blues
Steve Martin used to joke about it how you can't play a sad song on the banjo. Then he'd play a stereotypical sad blues tune on the banjo and crack everyone up. At the time I remember joking about banjo blues with friends. The joke was on me though. In [...]
Blind Lemon Jefferson (1897-1929)
Blind Lemon Jefferson was born in Coutchman, Texas, in July 1897 to the best of anyone's knowledge Lemon was actually his real name and he was born blind. Jefferson supported himself and possibly a family playing his own compositions on the street corners [...]