Author: David Scott
“Blues music is…stronger than many people realize and is as relevant now as it was when W.C. Handy first heard the slide guitar on that darkened train platform way back when.”
Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London is one of the world’s most famous music venues. And it’s the perfect, intimate setting for the sold out launch of Ruby Turner’s 20th solo album, Love Was Here, because it is her spiritual home. Indeed, a residency over two weeks was needed to meet demand for tickets such is the immense popularity and reputation of the Jamaican-born, UK-based songstress who has found considerable fame, latterly with Jools Holland & His R&B Orchestra. Turner and her four-piece band opened with the mid tempo, jazz-infused, coolly sensuous “On The Defence” from her Responsible album, providing…
R&B soul queen, songwriter and actress Ruby Turner, MBE is enjoying an illustrious career. Ruby announced her arrival on the UK music scene in 1986 with her first solo album, which included a sensational version of the Etta James classic “I’d Rather Go Blind.” By 1990, Turner had topped the USA charts with “It’s Gonna Be Alright” and for the past quarter of a century she has traveled the world as vocalist with Jools Holland and his R&B Orchestra. Millions celebrate New Year’s Eve with Ruby on BBC TV’s Jools’ Annual Hootenanny, making her one of the nation’s best known…
Debut singles don’t get any better than “I’d Give It All (Redux).” It only takes a few seconds to recognize a star in the making with a voice reminiscent of the great 20th century American chanteuses. Released independently by Blank Studios, the word redux at the end of the song title indicates this is a revival of a ballad from the UK gypsy-folk and rock band Holy Moly & The Crackers’ best selling Take A Bite album. However, it is much more than that, because “I’d Give It All (Redux)” marks the debut solo single release of Ruth Patterson, the highly…
The art of the luthier reaches its zenith with this beautifully constructed custom guitar from the master craftsmen at Gibson whose passion, perfection and precision are evident in their prized instrument. To make an identical replica of what a 60-year-old ES-335 looked like at Woodstock in 1969 is an achievement of pure genius. The aging cherry wood adds to the distressed appearance, the scratches are consistent with years of hard playing and the guitar is authentic in every detail including the famous sticker motifs. Gibson has made 50 limited edition signature replicas of this fabled ’69 Festival’ axe. The famous Nashville…
The Sage Gateshead is one of the UK’s most iconic concert venues and has hosted the biggest international names in music from Beth Hart to Joe Bonamassa, The Beach Boys to Randy Newman. It is located on the south bank of the River Tyne in North East England, overlooking the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, home of Holy Moly & The Crackers. Their performance on October 4th at Sage Gateshead was going to be extra special as the band returns after a lengthy tour of festivals across Europe. At the beginning of the decade the three original members, Conrad Bird,…
“The older I get the more and more I respect and am proud of the blues as a musical art form.” – Giles Robson
Firmly establishes Robson as a premier harp player on both sides of the Pond.
It is the chemistry between all five highly talented musicians which is what makes them special.
Looking and sounding like a rerun of the famous New York Woodstock festival which propelled Ten Years After to global stardom was the Fifty Years After Party at the record-breaking Silverstone Classic.