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‘Rhinestoned’ mixes originals about the Indian Chief Crazy Horse, 1960s civil rights freedom riders from Nashville, and “Nashville Without Rhinestones” that says a lot about who Jason Ringenberg is

“Potts is a stellar six-string strutter who plays with the confidence and maturity of a young man reaching the top of his game through relentless jamming and late night gigs in the clubs and bars of his native Edinburgh.” – American Blues Scene

The band might be called Rosedale Junction but these exceptional musicians are standing high and proud at the crossroads and don’t need to sell their souls to the devil in exchange for innate remarkable talents

Over the past 10 years Holy Moly & The Crackers have increasingly gained popularity as a house-rocking party band playing seriously good music including elements of folk, blues, funk, indie and rock, headlining festivals across Europe.

Ten classic Peter Green compositions played with emotion, integrity and respect by six of Scotland’s most talented blues musicians were a fitting celebration of the life and achievements of the universally revered ‘Green god.’

“The Irish bandleader’s voice has always had the perfect ratio of honey to shrapnel.” – Henry Yates, ‘Classic Rock’

“The way I play tends to be not with notes or phrases but with expression—little bursts of expression.” – Corky Siegel

“I don’t want to get up on stage and rehash what somebody else has already recorded. I want to get up on stage and tell my story. I feel that this new record is able to do that.”

‘Guitar Man’ tells the incredible rise of legendary bluesman Joe Bonamassa, whose hard work and determination have made him the top-selling blues artist of all time

The capital’s young guns Jed Potts & the Hillman Hunters played their set of original material at Car Cave, appropriately a vintage car showroom. Blues royalty, King King’s Alan Nimmo, joined celebrated blues rockers Gerry Jablonski and the Electric Band on stage at Edinburgh’s iconic La Belle Angele