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Welcome to earlyblues.com, at over eleven years old one of the longest running continuous blues sites on the net, where you will find a vast range of blues material: the 'UK & European Blues Festival Guide', UK & US blues festival photographs and reviews, blues tours and gigs, artist and band interviews, essays and articles, research projects, reference lists, recommended blues books, CDs, DVDs, and blues radio stations, travelogues, general blues news items, a blues shopping mall, blues recipes, blues resting places, links to other blues sites, discussion forums and guestbook views. Be sure to visit often as the site is updated very frequently with a huge amount of material to add. Looking for a specific blues
artist or band, check this out first:
Blues Artists & Bands Index - indexing artists & bands
featured on the
'Earlyblues' website,
or try Blues Festival Photos for a
list of past blues festivals, or try
The NewsStand -
all sorts of snippets from the blues world.
Otherwise browse the Noticeboards below - each one listing the latest
updates by category.
For a
comprehensive list of what's on the site, see the
list on the left.
For posters of upcoming UK Blues Festivals see way down the bottom of
this page.
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For latest postings see: Interviews Noticeboard - interviews with Gregg Wright, Marcus Malone, Earl Thomas, Mud Morganfield, Paddy Milner and The Big Sounds, Marcus Bonfanti, Steve Cropper, Walter Trout, John Steel (The Animals), Lisa Mills, Ian Jennings, Aynsley Lister, Alan Nimmo, Dave Arcari, Ed Stephenson (The Revolutionaires), BabaJack, Erja Lyytinen, Victor Brox, Kyla Brox, Ian Siegal, Ben Prestage, Norman Beaker, Ben Waters, Grainne Duffy, with more soon including Joe Louis Walker and Trampled Under Foot .... and Festivals Noticeboards for 2012 - together with new photos & reviews of Skegness Rock & Blues Festival, King Biscuit Blues Festival, Carlisle Blues Festival, The Great British R&B Festival Colne, Maryport Blues Festival, Upton Blues Festival, Linton Music Festival, Burnley Blues Festival, with more coming soon ... and Tours/Concerts/Gigs - Paul Rodgers and Deborah Bonham Band, Chris Farlowe & The Norman Beaker Band, Boogie For Stu (the Ian Stewart tribute concert) with Ben Waters, Mick Taylor, Ronnie Wood, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Jools Holland, Mick Hucknell, etc, and the US Section with reviews of Taj Mahal, BB King and Hubert Sumlin concerts, with more soon including Kyla Brox and Victor Brox ... and Blues Clubs/Forums/Lectures/Courses - with photos and interviews from visiting artists, and details of the next Lancaster Blues Forum ... and The NewsStand - new CD release: Meaning In The Blues, a new JSP 4-CD set and 80 page booklet celebrating the 50th anniversary of Blues Fell This Morning by Paul Oliver, compiled and annotated by Max Haymes ... and History of The Blues - Blues At Sea by Max Haymes and British Superstitions and The Blues - by Max Haymes and "I'm Gonna Hang This Mandolin Under My Shoulder" by Max Haymes and History & Mystery (Recordings of the Dixie Symphony Four) by Max Haymes and Blues Essays in Spanish - a selection of translations by Andres Magallanes and Blues Artists & Their Instruments - blues guitar guide by Dai Thomas with more soon including ... "Mule Get Up In The Alley" by Max Haymes and Recommended Blues Books - plus recommended CDs/DVDs/Movies/Radio Stations/etc... and Blues Research - 'Slave to the Blues' - new articles in our long term research project and Blues Travelogues - Annual Road Trip to the Mississippi Delta by Keith Murphy |
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BLUES FESTIVALS NOTICEBOARD
Updated (02/02/12): 2012 UK & European Blues Festivals Guide - dates for your diary - Banbury Blues, Roots & Acoustic Festival (3 March) updated - Linton Festival (15/16/17 June) updated - Blues at the Fold (7 July) updated - Blues on the Meadow (7 July) updated - Rhythm Festival (24/25/26 August) updated Nostalgia: 2011 UK & European Blues Festivals Guide - see who was where last year Nostalgia: Blues Festivals Archive - see who was where in previous years Updated (03/02/12): Skegness Rock & Blues Festival 2012 - photos, reviews and interviews Check out: King Biscuit Blues Festival 2011 - review and photos by Pete Evans Check out: 5th Carlisle Blues Festival 2011 - photos and interviews by Alan White Check out: Blackburn Blues Festival 2011 - photos by Steve Smith & interviews by Alan White Check out: 22nd Colne Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival 2011 - photos and interviews by Alan White and Steve Smith Check out: Maryport Blues Festival 2011 - photos and interviews by Alan White with reviews by Courtland Bresner Check out: Upton Blues Festival 2011 - photos by Alan White Check out: Cleethorpes Blues Festival (Acoustic Stage) 2011 - photos by Steve Smith Check out: Linton Music Festival 2011 - reviews, photos & interviews by Alan White and Steve Wosket Check out: 23rd Burnley Blues Festival 2011 - photos by Alan White, Steve Smith and Idris Richards Check out: Clitheroe Rock & Blues Weekender 2011 - photos by Alan White Check out: Le Blues Autour du Zinc Blues Festival - photos from Beauvais by Ian Zirins Check out: Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise 2011 - review & photos by Michael & Barbara Ford Check out: Skegness Rock & Blues Festival 2011 - photos, reviews and interviews Check out: Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival 2010 - photos & review by Pete Evans Check out: Carlisle Blues Festival 2010 - photos and interviews by Alan White and review by Lionel Ross Check out: Grey Mare Mini-Blues Festival 2010 - photos by Ray Smith Check out: Newark Blues Festival 2010 - photos by Steve Smith Check out: Boogaloo Big Blues Festival Prestatyn - photos and review by Alan White Check out: 21st Colne Great British R&B Festival 2010 - photos and interviews by Alan White with additional photos by Steve Smith Check out: Chicago Blues Festival 2010 and Buddy Guy's Legends Club - photos by Alan White plus other interesting stuff from the largest free blues festival in the world Check out: Jinney Ring Blues Festival 2010 - photos by Alan White Check out: Upton Blues Festival 2010 - photos by Alan White, Phil Richards and Steve Blackman Check out: Maryport Blues Festival 2010 - photos and interviews by Alan White with reviews by Courtland Bresner Check out: Linton Music Festival 2010 - photos by Liz Aiken with reviews by Steve Wosket Check out: Blues N'Booze Festival 2010, Crewe - photos by Alan White Check out: 22nd Burnley National Blues Festival 2010 - photos by Alan White Check out: The Deborah Bonham Band at Fifestock 2010 - photos by Alan White Check out: Skegness Rock & Blues Festival 2010 - photos and interviews by Alan White Check out: All the photos and reviews of major UK & US Blues Festivals over the years from Alan White, Steve Smith, Steve Wosket, Paul Webster, Carl DeAbreu, Phil Richards, Liz Aiken, Ian Zirins, Tony Higgins, Rick Lacey & Courtland Bresner. |
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| BLUES TOURS, CONCERTS AND GIGS NOTICEBOARD Check out: Chris Farlowe and The Norman Beaker Band - photos by Alan White Updated: Paul Rodgers / Deborah Bonham Band / Jasmine Rodgers / Steve Rodgers / Room 4 (Racehorse Sanctuary Fundraiser, Chichester) - photos by Alan White Coming soon: Paul Lamb and The King Snakes - photos from Barrow by Alan White Coming soon: The Brox Family Extravaganza - photos and interviews by Alan White Check out:: BB King UK Concert Review - by Brandan Cronin Check out:: Hokie Joint / Balmoral Road / Pulse - photos from Maryport by Alan White Check out:: John O'Leary's SugarKane - photos from Barrow by Alan White Check out:: Kent DuChaine - photos from Herefordshire by Steve Wosket Check out:: New Brunswick Battle of the Blues 2011: Final Results - photos by Alan White Check out:: Boogie For Stu - A Tribute to Ian Stewart special for one night only! - Ben Waters, Jools Holland, Mick Taylor, Ronnie Wood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Mick Hucknall, Shakin' Stevens, Axel Zwingenburger, Dave Green & Hamish Maxwell - photos by Alan White USA Section: US Concerts & Festivals Reviews - reviews and photos from the USA - Taj Mahal Concert Review - Feb 19, 2011 - BB King Concert Review - Jan 5, 2011 - Hubert Sumlin and The Nighthawks Concert Review - Dec 17, 2010 Check out: Ted Crook and The Blues Highway - photos from Herefordshire by Steve Wosket Check out: Catfish Keith in Liverpool - photos by Alan White Check out: Oli Brown and Joanne Shaw Taylor - photos from Scarborough by Steve Smith Check out: The Blues Assembly 2: Chantel McGregor, Cherry Lee Mewis, Matt Schofield, Mud Morganfield and the Nimmo Brothers - photos from Leamington Spa by Steve Smith Check out: Feed Me - photos from Aspatria, Cumbria by Alan White Check out: Earl Thomas & The Kings of Rhythm - photos from Eden Arts, Penrith, Cumbria Check out: Peter Donegan and The Lonnie Donegan Band - photos from Pocklington, York Check out: The Hamilton Loomis Band - photos from their Live in England tour Check out: Roadhouse - photos from Mandie's Roots Tour, Blues Café Bar, Harrogate Coming soon: The Cadillac Kings and DJ Chris Powers - photos by Alan White Check out: Jon Amor Band - photos from Barrow R&B Club Check out: The John O'Leary Band - photos from Barrow R&B Club Updated: Lucy Zirins gigs & bio - a very talented young lady singing the blues with passion! Check out: Stephen Dale Petit's tour with special guest Mick Taylor - photos by Alan White Check out: Louisiana Red and Michael Messer UK Tour 2009 - photos by Alan White Check out: Jay Tamkin Band during their northern tour at Whitehaven & Cockermouth - review by Duncan Beattie and photos by Alan White Check out: Mike Markey & Nick Jones - photos by Liz Aiken Check out: Graham Robinson at The Robert Gillow, Lancaster - photos from Alan White Check out: Khalif “Wailin’" Walter at The Gregson, Lancaster Check out: The Mitch Laddie Trio - photos from Barrow R&B Club Check out: Marcus Malone - photos from Barrow R&B Club Check out: King King featuring Alan Nimmo - Tour photos from Barrow R&B Club Updated: Ian Parker Band - photos at Barrow R&B Club - including Joyce & Bill! Check out: Oli Brown Band, Graham Robinson & Lucy Zirins at Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues Club (check out Oli's nostalgic hairstyle) Check out: Blues Caravan: Sue Foley-Deborah Coleman-Dani Wilde-Joanne Shaw Taylor Check out: The Stumble play in their backyard - Walmer Bridge, Preston |
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BLUES ARTISTS AND BANDS INTERVIEWS
NOTICEBOARD Browse the
Blues Interviews List
of exclusive interviews
for earlyblues.com.
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HISTORY OF THE BLUES NOTICEBOARD: ESSAYS, ARTICLES, POETRY AND TALKS 
Browse essays, articles, tales, talks, books, poetry, art and everything
else bluesy....
NEW:
Blues At Sea
- by
Max Haymes |
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Quote for earlyblues.com from Paul Oliver |
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| BLUES BOOKS, CDs, DVDs, MOVIES AND RADIO
LINKS Updated: Blues Internet Magazines Updated: Streaming the Blues - Worldwide Blues Radio on the Internet Updated (20/10/11): Recommended Blues Books - Blues, Gospel, Zydeco and R&B Highly recommended: Michael Gray's excellent book: HAND ME MY TRAVELIN' SHOES: In Search of Blind Willie McTell + Reviews Check out: Paul Jones CD with Eric Clapton - new from Collectors' Choice Check out JSP Records for the new Leroy Carr and Ma Rainey 'Mother of the Blues' 5 CD box sets - both sets compiled and annotated by Max Haymes Check out: A mammoth series of blues CDs from Masked Marvel Records: Voice of The Blues: Blues & Gospel of the African American Vols 1-4 available now Check out: Red Lick Records New catalogue now available. Check out: Cadillac Records movie - the rise of Chess Records & its artists - Wow! Check out: Info about a new upcoming UK documentary: Gettin' the Blues Check out some Blues Video Clips (awesome!) |
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| BLUES TRAVELOGUES NOTICEBOARD Check out: Annual Road Trip to the Mississippi Delta in 4 fascinating episodes! - by Keith Murphy, with complementary photos by Alan White Check out: 'Deep South Early Blues travelogue' : Memphis thru to Clarksdale Check out: Down The Dirt Road 5 (travelling the Southern States) from Courtland Bresner Coming soon: The Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina & Tennessee circuit, including Atlanta GA, Macon GA, Savannah GA, Charleston SC, Thompson GA, McCormick SC, Toccoa GA, Chattanooga TN, Birmingham AL, Montgomery AL and Columbus GA. Coming soon: Route 66 from LA to Chicago, including 'The Red Man and The Blues' - links between the North American Indian and the Afro-American, Blues in CA, AZ, NM, TX, OK, MO, and IL, and rounding off with The Chicago Blues Festival - reviews, interviews and photographs of the largest and most impressive free blues festival in the world. Coming soon: Blues in the City, including Chicago, New York and Washington DC. |
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| BLUES RESEARCH NOTICEBOARD NEW: Slave To The Blues - Coffles and the Auction Block This article is part of a far larger work ('Slave To The Blues') which seeks to focus on the secular roots of the Blues back in slavery times in the USA. Slave To The Blues is a long term collaborative project between Max Haymes, Rex Haymes, Robin Andrews, Dai Thomas and Alan White, where we intend to highlight the non-religious music of the African American before 1865; and at the end of the Civil War, paying particular attention to the ‘corn shucking’ songs. Coming in 2012: Slavery and the Underground Railroad - focus on Cincinnati, Ohio. |
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This is the original 'Early Blues' Website, first published in October 2000 by Alan White and regularly developed since then with a vast range of excellent material which I hope you enjoy. Many thanks for contributions from renowned blues historian, author, radio DJ, lecturer and 'blues brother' Max Haymes, acclaimed author Michael Gray, acoustic blues guitarist and blues guitar researcher Dai Thomas, acoustic delta blues guitarist and gravestones expert Courtland Bresner, photographer Paul Webster, blues portrait artist Loz Arkle, 'dental expert' Phil Richards, Midlands reviewer and 'blues brother' Steve Wosket, North East reviewer Tony Higgins, Welsh photographers Liz Aiken and Carl DeAbreu, photographer Ian Zirins, photographer Steve Smith, drummer/photographer/reviewer Rick Lacey, musician, poet, author, pub landlord and teller of tales Ray Smith, US reviewer Kirk Lang and a warm welcome to our latest photographer Jason Richardson. I really do appreciate your help.Our purpose is to broaden awareness and understanding of the origins of blues music and to encourage and support live blues music - 'keeping the blues alive'. To do this we: ¨ research, produce and publish blues articles and essays ¨ promote blues books, DVDs, films and Internet based blues radio ¨ promote and support UK blues festivals (with reviews and photographic portfolios) ¨ interview blues artists and bands ¨ encourage budding blues artists and bands ¨ support associated blues societies and blues magazines ¨ maintain this website (incorporating all of the above and the side panel) For the most recent updates see the Noticeboards above. Alan White - earlyblues.com |
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our
copyright notice). If in doubt, email me
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All the work maintaining this site is completely voluntary (with no financial support whatsoever) coz' we're passionate about the blues and we want to keep the blues alive! |
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"Where the Southern Crosses The Yellow Dog" The junction of the Yellow Dog (the Yazoo Delta Railroad, now the Columbus & Greenville) running west and east and the old Southern Railroad (the Illinois Central) running north and south. |
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The current UK Blues Festivals featured are:
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Quote from Russell "Hitman" Alexander "Early Blues is what making music is all about. A site that shows such a love for the blues, the dedication shown by the constant updates, the essays and historical research, lets us performers know that there are people out there who really “get it”. Thank you, Alan!! www.hitmanbluesband.com |
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Quote from Clare Free “Earlyblues.com is such a great website for both musicians and fans, keep it up Alan!” www.clarefree.co.uk |
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Quote from Nuno Mindelis (Brazilian guitarist/singer/songwriter - 'The Beast from Brazil'): "Long life to EarlyBlues, an incredible source of precious information and one of the most amazing publications I've ever seen to help keep the blues alive!" www.nunomindelis.com |
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Quote from Paul Brett, Associate Editor, Music Maker Magazine, (extract from Blind Willie McTell article): "Blues legends like Willie McTell and Leadbelly are being kept alive by the research and dedication, not to mention admiration, of many people across the world. Either by playing their songs, writing books and articles or hosting and running websites. I would like to draw your attention to one of the very best sites here in the UK... early blues www.earlyblues.com....." www.musicmaker.org.uk |
 Walter Trout at Linton Music Festival 2011 © Copyright 2011 Alan White. All Rights Reserved. |
 Lil' Ian Goodsman at The Great British Blues Festival 2010, Colne, Lancashire © Copyright 2010 Alan White. All Rights Reserved. |
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Quotes from Lee Bates and Billy Newton: The Early Blues website is undoubtedly one of the best, most informative sites around. I check it just about everyday, it a great tool for a musician to have! Lee Bates
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