BLUES
Candye Kane is a larger-than-life blues diva who has a knack
of picking great crowd pleasing songs. You Need A Great Big
Woman is a sassy, self-satisfied song describing the benefits of
a lady her size, and Crazy Little Thing is full of
rocking rolling verve.
Deborah Coleman steps up next with her choppy
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g to Bad Boy. This is a choogling Chicago workout
that catches fire when she gets that guitar smokin’ on the
wailin’ and screamin’ solo. I’m sure
Blues Caravan has toured the world to O
ver the last three years Ruf Record’s
she learned her trade from Buddy Guy
great critical acclaim. The roster of artists is fluid but this CD
and Albert King – listen to I Got To
from the 2008 line-up was recorded live in Germany and stars
Know and Luther Allison’s warhorse
three indomitable ladies: British blues guitarist Dani Wilde and
Fight and you’ll know what I mean.
from the USA, big blues shouter Candye Kane and great guitar
The whole things builds to a
slinger Deborah Coleman.
crescendo when all three gals get on
Dani Wilde has a driving guitar style that is laced with peppery
stage to blast out a fine arrangement
runs in the high register, clanging riffs and tension-filled
of ZZ Top’s Jesus Just Left Chicago and
sustained notes. She favours a big blues sound on her first
a storming version of Something’s Got
two numbers but I prefer the funky shuffle of Come Undone
A Hold On Me.
Guitars & Feathers
where she sounds like Rickie Lee Jones would if she sang the
That was one mean night!
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blues, and the slow burner I Love You More Than I Hate Myself
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where she gives herself space to release her more soulful side.

New blues and roots songs of peace and protest
R
ich Man’s War is a collection of
track Mr Wesola’s Lucky Number Dream Book Part 2 but just
wide ranging powerfully political
as you’re tempted to attempt the boogaloo, you’ll realise that
protest songs by blues singers, country
Pat is getting pretty agitated about damn near everything
singers and folkies that’ll entertain you
- from capturing Bin Laden and right wing radio talk show
and make you laugh as well as getting
hosts to a democratic Iraq and black helicopters! Charlie
you to stop and think. It’s a very smart
Wood’s ironic report on the nation’s apathy, You Don’t Really
release considering the current state
Wanna Know is wrapped in a warm, jazzy feel provided
of the American political scene and
by a cool electric piano player and late-night organ grooves
Rich Man’s War the run-up to the Presidential election.
while Charlie asks “why can’t things ever go a different way
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from how they always go, do the haves just have to keep on
Some songs get right to the point like
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reaping everything the have-nots sow?”
Norman and Nancy Blake’s simple
Don’t Be Afraid Of The Neo-Cons,
A couple of the songs are just damn clever. Amid the humour
which explodes with sardonic criticism
and general wackiness of Roy Zimmerman’s song about
of the war in Iraq, the neglect of Katrina ravaged New Orleans
indecisiveness, the brilliantly titled Chickenhawk there’s some
and the ineptness and stupidity of George Dubyah and his
real pearls of wisdom and Doug Macleod’s laid back talking
crazy gang. David Evan’s Bring The Boys Back Home has
blues Dubb’s Talkin’ Politician Blues lays out all America’s
simple old time clanging guitar and story-telling lyrics that give
current ills with the candour of Woody Guthrie and the
it the nostalgic feel of old Vietnam folk songs of the sixties.
resigned sarcasm of Phil Ochs.
Guitar Shorty’s angry wah-wah guitar on We The People fuels
Ken Smith
his indignant stance on high prices, low wages, redundancies
and the hard times ahead.
Others sneak up on you. Pat Boyack might snarl out his
shouting-blues over a raggedy funk-filled dance


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