Album Notes

The Skyla Burrell Blues Band is a hard working full time traveling blues band playing local, regional, national and international venues. The band averages 225+ shows a year. With co-founder Mark Tomlinson on lead guitar and Skyla Burrell on vocals and lead guitar, the band's live show consists of all original high energy electric blues. 


In July of 2004 the band released their debut studio CD, "Working Girl Blues", containing 12 original songs - several of the cuts topping the charts on independent music websites and internet radio stations. "Working Girl Blues" has received local, national and international airplay on blues and mainstream radio. The SBBB was a top 25 finalist in the 2004 Blues Idol competition and "Working Girl Blues" was selected by WTMD 93.7 as one of the top 5 blues releases in 2004.


In 2005 the SBBB was invited to play the King Biscuit Blues Festival under the Emerging Artist Stage and was a semi-finalist in the 22nd Annual International Blues Challenge. Also in 2005 Mark Tomlinson received an Honorable Mention for his track from the Working Girl Blues CD, "Bad Dream" in the 14th Annual Billboard Songwriting Contest.


In 2006 the band recorded and toured in Europe, and released their sophomore effort, "Livin' Day to Day" containing 14 new original tracks. "Livin' Day to Day" has also received local, national and international air play on mainstream and blues radio and has been featured on cable television's Rockin' Cookin' Kitchen show. The band played 240 shows in 2006 including The Netherlands,, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, New York,, Delaware, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina and Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.


Plans for 2007 include expanding the bands touring radius and releasing both a live DVD and a new studio CD.