Fiona Boyes
Blues Woman
2009
Described by one reviewer as "Bonnie Raitt's evil twin", three-time Blues Music Award nominee Fiona Boyes is joined by special guests Marcia Ball, Pinetop Perkins, and Watermelon Slim for a rollicking trip through the contemporary blues landscape.
CD: $13.49
Woodbrain
Swimming in Turpentine
2009
"This quartet, like some muddy river, rolls on with dark and hypnotic intent, roiled by the occasional musical eddy. Their free-form explorations of blues evoke sounds of RL Burnside and Son House, but well outside the confines of rural blues." -Oregonian
CD: $13.49
Eden Brent
Mississippi Number One
2008
Described by one critic as "Bessie Smith meets Diana Krall meets Janis Joplin," Eden Brent is a masterful blues & boogie pianist and vocal stylist who combines elements of blues, jazz, soul, gospel and pop.
CD: $13.49
Mary Flower
Bridges
2008
Deftly melds ragtime, country blues, swing, folk styles, and hot jazz through the mastery of fingerpicked and lap-style guitar playing.
CD: $13.49
The Soul of John Black
The Good Girl Blues
2007
“Funky blend of blues, soul, and rock” from ex- Fishbone and Miles Davis sideman, merging rootsy, bluesy fundamentals with modern soul, funk, and hip-hop influences.
CD: $13.99
Fiona Boyes
Lucky 13
2006
Sassy and soulful electric and acoustic blues from the first Australian — and first woman — to win the Blues Foundation’s International Blues Challenge. Special guests include Marcia Ball and "Steady Rollin'" Bob Margolin.
CD: $13.49
Mary Flower
Instrumental Breakdown
2006
Bluesy instrumental compilation featuring intricate performances from the only woman to place twice at the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship, with backing from a who’s who of roots notables.
CD: $13.49
William Lee Ellis
God's Tattoos
2006
An aural dreamscape where blues, gospel, acoustic pop, roots rock, and even a rhumba beat merge to explore "the indelible ink of experience".
CD: $13.49