These are the brave men who came out in those rough seas to pick us up out of the water. Guermillo Santamaria and Randall Cordova HELLO FELLOW BLUES LOVERS I usually don’t write about my life in this newsletter but I will make an exception this time. I know a lot of people…
Karen Nugent is the ex-president of The Boston Blues Society, a tireless volunteer and live Blues music supporter and writer, you may know her now, or meet her on the dancefloor in the future. This is her singular take on the scene as she sees it. Let’s start off by being thankful that…
My newest baby, the new and improved web site! We have been working on this new site for a while and we want to know what you think when you navigate around. There is no charge but you need to “subscribe” to the blog and then you can leave comments. I hope it will be…
Guitarist Chris Fitz is changing with the times From guitar slinger to singer/songwriter, Fitz has had to adapt his style and approach but he has always been rooted in the Blues. by Art Simas After a 27-year experiment of learning the guitar on his own in his mid-teens; doing the obligatory garage jam band…
For George McCann, learning to play guitar looked like it was going to be an insurmountable challenge, for a 17-year old in Framingham, Massachusetts in the early 1970s. There were going to be years of taking lessons, endless months of practice that would cut into his “real” life of hanging out with friends with “wheels.”…
The current issue has an interview with Chris Fitz. Also an exciting story about a cruise gone wrong from our publisher. Blues news by Sistah Karen Nugent and MOST IMPORTANTLY the Feb/March schedules of New England’s finest Blues bands and clubs! You can also get the PRINT click on the SUBSCRIBE button above and proceed…
Get this new issue with a profile of New England’s own guitar master George McCann by writer Art Simas Also TJ Wheeler muses on a century of grassroots music and how it shaped the history of the 20th Century Check out the live Blues schedules of New England’s hard working Blues bands and make plans…
