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Magda Piskorczyk

www.magdapiskorczyk.com MAGDA PISKORCZYK (pronounce: peas-CORE-chick) is a singer with a mature, low and unusual voice timbre. Described in France as "la voix noire et au costume blanc" (Black voice in a white costume). She is a guitar, bass guitar and percussion player, as well as a song writer. Magda performs music of Afro-American and African heritage. She is a two-time Semifinalist of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, USA. Readers of the Polish blues quarterly chose her the Female Vocalist of the Year 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2011.

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Alvin Youngblood Hart

Alvin "Youngblood" Hart (born 1963 in Oakland, California) is an American musician. Influenced in early childhood by the Mississippi Country Blues performed by older relatives, Hart is known as one of the world's foremost practitioners of that genre. Hart is also known as a faithful torchbearer for the 60's & 70's guitar rock of his youth, as well as Western Swing and vintage Country. His music has been compared to a list of diverse artists ranging from Leadbelly, Spade Cooley to Led Zeppelin and Thin Lizzy.

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Kent DuChaine

The Man, The Legend that is kent Duchaine. Now onto his 15th tour of the uk (or there abouts)
Playing Delta Blues for us all to enjoy.
One of the nicest guys you will ever meet and has more soul than a shoe factory.

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ben prestage

Growing up in the swamps of south central Florida, Prestage began to mix Mississippi Country Blues with his own brand of Florida Swamp Blues. This muddy-water-meets-black-water stew has led him to perform from California to the Carolinas to the Florida Keys, in large festivals, every kind of bar, and sometimes on downtown sidewalks.
Ben is best known for his ability to play high-level blues on a handmade cigar box guitar while playing percussion with his feet.

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Howlin' Circus

“Conjuring images of cattle ranching in the Summer, Howlin’ Circus combine raucous guitars with melodic vocals, tales of trepidation and unexpected harmonies. Shedding leaves on London’s Autumnal high it wasn’t until the Winter that the band formed, after co-writers Jamie Harper and Jafar Hassan brought forth their love for blues, rock ‘n’ roll and poetry. It is in this era of instant gratification that the band, completed soon after by the bass and drums of Charles Sanders and Ramy Kozman...

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Slim Lightfoot

"Slim Lightfoot shows himself to be both an innovator and an explorer, constantly looking to see where he can take his beloved music next. Wherever it may be it’s sure to be one hell of a ride!" Michael Mee – Blues Matters! Aug / Sept ‘06 Slim Lightfoot plays blues infused music be it a down home old style delta tune via Son House to a rip roaring Electro like garage blues, taking along a Howlin' Wolf lick or two to liven up the brew or even an accordion to drive the groove.

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Slow Waves

Slow Waves were an Australian blues/rock power trio from Wollongong, New South Wales. Formed in early 2009, the band consisted of Ryan Nicolussi (formerly of The Jacket) on vocals and guitar, Anastasi Kotoros on bass guitar and Nik Russo (also of Carpet) on drums. The band were formerly known as Paper Moon, before changing their name officially in September of 2010. The band played their last show in June of 2011, with Nicolussi relocating to Melbourne.

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Corey Harris

Corey Harris (born February 21, 1969, Denver, Colorado) is a guitarist based in New Orleans on the Alligator label. He spent some time in western Africa studying, and rhythms from this area are very prevalent in his music, most conspicuously in "Mississippi to Mali." He performs a wide variety of music, from poppy selections (Santoro, eg) to raw, traditional guitar and piano blues (Honeysuckle, eg). He is one of the few contemporary blues artists that is able to avoid being either a staunch traditionalist or totally separated from its roots.

Read more about Corey Harris on Last.fm.

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David "Honeyboy" Edwards

Edwards was born in 1915 in the Mississippi delta. He is the last living "origional" delta bluesman. In the 1930s he heard and met figures such as Tommy Johnson, Charley Patton and he was with Robert Johnson on the night he died in 1938. Edwards is the real deal, he learnt off the greats and is one of the greats and he still tours today.

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