SE 3 Ep 36 - Mike Henderson feature with guest Kevin Welch

“Mike was an extraordinary talent, as at home with bluegrass and old-time fiddle music as he was with the blues. He was a superb blues harp player too.” Mark Knopfler With the sad passing of the great Mike Henderson just over a week ago, Shaun’s joined by master singer/songwriter Kevin Welch to …

SE 2 Ep 35 - Christone Kingfish Ingram - Live Focus

“Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram has already made his mark as one of the best, and undoubtedly most exciting, blues guitarists in the world.” –Guitar World Over the course of blues history, there are a small number of live albums that have stood the test of time to become classics of the genre—Muddy…

SE 3 Ep 34 Snooky Pryor Artist feature

“James Edward "Snooky" Pryor was an American Chicago blues harmonica player. He claimed to have pioneered the now-common method of playing amplified harmonica by cupping a small microphone in his hands along with the harmonica.” There’s a lot more to Snooky Pryors career than just that snippet o…

SE 3 Ep 33 - Freddie King Classic Album Feature - Texas Cannonball

“He didn’t just play the guitar—he attacked it. His authoritative presence and vigorous showmanship earned him the nickname the “Texas Cannonball.” His heavy-handed licks can still be heard today in the playing of Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor, all King acolytes. Blues innovator Fred…

SE 3 Ep 32 - Classic Album Feature - Memphis Slim Buddy Guy - Southside Reunion

It was the great singer, songwriter and piano player Memphis Slims birthday this week and Shaun’s celebrating by featuring his classic collaboration with Buddy Guy “Southside Reunion”. Rollicking piano led Chicago blues recorded in France while Buddy was on tour with The Roling Stones. Plus new re…

SE 3 Ep 31 - Robert Cray Band - Live Focus

“In a career that has spanned more than four decades, Robert Cray has played with virtually all the guitar giants: Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry, and Keith Richards. And in the process, the Strat-wielding bluesman himself became a giant” The b…

SE 3 Ep 30 - Robert Cray Classic Album Feature - Bad Influence

“This was the album thought to have put Cray on the map, prior to his explosion into the mainstream with Strong Persuader in 1986. It was his second release and his first on High Tone Records… The most well-known and memorable song off the album was probably the funky minor-key blues song, "Phone B…

SE 3 Ep 29 Ray Beadle Interview and Album Feature

"It is not by chance that Ray has become a favourite amongst Australian music fans. An exhilarating guitarist, an enthralling singer-songwriter, and an extremely talented performer, Ray Beadle is the genuine article, his music comes deep from the heart and soul, stirring emotions in people with his…

SE 3 Ep 28 - Live Focus - This is Buddy Guy

“Newly re-mastered from the original tapes, this classic live blues album features Buddy Guy at the height of his powers, tearing through a blistering and virtuosic set.” With Buddy Guy celebrating his 87th birthday on July 30, Shaun’s pulled a live classic from 1968 “This is Buddy Guy”. Its class…

SE 3 Ep 27 - Junior Kimbrough album feature

“All Night Long is a big, scruffy racket of an electric blues album, and it's fantastic material, a mix of charging, biting rhythms, intense slow blues, hollerin', stompin' and moanin'. The lack of studio polish is a big plus here - and the energy is wonderful. A great electric blues portrait that'…