Blues Enthused

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Freelance writer on a journey with the blues, in search of three chords and the truth. I host www.bluesenthused.com, reviewing and discussing blues music, roots music generally, blues rock, rock'n'roll and classic rock.
I have now deactivated my Twitter account, and deleted it from all my devices.
CHECK OUT the farewell article at bluesenthused.com, with my final reflections as I wind up the website after 10 years: https://bit.ly/4gUnNwc Thanks to everyone for reading, and thanks to all the artists for the music! 🎸😀 #bluesmusic #rocknroll #bluesrock #classicrock #music
Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen - The Blues And Beyond

Blues Enthused grew out of the notion that I’d like to dig into this sound that was the cornerstone of a lot of the music I’d been listening...

Get your party started with the latest playlist on the Blues Enthused YouTube channel, featuring 24 Tracks of the Day from December 2024, including entries from the artists shown below: https://bit.ly/4a1MPXO 🎸🎶😉 #bluesmusic #bluesrock #rocknroll #classicrock #rockmusic #music #tunetuesday
The last entry in the Final Countdown, celebrating 10 years of bluesenthused.com, comes from Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia, with their album Blood Brothers - Live In Canada: https://bit.ly/48ogo44 "Electrifyin' bluesifyin' from two of the good guys!" 🎸💥😀 #bluesmusic #rocknroll #bluesrock #classicrock #music #tunetuesday
Mike Zito & Albert Castiglia - Blood Brothers: Live In Canada

Reviewing these guys'  Blood Brothers  studio album back in March, I expressed a “ nagging feeling that this album could have been so much b...

REVIEWED NOW at bluesenthused.com, new album House Of Sticks by Denmark's Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado, out 31 Jan: https://bit.ly/40bY9xt "Modern, imaginative blues music!" 🎸🇩🇰 😀 #BluesMusic #rootsmusic #bluesrock #classicrock #music #MusicMonday #denmark
Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado - House Of Sticks

If you’re looking for a band to serve up some modern, imaginative, but still rootsy blues music, Denmark's Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tor...

There's a second helping of the Final Countdown today, sharing a couple of 2024 highlights from bluesenthused.com.
Check out the review of Blame It On Eve, the latest album by soul and blues grande dame Shemekia Copeland, here: bit.ly/3AFgXuR "An assertive, intelligent showcase of blues'n'roots!" 🎶😀 #soulmusic #bluesmusic
And get live if you want it with The Bonnevilles playing in Edinburgh back in March: bit.ly/43bGHJf "Just what the doctor ordered!" 🎸😉 #rocknroll #music
Day 30 of the Final Countdown, celebrating top moments from 10 years of bluesenthused.com, and today featuring The Rolling Stones and their 2023 album Hackney Diamonds: https://bit.ly/3Qqa85t "Old and gnarly they may be, but they can still get the sap to rise!" 🎸😉 #rocknroll #bluesmusic #classicrock #music #MusicMonday
The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds

Well, the cover is a bit rubbish.  But as the saying goes, don’t judge a book by it’s cover – and in this case it's damn good advice. Right ...

Day 29 of the Final Countdown, celebrating highlights from 10 years of bluesenthused.com - and today the legendary Ian Hunter, with his 2023 album Defiance Part 1: bit.ly/3AlHMAN "Hunter sounds like he's having a damn good time!" 🎶🔥😎 #rocknroll #classicrock #rockmusic #music #SundayVibes
Day 28 of the Final Countdown, celebrating highlights from 10 years of bluesenthused.com, today with Robert Jon & The Wreck playing live in Edinburgh in 2023: https://bit.ly/3IvH34A "A gen-yoo-wine rock'n'roll band!" 🎸😀 #rocknroll #bluesrock #classicrock #music #saturdayvibes
Robert Jon & The Wreck - Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, 13 February 2023

Are you ready to rock?  You’d damn well better be, if you’re going to see Robert Jon & The Wreck. The Californian five-piece assemble on the...

(2/2) It's the title track of his latest album, reviewed here: https://bit.ly/3A0aWJa "All done effortlessly and with style!" 🎸 😀 #bluesmusic #rootsmusic #bluesrock #classicrock #music #saturdayvibes
Tab Benoit - I Hear Thunder

Tab Benoit has been around a while – he released his first album in 1993.  He’s also a winner of multiple Blues Music Awards.  But  I Hear T...