Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Interview with Jonny Lang

Jonny Lang is heading to Australia at Easter for the East Coast Blues and Roots festival in Byron Bay as well as several sideshows with Buddy Guy. I recorded this interview with Jonny late last year to play on BayFM in Byron Bay early 2012!


Tuesday, February 21, 2012

King Billy (Cal Williams Jr) - Review


Cal Williams Jr – King Billy



When first listening to this CD I thought that Cal had gone the way of Kelly Joe Phelps and dropped any tracks with his trademark slide on them…I need not had any concern because about half way through the CD the slide makes a welcome return.

In listening to this album over the last few months I must admit that the songs have taken a few listens to grow on me…probably a little more so than Cal’s previous CDs. I think it is more because of the Celtic feel to them, and especially the first half of the CD tending more towards a fingerpicking folk/country style.

Cal’s band includes a number of his regular players who have appeared on previous CDs; Kory Horwood on double bass, Anthony Pak Poy on guitar and Emily Davis on vocals. They are joined on King Billy by Dee Trewartha on Violin, Heather Stratfold on Cello, Jon Hunt on Clarinet, and Emma Luker on Violin…certainly a large contingency on stage but it doesn’t make the sound too cluttered. There is a certain space and sparseness in Cal’s music which is a fine line with this number of players. The listener is not hit with a barrage of instrumental cacophony but with well constructed songs matched with solid and thoughtful lyrics.

Players such as John Martyn, Bert Jantz and John Renbourn come to mind when listening to this CD…not only in the style of playing but also in that they all took from various sources and created their own style of music which became a mainstay of British folk/blues scene. Cal does a similar thing here with King Billy…with a nod to some of his earlier blues influences such as Rev Gary Davis’ “Death don’t have no mercy” and Sleepy John Estes “Brownsville”…which both making a showing on this CD, played with a nod to the original versions. I especially like when Kory’s double bass line slips in on the second verse of Brownsville and Cal’s short but sweet slide solo comes in half way through...these are joined by some wonderfully self penned tracks.

King Billy is certainly a sign of Cal’s further development of his signature sound…a beautiful collection of songs and yet again brilliant musicianship…some "soulfelt" music in a sea of commercial dross which has come out of Adelaide at the hands of Cal Williams Jr and co!

Anthony V Moulay
Blues from The Bay
BayFM 99.9 - Byron Bay
Australian Blues & Roots Airplay Charts


PS: Kelly Joe Phelps is currently recording an album which he promises will see him return to slide guitar!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

AUSTRALIAN RADIO CHARTS #22 Blues/Roots Music October 2011

Here are the 25 most-played new and reissued CD's from Australian Blues/roots artists in the month of October 2011

This month’s chart compiled from playlists contributed by:

    ▪    Alive 90.5 - Baulkham Hills, NSW - Ross Fear
    ▪    ArtSound FM 92.7 Canberra, ACT - Peter Crossing
    ▪    BayFM 99.9 - Byron Bay, NSW - Anthony Moulay / Ken Hughes / Les Taylor / Mary Cannon / Paul Martin
    ▪    BBB FM, 89.1 - Tanunda, SA - Tess Coleman
    ▪    Jazz Radio 94.1FM, Surfers Paradise, Qld - Brian Elliott
    ▪    My105.9FM  - MacKay, Qld - Dennis Heape
    ▪    Salty Dog Blues N Roots - Port Douglas FM, Kansas City Online Radio - Dennis Trevarthen
    ▪    Star FM - St Helens, Tasmania - Dave Barker
    ▪    UUU FM Shoalhaven Community Radio - Nowra, NSW - Margaret Gillespie
    ▪    2RRR 88.5 - Ryde, NSW - Colin Briscoe
    ▪    3WAY 103.7 -Warrnambool, Vic - Martin Dunstan / Garry Dalton
    ▪    4ZZZ 102.1 - Brisbane, Qld - Mark Doherty
    ▪    4NSA FM 101.3 - Noosa Community Radio. Noosa Junction, QLD - Gerry Blain
    ▪    5EFM - Victor Harbor, SA - Geoff Pegler
    ▪    5GTR FM 100.1 - Mt. Gambier, SA - John Marshall
    ▪    89.7 FM - Twin Cities FM Perth, WA - Derek Cromb
    ▪    98.9FM Brisbane, Qld - Shaun Bindley
   
Monthly Chart #22 OCTOBER 2011


This Month (Last Month) Artist  (Album) Label

1 (1) BACKSLIDERS (Starvation Box) Independent
2 (24) 8 BALL AITKEN (The Tamworth Tapes) Phoenix Movement records
3 (-) HARRY ATHANASS (Funky Stuff) Independent
4 (13) JEFF LANG (Carried In Mind) ABC Music
5 (2) BUDDY KNOX (Buddy’s Blues) Independent
6 (6) DARREN JACK (Better Place) Independent
7 (14) RAY BEADLE (Loaded) Independent
8 (7) DREAMBOOGIE (I'm Ready) Black Market Music
9 (4) MARISA QUIGLEY (Marisa Quigley) Independent
10 (21) PAULIE BIGNELL (Red Eye Flight) Black Market Music
11 (8) BONDI CIGARS (Universal Stew) Independent
12 (3) JULES BOULT (Live Carnivale) Independent/Booyah Music
13 (-) MARSHALL and THE FRO (Friends for Life) Independent
14 (-) SAL KIMBER AND THE ROLLING WHEEL (Sal Kimber and the Rolling Wheel) Vitamin Records
15 (15) DAMN FINE GENTLEMEN (Damn Fine Gentlemen) Independent
16 (-) FIONA BOYES (Blues For Hard Times) Blue Empress/VizzTone
17 (-) MISSISSIPPI SHAKEDOWN (I Don't Know What I'd Do Without You) Independent
18 (10) VARIOUS (Tony Cini's Blues Explosion Volume 2) Bad Penny Records
19 (-) TWO GIRLS WILL (The Tease) Independent
20 (-) LLOYD SPIEGEL (Tangled Brew) Independent/Black Market Music
21 (-) ASH GRUNWALD (Hot Mama Vibes) Shock/Delta Groove
22 (11) CHASE THE SUN (Rednecks and Gentlemen) Independent
23 (-) DALLAS FRASCA (Not for love or money) Spank Betty Records
24 (-) THE BELLHOPS (The Great Con Job) Bottleneck Records
25 (-) CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN' RACKETTES (Baby Caught The Bus) Independent


CONTACTS:

2RRR 88.5 - Ryde, NSW - Colin Briscoe
3WAY 103.7 -Warrnambool, Vic - Martin Dunstan / Garry Dalton
4ZZZ 102.1 - Brisbane, Qld - Mark Doherty
4NSA FM 101.3 - Noosa Community Radio. Noosa Junction, QLD - Gerry Blain
5EFM - Victor Harbor, SA - Geoff Pegler
5GTR FM - Mt Gambier, SA - John Marshall
89.7 FM - Twin Cities FM Perth, WA - Derek Cromb
92.1 RTRFM - Perth, WA - Steve Pike
98.9FM Brisbane, Qld - Shaun Bindley
Alive 90.5 - Baulkham Hills, NSW - Ross Fear
ArtSound FM 92.7 Canberra, ACT - Peter Crossing
BayFM 99.9 - Byron Bay, NSW - Anthony Moulay
BBB FM, 89.1 - Tanunda, SA - Tess Coleman
Blues 'n' Roots Podcast - Syndication: Radio Port Douglas 90.9 FM - Dennis Trevarthen
Heritage FM 107.3FM & Rock Blues Radio- Gosnells, WA - Natasha Hanjin
Jazz Radio 94.1FM, Surfers Paradise, Qld - Brian Elliott
My105.9FM  - MacKay, Qld - Dennis Heape
Star FM - St Helens, Tasmania - Dave Barker
UUU FM Shoalhaven FM Nowra, NSW - Margaret Gillespie


If you wish to contribute to these charts contact me (Anthony Moulay) – bayfmblues_AT_yahoo.com.au (replace _AT_ with @ before emailing)

AUSTRALIAN RADIO CHARTS #21 Blues/Roots Music September 2011

Here are the 25 most-played new and reissued CD's from Australian Blues/roots artists in the month of September 2011
 

This month’s chart compiled from playlists contributed by:

    ▪    Alive 90.5 - Baulkham Hills, NSW - Ross Fear
    ▪    ArtSound FM 92.7 Canberra, ACT - Peter Crossing
    ▪    BayFM 99.9 - Byron Bay, NSW - Anthony Moulay / Ken Hughes / Les Taylor / Mary Cannon / Paul Martin
    ▪    BBB FM, 89.1 - Tanunda, SA - Tess Coleman
    ▪    Jazz Radio 94.1FM, Surfers Paradise, Qld - Brian Elliott
    ▪    My105.9FM  - MacKay, Qld - Dennis Heape
    ▪    Salty Dog Blues N Roots - Port Douglas FM, Kansas City Online Radio - Dennis Trevarthen
    ▪    Star FM - St Helens, Tasmania - Dave Barker
    ▪    UUU FM Shoalhaven Community Radio - Nowra, NSW - Margaret Gillespie
    ▪    2RRR 88.5 - Ryde, NSW - Colin Briscoe
    ▪    3WAY 103.7 -Warrnambool, Vic - Martin Dunstan / Garry Dalton
    ▪    4ZZZ 102.1 - Brisbane, Qld - Mark Doherty
    ▪    4NSA FM 101.3 - Noosa Community Radio. Noosa Junction, QLD - Gerry Blain
    ▪    5EFM - Victor Harbor, SA - Geoff Pegler
    ▪    89.7 FM - Twin Cities FM Perth, WA - Derek Cromb
    ▪    98.9FM Brisbane, Qld - Shaun Bindley

Monthly Chart #21 September 2011


 
This Month (Last Month) Artist (Album) Label

1 (6) BACKSLIDERS (Starvation Box) Independent

2 (13) BUDDY KNOX (Buddy’s Blues) Independent

3 (-) JULES BOULT (Live Carnivale) Independent/Booyah Music

4 (1) MARISA QUIGLEY (Marisa Quigley) Independent

5 (18) DAMN FINE GENTLEMEN (Red Belly Black) Independent

6 (-) DARREN JACK (Better Place) Independent

7 (2) DREAMBOOGIE (I'm Ready) Black Market Music

8 (-) BONDI CIGARS (Universal Stew) Independent

9 (-) FINN RHYTHM & BLUES (10 Years Old) Front Room Records

10 (-) VARIOUS (Tony Cini's Blues Explosion Volume 2) Bad Penny Records

11 (-) CHASE THE SUN (Rednecks and Gentlemen) Independent

12 (-) COLLEEN FRICKER (The Music Of Colleen Fricker) Independent

13 (-) JEFF LANG (Carried In Mind) ABC Music

14 (17) RAY BEADLE (Loaded) Independent

15 (-) DAMN FINE GENTLEMEN (Damn Fine Gentlemen) Independent

16 (-) ANDREW BAXTER  (Middle Class Blues Singer) Independent

17 (24) CASS EAGER & THE VELVET ROPE (Down On My Knees) Little Bliss Records

18 (-) JIMI BEAVIS (No Need To Deny it) Independent

19 (-) KNIKI & MIKE BEALE (Dead On) Independent

20 (4) OWEN CAMPBELL (Sunshine Road) Independent

21 (22) PAULIE BIGNELL (Red Eye Flight) Black Market Music

22 (3) DAXTON & THE SWEETLIPS (Thin Tall Lily) Foghorn Records

23 (7) DIESEL (Under The Influence) EMI/Hepfidelity

24 (-) 8 BALL AITKEN (The Tamworth Tapes) Phoenix Movement records

25 (-) BARREL HOUSE (Species Vagabond) Cross Section

CONTACTS:


2RRR 88.5 - Ryde, NSW - Colin Briscoe
3WAY 103.7 -Warrnambool, Vic - Martin Dunstan / Garry Dalton
4ZZZ 102.1 - Brisbane, Qld - Mark Doherty
4NSA FM 101.3 - Noosa Community Radio. Noosa Junction, QLD - Gerry Blain
5EFM - Victor Harbor, SA - Geoff Pegler
5GTR FM - Mt Gambier, SA - John Marshall
89.7 FM - Twin Cities FM Perth, WA - Derek Cromb
92.1 RTRFM - Perth, WA - Steve Pike
98.9FM Brisbane, Qld - Shaun Bindley
Alive 90.5 - Baulkham Hills, NSW - Ross Fear
ArtSound FM 92.7 Canberra, ACT - Peter Crossing
BayFM 99.9 - Byron Bay, NSW - Anthony Moulay
BBB FM, 89.1 - Tanunda, SA - Tess Coleman
Blues 'n' Roots Podcast - Syndication: Radio Port Douglas 90.9 FM - Dennis Trevarthen
Heritage FM 107.3FM & Rock Blues Radio- Gosnells, WA - Natasha Hanjin
Jazz Radio 94.1FM, Surfers Paradise, Qld - Brian Elliott
My105.9FM  - MacKay, Qld - Dennis Heape
Star FM - St Helens, Tasmania - Dave Barker
UUU FM Shoalhaven FM Nowra, NSW - Margaret Gillespie


If you wish to contribute to these charts contact me – bayfmblues_AT_yahoo.com.au (replace _AT_ with @ before emailing)