AUSTRALIAN RADIO CHARTS #5 Blues/Roots Music May 2010

Monthly Chart #5 May 2010

Here are the 25 most-played new and reissued blues/roots CDs from Australian artists in the month of April 2010

Compiled from playlists contributed by:

BayFM 99.9 - Byron Bay, NSW
Star FM -St Helens, Tas
5EFM - Victor Harbor, S.A.
FM 101.3 - Noosa Junction, QLD

This Month/Last Month/Artist/Album/Label/Yr
1/-/MARSHALL and THE FRO/Friends for Life/Independent/10
2/11/RAY BEADLE/Loaded/Independent/09
3/1/STORMCELLAR/Nuevo Retro/Independent/10
4/13/SWEET BABY JAMES and ROB EYERS/Double Voodoo Blues/Black Market Music/10
5/7/RAY BEADLE/It’s Personal/Ray Beadle Music/10
6/-/JUZZIE SMITH /Taking Time Out/Independent/10
7/-/ANDREW BAXTER /Middle Class Blues Singer /Independent/10
8/3/CHASE THE SUN/Rednecks and Gentlemen/Independent/10
9/25/THE ADAM HOLE and MARJI CURRAN BAND/The Red Album/Independent/10
10/5/MASON RACK BAND/Live In Canada/Independent/10
11/4/JIMI BEAVIS & THE 385's/Throw It All away/Independent/10
12/9/ BONDI CIGARS/Universal Stew/Independent/09
13/-/DAVE BURGESS/Easy Street/Independent/10
14/8/ANNI PIPER/Chasin’ tail/Black Market Music/10
15/-/DR. CHARLIE/Prodigal Son/Independent/10
16/2/FIONA BOYES/Blues Woman/Yellow Dog Records/09
17/20/TOM RICHARDSON/Evolution/Independent/08
18/22/MARK EASTON/Live at Sydney Blues Festival/Independent/09
19/12/THE SNOWDROPPERS/Too Late to Pray/Universal/09
20/17/THE BLUES PREACHERS/Dead catz can bounce/Independent/10
21/19/ANDY COWAN/When The Night Comes In/ABC Music/09
22/-/BLIND LEMON/Bit O' Juice/Independent/09
23/15/ANDY BAYLOR/Blues Is Poetry/Independent/08
24/14/HAT FITZ & CARA ROBINSON/Beauty' N The Beast/Independent/10
25/6/DALLAS FRASCA/Not for love or money/Spank Betty Records/09

AUSTRALIAN RADIO CHARTS #4 Blues/Roots Music April 2010

#4 April 2010

Here are the 25 most-played new and reissued blues/roots CDs from Australian artists in the month of April 2010

Compiled from playlists contributed by:

BayFM 99.9 - Byron Bay, NSW

Star FM -St Helens, Tasmania

5EFM - Victor Harbor, S.A.

FM 101.3 - Noosa Junction, QLD

This Month/ Last Month / ARTIST/ ALBUM/ WEBSITE

1/ - Stormcellar/ Nuevo Retro http://www.stormcellar.com.au

2/ 1 Fiona Boyes/ Blues Woman http://www.onlybluesmusic.com

3/ 9 Chase The Sun/ Rednecks & Gentlemen http://www.chasethesunband.com

4/ - Jimi Beavis & The 385s/ Throwing It All Away http://www.myspace.com/thejimibeavisexperience

5 /- *Mason Rack Band/ Live In Canada http://www.masonrack.com

6/ 10 Dallas Frasca / Not For Love Or Money http://www.dallasfrasca.com/

7/ - Ray Beadle/ It's Personal http://www.raybeadle.com

8/ 23 Anni Piper/ Chasin' Tail http://www.blackmarketmusic.com.au

9 /7 Bondi Cigars /Universal Stew http://www.bondicigars.com.au/

10 / - Ash Grunwald / Live At The Fly By Night http://www.shock.com.au

11/ 3 Ray Beadle/ Loaded http://www.raybeadle.com

12 - The Snowdroppers/ Too Late To Pray http://www.snowdroppers.com/

13 / 4 Sweet Baby James & Rob Eyers/ Double Voodoo Blues http://www.blackmarketmusic.com.au

14 /- Hat Fitz & Cara Robinson/ Beauty 'n' The Beast http://www.hatfitz.net/

15 /- Andy Baylor/ Blues Is Poetry http://www.andybaylor.com.au/

16 /- Andrea Marr/ Little Sister Got Soul http://www.andreamarr.com/

17 /- The Blues Preachers /Dead Catz Can Bounce http://www.bluespreachers.com/

18 /14 The Blues Preachers Dry Long So http://www.bluespreachers.com/

19 / 15 Andy Cowan When The Night Comes In http://www.andycowan.com.au

20 / - Tom Richardson/ Evolution http://www.myspace.com/tomrichardsonmusic

21 / 12 Ali Penny & The Moneymakers / Temptation http://www.myspace.com/alisonpenney

22 / - Mark Easton /Live At The Sydney Blues Festival http://www.myspace.com/markeastonsolo

23/ 5 Geoff Achison / One Ticket, One Ride http://www.geoffachison.com/

24 / 8 Dan Dinnen Back Home http://www.blackmarketmusic.com.au

25/ - The Adam Hole & Marji Curran Band /The Red Album http://www.myspace.com/adamhole

AUSTRALIAN RADIO CHARTS #3 March 2010

Here are the 25 most-played new and reissued blues/roots CDs from Australian artists in the month of March 2010

Compiled from playlists contributed by:
StarFM - St. Helens, Tasmania (Dave Barker)
5EFM - Victor Harbor, SA (Geoff Pegler)
BayFM – Byron Bay, NSW (Me)


1/FIONA BOYES/Blues Woman/Yellow Dog Records/09
2/MASON RACK BAND/Live In Canada/Independent/10
3/RAY BEADLE/Loaded/Independent/09
4/SWEET BABY JAMES and ROB EYERS/Double Voodoo Blues/Black Market Music/10
5/GEOFF ACHISON/One ticket, one ride/BlackMarket Music/09
6/EDDY & BLUES ON THE BOYLE/Blues Harp Joy/Independent/10
7/BONDI CIGARS/Universal Stew/Independent/09
8/DAN DINNEN/Back Home/Black Market Music/10
9/CHASE THE SUN/Rednecks and Gentlemen/Independent/10
10/DALLAS FRASCA/Not for love or money/Spank Betty Records/09
11/DAVID BYERS/Darkly David/Red Eye Records/09
12/ALI PENNY and THE MONEYMAKERS/Temptation/Red Beans Records /09
13/ROLL WITH IT/One day at a time/Independent/10
14/THE BLUES PREACHERS/Dry long so/Independent/09
15/ANDY COWAN/When The Night Comes In/ABC Music/09
16/CATH BUTLER’S JOINT VENTURE/Dangerous Desires/Independent/09
17/BEACHHEAD/Beachhead’s Blues (re-release) /Independent/08
18/HENRY CORREY/Self Made Man/Independent/09
19/DERWIN JONES/Blues after midnight/DerJon Production/09
20/DOC SPAN BLUES /Live in Australia/Independent/08
21/KES O’HARA/Tear The House Down (EP) /BlackMarket Music/09
22/CORRINA STEEL/A Fling With The King/Snakedrive-MGM/09
23/ANNI PIPER /Chasin’ tail/Black Market Music/10
24/KNiKi/Just/Namow Productions/08
25/BUDDY KNOX BAND/Got da blues/Independent/08

Contacts:
Star FM - Dave Barker www.myspace.com/dave39sbluesmix
5EFM - Geoff Pegler www.bluesbeatradio.com
BayFM - Anthony Moulay www.myspace.com/bayfmblues

AUSTRALIAN RADIO CHARTS #2 Feb 2010

AUSTRALIAN RADIO CHARTS #2

Here are the 25 most-played new and reissued blues and roots CDs from Australian artists in the month of February 2010

Compiled from playlists contributed by:
StarFM - St. Helens, Tasmania
BayFM – Byron Bay, NSW


1. RAY BEADLE//Loaded//Independent//2009
2. ANNI PIPER//Chaisin' Tail//Black Market Music//2010
3. CHASE THE SUN//Rednecks and Gentlemen//Independent//2010
4. TOM RICHARDSON//Evolution// Independent //2009
5. ALI PENNY and THE MONEYMAKERS//Temptation//Red Beans Records//2009
6. CATH BUTLER//Dangerous Desires//Independent//2009
7. KNIKI//Just//Namow Productions//2008
8. CT & THE NIGHTHAWKS//Live at Aurora Stadium//Independent//2009
9. THE GIANTS//Motorcycles, Tattoos, Rock ‘n’ Roll & Blues//Black Market Music//2009
10. GLEN TERRY//Soul Searchin’//Only Blues Music//2009
11. ANDREA MARR//Sister Got Soul//Amphead Music//2009
12. DERWIN JONES//Blues after midnight//DerJon Production//2009
13. JAMES T and THE TOMAHAWKES//James T and The Tomahawkes//Independent//2009
14. BARREL HOUSE//Open Road//Cross Section Records//2009
15. DAN GRANERO//I Can't Stand To Lose//Independent//2009
16. STRAIGHT 8'S//25th Anniversary-Members Only//Preston Record//2009
17. DJ GOSPER//Hot Flush Blues//KarismaKatz//2009
18. THE DETONATORS//Live at the East//Black Market Music//2008
19. KIM CHURCHILL//With Sword and Shield//Independent//2009
20. BONDI CIGARS//Universal Stew//Independent//2009
21. ROLL WITH IT//One day at a time//Independent//2010
22. ANDY COWAN//When The Night Comes In//ABC Music //2009
23. MISSISSIPPI SHAKEDOWN//The Blues Lives Here//2008//Independent
24. PETE CORNELIUS//Suburban Hell//2008//Only Blues Music
25. DOC SPAN//Live In Australia//2008//Independent


Contact:
Star FM - Dave Barker www.myspace.com/dave39sbluesmix
BayFM - Anthony Moulay www.myspace.com/bayfmblues

RADIO CHARTS #1

Here are the 25 most-played new and reissued blues CDs from Australian artists in the month of January 2010

Compiled from playlists contributed by:
StarFM - St. Helens, Tasmania
BayFM – Byron Bay, NSW

1. RAY BEADLE//Loaded//2009//Independent
2. BORICH x BORICH + BRUS//Live at the Basement//2009//Independent
3. ASH GRUNWALD//Fish out of water//2008//DeltaGroove
4. DIESEL//Project Blues//2009//Liberation Music
5. CATH BUTLERS JOYNT VENTURE//Dangerous Desires//2009//Independent
6. ANDY COWAN//When The Night Comes//2009//ABC/Universal
7. DEAN THOMAS//Greyhound To Mecca//2009//Bombora Creative
8. MR BLACK and BLUES//The Morning Light//2009//Breakneck Records
9. CHASE THE SUN//Rednecks and Gentlemen//2010//Independent
10. KIM CHURCHILL//With Sword and Shield//2009//Independent
11. ALISON PENNEY//Temptation//2009//Red Bean Records
12. JAMES T & THE TOMAHAWKS//James T & The Tomahawks//2009//Independent
13. CHRIS DOC WHITE/Tabasco Tom//The Real Deal//2009//Independent
14. FIONA BOYES//Blues Woman//2009//Yellow Dog Records/Only Blues Music
15. HENRY CORREY//Self Made Man//2009//Independent
16. MARK EASTON//Money Is The Root Of All Evil//2009//Only Blues Music
17. MARK EASTON//Live at Sydney Blues 2009 Festival//2009//Independent
18. MICK KIDD//These Old Shoes//2009//Independent
19. PUGSLEY BUZZARD//Chicago Typewriter//2008//Independent
20. STRAIGHT 8s//25th Anniversary – Members Only//2009//Preston Records
21. CHASE THE SUN//EP//2009//Independent
22. DJ GOSPER//Hot Flush Blues//2009//KarismaKatz
23. SNEAKY WEASEL GANG//Bodyslide Blues//2009//Independent
24. STORMCELLAR//Spacejunk//2009//Independent
25. ROB TOGNONI//2010dB//Music Avenue//2009


Contact:
Star FM - Dave Barker www.myspace.com/dave39sbluesmix
BayFM - Anthony Moulay www.myspace.com/bayfmblues

Honey Island Swamp Band - Wishing Well

Great music from New Orleans Band - Honey Island Swamp Band

Honey Island Swamp Band - Wishing Well (click here for more information)

CD Review: Cal Williams Jr - “Morning Star”

Within the first 30 seconds of the opening track you know you’re in for something special on this CD, Morning Star, from South Australian, Cal Williams Jr. The instrumental track, Greyhound, slowly builds and is an example of Cal’s commanding guitar skills on the acoustic slide. He uses his slide, finger-picks and caresses the strings quite masterly, all the while a deep bass note humming along in the background. And just when you think Cal is going to go off onto some fast paced guitar solo he brings it back to a very mellow tone. It is superb track and lays down what to expect from the rest of the CD; some first class aural treats.

Morning Star front cover (click here for more information)

Cal is a folk/blues artist who plays slide acoustic guitar and sings in an quavering falsetto, almost Skip James like, voice. He is backed by Kory Horwood on upright double bass on most tracks and when Kory is not laying down a mellow groove he is moving the song along with an almost metronomic percussive beat. He and Cal play a wonderful introduction to a cover of Son House’s “Death Letter Blues”; almost Danny Thompson like.

The other covers on this album are a wonderful version of Bob Dylan’s “I shall be Released” and the traditional songs “Lonesome Valley” with its gospel/folk arrangement and a Reverend Gary Davis take on “cocaine”. The other 6 tracks are all written by Cal Williams Jr. and he certainly has stepped up to the mark with his own tracks.

He is also accompanied on many of the tracks by violinist, Tori Phillips, which gives the songs a country-blues feel. Emily Davis adds vocal accompaniment, especially effective on “Cocaine” and Anthony Pak-Poy, a former teacher of Cal’s from Adelaide University, adds acoustic guitar to a number of the tracks which fills out the overall sound nicely.

Skip James, Leo Kottke, Nick Drake, Ry Cooder are all evident in Cal’s playing and writing, of which he has received several awards here in Australia for “South Australian songwriter of the Year” and which has garnered praised in Britain, where he spent several of the past years. He has now returned to Australia and plays many live gigs with his band around his hometown of Adelaide.

On Morning Star, Cal certainly gives a great follow-up to his previous CD “I loved you with all the madness in my heart”. This CD was full of Cal’s interpretations of blues standards. Morning Star takes this further where he is writing his own songs which sound like they have come from book of blues standards. He certainly displays that he can hold his own in the acoustic blues world and that the previous CD was not a one off. Morning Star makes you sit up and listen but at the same time allows you to float away on the songs…is that possible? Yes, with this fine collection of songs, great production and fine musicians, it is!