DIGITAL BLUES

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues sees us visiting Belgium, France, Finland, Norway, Sweden, the UK & the USA in yet another musical road trip concluding with a track in memory of Duane Eddy who died on 30th April 2024. Join me and my guests 2026 European Blues Challenge winner Adama Janlo, Lena & the Slide Brothers, The Dibs, The Royal Enfield Band, The Greig Taylor B...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues features mainly the ladies with a great mix of 15 tracks from new and recent releases including, courtesy of France Blues, 5 blues ladies from France. Oh la la! Join me and my guests Mark Easton, Crystal Shawanda, Lexie Blue, Frenchie Moe, Eliza Neals, Anna Boulic, Alyssa Galvan, Ady – One Woman Band, Two Roots, Secret Garden & The Dusty M...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues goes really international with a great mix of 15 tracks from new and recent releases from no less than 8 different countries! I have new singles from Joanne Shaw Taylor, Lightning Threads, Marco Bartoccioni, The Roebucks, Diving Ducks, Bluesnado and Sunjay plus tracks from new or recent albums by Lowdown Dirty Mojos, Vinyl Paradise, Amani Burn...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues features a great mix of 14 tracks from new and recent releases including some absolute crackers! I have new singles from Marc Broussard feat Josh Smith, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Kirk Fletcher & Erika Baier and Jeff Washington plus tacks from new albums by Mick Kolassa, Duke Robillard and his All Star Band, Lil' Ed and the Blues I...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues is as eclectic a collection of 14 tracks as you’ll find, some new and some not! I have the brand new single taken from Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band’s forthcoming album, a stunning track from Chris Rea, tracks from JJ Cale and Eric Clapton, three tracks from a new compilation – Blues au Feminin – from France Blues - Lee O'Nell, Jessie...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues has a heavily European flavour with cuts from the UK, France, Belgium and Finland as well as Brazil and the USA featuring tracks from Thomas Heppell, Unna with Helge Tallqvist Band, Slim Butler, Erja Lyytinen, Omar Coleman & Igor Prado, Ryan Hartt, Charlie Barath, The Dibs, Big Dave & the Dutchmen, Stef Paglia, Neal Black & the Hea...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues is dedicated to the memory of Mike Vernon, a legendary figure on the UK music scene for so many years who left us on 2nd March 2026. To mark his passing I have five tracks which bear his mark and 9 more from new and recent arrivals. The playlist for this edition has tracks from Mike Vernon y Los Garcia, John Mayall, Duster Bennett, Dani Wilde,...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues first aired on Sunday 8th March 2026 which was also International Women’s Day. To mark this all 12 tracks in this week’s show feature the ladies with Bywater Call, Ally Venable, Beth Hart feat Eric Gales, Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar, Cecilya & The Candy Kings, Roomful of Blues, Sister Lucille, La Bedoune, Elise Frank, Kaz Hawkins, Ca...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues brings you 14 tracks from new arrivals from Europe and North America with tracks from PD Martin, Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials, Marco Bartoccioni, Stefan Hillsheim Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Unna & Helge Tallqvist Band, Guy Verlinde, Charlie Barath, Duke Robillard and his All Star Band, Crystal Shawanda, Teresa James & the Rhythm Tr...

PHOTO BY NICKI VINALL This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues brings you a small musical tribute to Victor Brox who left us two years ago as well as a more than usually eclectic mix bringing you 15 varied tracks, some newish, some not, and many of which will really get the blues police going! Just under an hour of music from Bobby Charles, Victor Brox Blues Train, Elise Frank, Kyla...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues brings you 15 varied tracks from Australia, Canada, France, Sweden, the UK and the USA with music from Mississipi Shakedown, Neal Black & the Healers, The Blues Kid Combo feat Neal Black, Laurent Moitrot, Ryan Hartt, Kim Wilson, Father 'n' Son, Six Strings and A Pulse, Frenchie Mo, The James Hunter Six, Eric Bibb, Loïs Morgan, Thomas Heppe...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues continues in the international theme as I bring you another 14 very varied tracks from around the world with music from Grammy Award winner, Buddy Guy and Blues Corner, Omar Coleman & Igor Prado, Billy Thompson, Ma Polaine's Great Decline, Stef Paglia, Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps, Tinsley Ellis, Rory Block, Eric Bibb, Kim Wilson,...

In this week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues, a real international feel as I bring you 14 very varied tracks from around the world with music from Koko-Jean & The Tonics, Kaliopi & The Blues Messengers, Ally Venable featuring Shemekia Copeland, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Bobby Charles, The James Hunter Six, Mark Cameron, The Blues Kid Combo feat Arnaud Fradin, Loïs Morgan, Laurent...

In this week’s edition of the award-winning show, 13 very eclectic tracks as I play music from Stef Paglia, Kim Wilson, The Fabulous Thunderbirds x 2, Rory Block w/ Ronnie Earl, Tinsley Ellis, Sam Lewis, Robert Top Thomas, Steve Howell & Fats Kaplin, Elise Frank, Teresa James & the Rhythm Tramps, Eddie Kold Band feat Larry 'Doc' Watkins and Erja Lyytinen. Artist Track Source Label Stef Pag...

In this week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues, 14 greatly varied tracks from new and recent arrivals from France, Spain, the UK & the USA demonstrating that the Blues is not just an American music form. Tune in for music from The Blues Kid Combo, Altered Five Blues Band, Mark Cameron, Koko-Jean & The Tonics, Mike Bourne Band, Greg Nagy, Lil’ Magic Sam, Bobby Charles, Roomful of...

In this week’s show I play musical tributes to Chris Rea and Andy ‘Zsa Zsa’ Billups with various tracks from Chris and one from The Hamsters. Plus, I have great tracks from some new and recent releases. All in all, one heck of a show even though I say it myself! Tune in for music from Chris Rea, The Hamsters, Kim Wilson, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmie Vaughan, Loïs Morgan, Eddie Kold Band feat...

As I mentioned last week, in 2025 I received over 300 albums, many of which I really enjoyed and trying to reduce my favourites to those that I could fit in to two 58-minute shows was quite a task and I could not include everybody. On this week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues, the first of the New Year, I bring you the second part of my review of last year with 16 tracks from some mor...

In 2025 I received over 300 albums, many of which I really enjoyed. Trying to reduce my favourites to those that I could fit in to two 58-minute shows was quite a task and I could not include everybody. On this week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues, I bring you the first part of my review of the year with 15 tracks from just some of those that made the cut. Part 2 is next week. Tune in...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues is the annual Christmas special so grab some wine and mince pies and luxuriate in 58 minutes of Yuletide bluesyness as I cram in no less than 15 tracks some new and some not so, but they sure give you an eclectically decorated Christmas tree! Tune in for music from Reverend Shawn Amos, C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band, Beausoleil,...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues is dedicated to the victims of domestic abuse with four tracks which I feel are particularly relevant. Plus there are 8 other tracks from new and recent arrivals, including two from this month’s IBBA Picks of the Month. Tune in for music from Earl Thomas, Olivia Stevens, Shania Twain, Haylen, Kaz Hawkins, Steve Howell & Fats Kaplin, Erin H...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues crams in no less than 15 tracks from new and recent arrivals, including two from this month’s IBBA Picks of the Month, and what an eclectic bunch they are! Tune in for music from Shakura S'Aida, Altered Five Blues Band, Mike Bourne Band, Mark Cameron, Bobby Charles, Rebecca Downes, Greg Nagy, Doug Macleod, Randy Lee Riviere, Rhiannon Giddens,...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues is a really international affair featuring 12 tracks from albums that arrived recently and which I have not had the chance to play as much as I would like! Join me for tracks from Canada, the USA, France, Norway, Denmark, Italy, the UK and Germany! Tune in for music from Bywater Call, Roomful of Blues, Bernard Sellam & the Boyz from the Ho...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues features another selection of 14 very varied tracks, including two from IBBA Picks of the Month and four from France. Tune in for music from Kaz Hawkins, Zoe Schwarz, Rob Koral & Friends, Lil Magic Sam, Manu Lanvin, The Freaky Buds, Dave Arcari, Catfish Keith, Eric Bibb, The BC Combo featuring Bev Conklin, Paul Filipowicz, Pops Fletcher &a...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues features 14 very varied tracks, most of which should even please the blues police!! Included are two from IBBA Picks of the Month and three from the Antipodes. Tune in for music from Zoe Schwarz. Rob Koral & Friends, Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues feat Bobby Rush, Mud Morganfield, Buddy Guy, Lonnie Mack, Bobby Charles, Jimmie Vaughan...

This week’s edition of the award-winning Digital Blues coincides with Remembrance Sunday, Armistice Day and Veterans’ Day is dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives or were gravely injured fighting to defend freedom, a freedom which we tend to take for granted in a world where our freedoms are under ever increasing threat. The show features 13 very varied tracks, many with powerful a...