Blues is the Truth

It's time for your weekly dose of the blues with two hours of amazing tunes in this week's Blues is the Truth. In this week's show, Ian shares tracks from some of the biggest stars in the genre along with some real rising stars... Hit play for music from Taj Mahal, Lamont Dozier with Jo Harman, Sun House, Random Earth Project, Gary Clark Jr, John Mayall, Taildragger, Stevie Watts Organ Trio with A...

It's another Blues is the Truth bringing you two whole hours of amazing blues tunes exactly when you want it! There are new tunes, there are classics and even a few things you've never heard before. This week's show features tunes from Jeff Healey, Kirk Fletcher, Linsey Alexander, Junior Wells, Emma Wilson with Gary Grainger, Eric Clapton, Sir Oliver Maly, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Georgia Maria,...

Were back with another packed edition of Blues is the Truth! Two whole hours of amazing music, new and old ready to stream now! This week the show features tunes from Koko Taylor, The Steady Rollin' Revue, Kirk Fletcher, Shemekia Copeland, Maria Muldaur, Freddie King, Stevie Watts Organ Trio featuring Alice Armstrong, When Rivers Meet, Eddie C Campbell, Amethyst Kayak, Sunjay, The Jujubees, Otis R...

This weeks Blues is the Truth is a trip into the unknown as we take on another random play extravaganza... This is where we let the gods of the shuffle button choose the playlist with only two rules: 1, It has to be blues and 2, it has to be good. Hit play to see where we ended up! Featuring songs from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Rufus Thomas, Ghalia Volt, the Hoax, Mighty Sam McClain, Robert Joh...

It's time for this week's edition of Blues is the Truth, bringing you two hours of amazing Blues, Soul and everything in between... In this show we offer a preview of some of the acts performing at Ealing Blues festival on the 23rd and 24th July in Walpole Park. Along with that there are all the usual features you'd expect! This week the artists featured are Koko Taylor, Robert Salmons, GA-20, Mar...

It's time for the latest edition of Blues is the Truth, bringing you two hours of amazing blues and soul and everything in-between. This weeks show is packed with amazing tunes old and new and features music from Bob Margolin, BB King, Walter Trout, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, Lonnie Armstrong, Billy Boy Arnold, The Rockwell Avenue Blues Band, Matty T Wall, Paul Cox, G-Love, John Lee Hooker, Nationa...

It's time for the latest edition of Blues is the Truth... This weeks show was the hardest I've ever had to make. Good friend of the show, Pat West, the man who made the theme song and all the incidental music in the show passed away unexpectedly. This show is a tribute to him and features many of the amazing acts he was involved with, and my memories of one of the greatest musicians I've had the p...

It's time for another edition of Blues is the Truth, bringing you two hours of amazing music. There are tributes to two recently lost greats of the blues in the shape of Kelly Joe Phelps and Grana Louise along with all the usual features like 'The Song Remains the Same' and 'Title Track Tango' along with blues news and a mix of the very best tracks, new and old, from blues soul and everything in b...

Another edition of Blues is the Truth is here, packed with two hours of amazing tunes that cover the blues and everything that goes with it. There's all the great music you'd expect along with gig news and more. Hit play and enjoy! This weeks show features music from amazing artists like Keb'Mo', Joanne Shaw Taylor, Robert Hokum, John Mayall's Blues Breakers (with Buddy Whittington), Martin McNeil...

It's time for another edition of Blues is the Truth and there's another two hours of amazing blues and more to enjoy! There's new music, classics and a little bit of blues news... What more could you want? With tracks from Tim Aves and Wolfpack, The Phantom Blues Band, The Geoff Garbow Band, The Paul garner Band, Joe Strouzer, Dave Weld, Ry Cooder, Alfred "The Blues King" Harris, Big Walter Horton...

Another edition of your favourite blues podcast is now ready to stream! Like always is packed with great two hours of great music and blues news and available on all good podcasting platforms... Hit play for tunes from Muddy Waters, The Phantom Blues Band, Bob Margolin and Bob Corritore, Charlie Musselwhite, Bobby Parker, James Carr, Mighty Mike Schermer, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Angel Forrest,...

It's time for another edition of Blues is the Truth, packed with amazing music start to finish, some new, some classic, but all awesome! There are tracks from Albert King, Black Cat Biscuit, Jim Dan Dee, Gina Sicilia, Ike and Tina Turner, Sun House, When Rivers Meet, Private Dicks Band, Bo Diddley, Dave Weld, Bennett Matteo, Charlie Musselwhite, Matt Schofield, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Reverend Shawn A...

This weeks Blues is the Truth features the winners of this year's Form UK Blues Awards, announced the night before the recording... Beyond that it's a random play special where even I don't know what's coming up! With tracks in the show from Johnny Iguana, Emma Wilson, Connor Selby, Christone Kingfish Ingram, Dom Martin, Robert Hokum, When Rivers Meet, Lucy Zirins, ELLES BAILEY, Roy Taylor, Albert...

Blues is the Truth is back with another show full to the brim with amazing new music, along with a sprinkling of classics too! With tracks in the show from Bernie Marsden, Private Dicks Band, Gina Sicilia, Emma Wilson, Jo Harman, BB King, Stevie Watts with Alice Armstrong, Tim Staffell and Paul Stewart, Buddy Guy, The Altered Five Blues Band, Brad Wilson, Ariel Posen, Eric Bibb, Kenny Neal, Jim Da...

It's May and the first Blues is truth of the month is keeping up the tradition of being packed, start to finish, with amazing tunes. The new month means a new song remains the same with an absolute doozy from Bobby Blue Bland being the first version and there's a superb Title Track tango... This episode features songs from Kai Strauss, The Absolute Goners, Hurricane Ruth, The Wildroots, Levee Town...

It's the last show of April and it's just as packed as you'd expect... There's still amazing new music to share, and there are some real classics too. This weeks show features tracks from Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, The Nighthawks, Ian Siegal, Doug MacLeod, Todd Sharpville, Mike Vernon, Veronica Lewis, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Katie Bradley and Pete Farugia, The Travelling Blue Kings, Robert Cray, Bern...

After a week's break we're back with another full to the brim edition of Blues is the Truth... There's a shed load of new tunes, and a smattering of classics too. Just what you'd expect from your favourite blues podcast! This weeks show features tracks from: The King Brothers, Hubert Dorrigatti, Eliza Neal, Robert Cray, Eric Bibb with Jean Jaques Milteau, Doug MacLeod, Edgar Winter, Dom Martin, Mi...

It's a new month and there are some amazing new tracks in the show. There's a new Song Remains the Same and an amazing pair of tracks in the Title Track Tango, loads of great new music and some classics too. Featuring songs from Son House, Edgar Winter, Django Blackheart, The Nick Steed Band, Bobby Blue Bland, Ian Siegal, Ajay Sristav, The Guv'nors, Grieg Taylor, Larkin Poe, The Kokomo Kings, Davi...

It's another show that's packed with brand new tunes in this weeks Blues is the Truth... We Start with a classic from Freddie King, and there are other anthems from Keb'Mo', Otis Grand, Buddy Whittington, Giles Robson and Junior Wells. The new tracks include numbers from the Boogie Beasts, Ann Peebles, Beaux Gris Gris, Son of Dave, Andres Roots, Danny Bryant, Steven Troch, Blue Touch, Mechanical R...

This week's Blues is the Truth is another packed show, and there's a ton of new music for you to enjoy! We start with Jimmie Vaughan and then take tour through tunes from Mind Adair, The Black Crowes, Son of Dave, Al Corte, Kaz Hawkins, Paul Cox, Elvin Bishop, Robert Hokum, The Bluesbones, Greig Taylor, Whitney Shay, Bob Stroger, Phil Gates, Emma Wilson, Professor Louie and the Crowmatix, Elles Ba...

This week starts with a great track from Duke Robillard, and features a great version of Hoodoo Man Blues from Errol Linton. Add in the Title track Tango that features Jonny Lang and Eugene Hideaway Bridges and the show is already great... But the rest of the show was given to the gods of random play... That means we have surprise track from the Rolling Stones, Doug MacLeod, The Starlite Campbell...

Time for another Blues is the Truth, packed with some of the very best blues the world has to offer... We start with Muddy Waters and on our way to a collaboration between Robert Cray and Keb'Mo' we feature tracks from The British Bluescasting Corporation, Ry Cooder, Willie Dixon, Larry McCray, Eddie 9V, Buddy Guy, T Bone Walker, Ron Sayer Jr, Duke Robillard, Walter Trout, Kai Strauss and more. Hi...

I love to pack each weeks show with the very best blues I can find and this weeks is genuinely full to the brim... From Jimmie Vaughan with Omar Kent Dykes through to Quinn Devereaux there are so many amazing tracks to enjoy. Of course we pay tribute to the recently passed Don Craine of the Downliners Sect, part of the legendary birth of the British blues rock scene. Add to that some amazing tues...

It's the 600th edition of Blues is the Truth, and it's packed with amazing music... just as you would expect! With tracks from Albert Collins, Elles Bailey, The City Boys All Stars, Freddie King, Koko Taylor, Mike Zito, John Mayall, Guy King, The Terraplanes Blues Band, The Cinelli Brothers, Charlie Musselwhite, Rick Estrin and the Nightcats, Songhoy Blues, Rick Dollar, Buddy Guy, Bernard Allison,...

While the voting may have closed since the first broadcast the main focus on this weeks show is giving you the chance to hear as many of the nominees in the 2022 UK Blues Awards as possible, meaning tracks from Stevie Watts with Alice Armstrong, Dom Martin, When Rivers Meet, Elles Bailey, Kyla Brox, Giles Robson, Catfish, Will Wilde, King King, The Cinelli Brothers, Half Deaf Clatch, Mark Harrison...