Articles by David Barnard

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  Paul Reddick

  Sugar Bird

  PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2008

  Too bad Paul Reddick is a bluesman. Otherwise, he’d be receiving the same attention that Canadian songsmiths like Justin Rutledge and Kathl...

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  Big Dave McLean

  Acoustic Blues: Got ‘em from the Bottom

  PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

  Big Dave McLean really is big, or at least very tall. His voice is big, about the size of the Saskatchewan horizon, where he was born in 19...

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  Chris James and Patrick Rynn

  Stop and Think About It

  PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

  This CD captures the spirit of ’50s Memphis and Chicago blues combo recordings nicely. Guitarist Chris James is a credible vocalist with a...

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  Byther Smith

  Blues On The Moon: Live at the Natural Rhythm Social Club

  PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

  Recorded in 2007 on the south side, this little gem of a CD (a DVD is also available) is proof of how powerful the Chicago blues style can...

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  Roman Carter

  Never Slow Down

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2008

  Roman Carter was born in the first half of the last century in Alabama. Like so many, he sang gospel as a child and later with two siblings...

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  Julian Fauth

  Ramblin' Son

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2008

  With his second CD for Electro-Fi Records, Toronto, ON’s Julian Fauth has created a blues masterwork. He’s a two-fisted barrelhouse piano p...

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  Honeyboy Edwards

  Roamin' and Ramblin'

  PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2008

  At 92 years old, Mississippi born Honeyboy Edwards is one of the last remaining musicians with a direct link to the earliest days of record...

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  Bharath and his Rhythm Four with Junior Watson

  Friday Night Fatty

  PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2008

  Hearing this CD brings two things to mind. One: are there any better interpreters of traditional Chicago-style harmonica blues alive today?...