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Friday, March 29, 2013

Byron Bay Blues Festival 2013 Sampler

Byron Bay, NSW, Australia

An Indian American Thai Australian friend spends about her time on the gorgeous NSW coast near Byron Bay. And she has reminded me, and requested me, to commemorate this year’s annual Blues Fest with a Washerman’s Dog sampler.

As usual its an amazing lineup. Hope many of you made it. If not, here is a double slice of some of the biggest names on the list.

Surf’s up!

Track Listing: Vol 1

01 'Cuz I'm Here [Ruthie Foster]
02 Even in the Quietest Moments [Supertramp]
03 Fujiyama Mama [Wanda Jackson]
04 Lovestruck Baby [Robert Cray]
05 Jealousy [Bettye LaVette]
06 The Car Song [The Cat Empire]
07 Strut [Taj Mahal]
08 Bongo Man [Jimmy Cliff]
09 Rattlesnake Preacher [Chris Smither]
10 Flying [Chris Isaak]
11 Hearts And Bones [Paul Simon]
12 Let The Four Winds Blow [Robert Plant]
13 There's Hope For You [William Elliot Whitmore]
14 Takin' The Midnight Train [Tony Joe White]
15 Since I Fell for You [Mavis Staples]
16 Dear Old Southland [Allen Toussaint]
17 Wichita Skyline [Shawn Colvin]
18 Devil Got My Woman [Bonnie Raitt]
19 El Viento [Manu Chao]
20 St. Judy's Comet [Paul Simon]

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Track Listing: Vol 2
01 Jesus Gonna Be Here [Blind Boys of Alabama]
02 Flying [Chris Isaak]
03 Down to Zero [Bettye LaVette]
04 People Grinnin' In Your Face [Ruthie Foster]
05 Funky Buttercup [The Bamboos]
06 Chelsea Hotel No. 2 [Rufus Wainwright]
07 Rattlesnake Preacher [Chris Smither]
08 The Train I'm On [Tony Joe White]
09 Blues On A Holiday [Susan Tedeschi]
10 Me Llaman Calle [Manu Chao]
11 Dreamer [Supertramp]
12 One Four Five [The Cat Empire]
13 The Harder They Come [Jimmy Cliff]
14 99 and 1/2 [Mavis Staples]
15 Slippin' & Slidin' [Wanda Jackson]
16 Swinging Doors [Wanda Jackson]
17 Senor Blues [Taj Mahal]
18 American Music [Violent Femmes]
19 Tenderness [Paul Simon]
20 On Your Way Down (feat. Allen Toussaint) [Trombone Shorty]

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Roll up Roll up!: Byron Bay Blues Fest 2012

Roll up roll up! A week from tomorrow the 23^rd edition of the annual Byron Bay Blues Fest, the best music festival in the southern hemisphere, gets under way. It’s another bumper crop of international and local talent this year with headliner John Fogerty, the once-upon-a-time chief of Creedence Clearwater Revival, taking top billing. So be sure to have your flannel shirt pressed and ready for his show!

Other guests include Buddy Guy, John Hiatt, Angelique Kidjo, Keb’ Mo’, and the phenomenal Bettye LaVette. Father, Steve and son, Justin Townes will represent the Earle family. Several beloved dinosaurs will also put in an appearance, namely Crosby Stills and Nash, and The Pogues. Ms Candi Staton, will be basking in late career rediscovery. Ziggy Marley and Dweezil Zappa, meantime, will be reminding everyone of their brilliant dads’ music.

So hurry on down (or up depending on your location) set up your tent and get ready to enjoy the music, dolphins and blue ocean for 5 days in April.

To get you motivated here is a sample of just SOME of the artists who will be playing next week!

Track Listing:

01 Keep On Chooglin' (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

02 September (Earth Wind and Fire)

03 Life Ain't What it Seems (John Butler Trio)

04 Knot Comes Loose (My Morning Jacket)

05 Are You Losing Your Mind (Buddy Guy)

06 Bus to Baton Rouge (Lucinda Williams)

07 Georgia Rae (John Hiatt)

08 Afia (Angelique Kidjo)

09 Get Ready (Sublime)

10 Good Morning Little School Girl (Jonny Lang)

11 Fallen Off a Rock (Sea Sick Steve)

12 Whole 'Nutha Thang (Keb' Mo')

13 Six Days And A Night (Candy Staton)

14 Lately I've Let Things Slide (Nick Lowe)

15 John Walker's Blues (Steve Earle)

16 I'm Nothin' Without You (Steve Earle)

17 Far Away In Another Town (Justin Townes Earle)

18 Feels like Rain (John Hiatt)

19 Beg Your Pardon (Josh Pyke)

20 Joy (Bettye LaVette)

21 Tuff Enuff (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)

22 Tswang Tswang Tswang (Vusi Mahlasela and Proud People's Band)

23 Long Ride (The Audreys)

24 Can't Be Satisfied (Harry Manx)

25 The Good Life (Ray Beadle and the Vipers)

26 On Your Way Down (Trombone Shorty feat. Allen Toussaint)

27 Sci-Fi Kid 2007 (Blitzen Trapper)

28 The Sheik Yerbouti (Frank Zappa)

29 The Last Time (Bettye LaVette)

30 Don't Look Now (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Listen here.

Monday, April 25, 2011

The Best Music Festival in the Southern Hemisphere: Bluesfest 2011

Byron Bay

Surf at BB

Groove with the dolphins

Tomorrow marks the end of the Bluesfest 2011, the best blues and roots musical festival in the southern hemisphere, if not in the world. Held in Byron Bay, on the northern coast of the Australian state of New South Wales, the festival DEFINITELY gets the gong for Major International Festival Held In Closest Place To Paradise.

Ernest Ranglin

One of the Washerman’s Dog’s old school mates who lives in that amazing part of the world has requested a special mix of some of the acts that headlined this year’s event. With great pleasure and in the hope of enticing all readers and followers of the Dog to save up their shekels for Bluesfest 2012, the following Selection Musicale ala Carte is offered for your listening and grooving pleasure.

Enjoy MP!

Track Listing:

1. She’s Rare (Paul Kelly)

2. Dignity [Unreleased, Oh Mercy] (Bob Dylan)

3. Haayo (Ernest Ranglin)

4. Neph (Trombone Shorty)

5. Freedom Train (Toots Hibbert)

6. La Grange (ZZ Top)

7. La Pistola y el Corazon (Los Lobos)

8. Black Diamond Bay (Bob Dylan)

9. Oh, My God (Michael Franti and Spearhead)

10. Great Controversy (Luciano)