| Album Reports 2018 (alphabetical) © Rootsville 2018 |
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| Mother T & The Chicks (B) Selftitled (blues) |
Carolina Steel (US) Selftitled (blues) |
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| Teeny Tucker (US) Put On Your Red Dress Baby (blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
Hymn For Her (US) Pop 'n Downers (Americana) |
Eric Lindell (US) Revolution in your Heart (blues) |
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| Greyhounds (US) Cheyenne Valley Drive (blues - soul) |
Philip Bradatsch (D) Ghost On A String (singer-songwriter) |
Peter Karp (US) The American Blues (blues) |
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| Amanda Fish (US) Free (blues-soul-rock) |
Dewolff (NL) Thrust (rock) |
Champagne Charlie (NL) Sixpack (blues-roots-folk) |
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| Rich DePaolo (US) Killed For Kings (singer-songwriter) |
Bill Price (US) Digging Deeper Toward The Sky (folk) |
Building Instrument (Nor) Magngelen Min (electronic free jazz) |
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| Hat Check Girl (US) Cold Smoke (folk) |
Doug Schmude (US) Burn These Pages (rootsrock) |
Kim Myhr (Nor) Pressing Clouds Passing Crowds (experimental music) |
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| David Massey (US) Late Winter Light (americana) |
Glen Boldman & The Philadelphia 5 Hot Damn! It's (jazz) |
Willa Vincitore (US) Choises (blues-soul-funk) |
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| Lady Linn (B) & Her Magnificent Big Band Black Swan (jazz) |
A/B Trio (Can) Trioliloquy (jazz) |
Bram Weijters & Chad McCullough Pendulum (jazz) |
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| Alex Nakhimovsky and June Bisantz Love's Tango (jazz) |
Clementine (NL) Letting Go (americana - folk) |
Geir Sundstøl (Nor) Brødløs (jazz - soundscapes) |
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| Kaz Murphy (US) Ride Out The Storm (americana) |
Hubert #6 (F) One Man Delta Blues Show (delta blues) |
Barbara Hendricks (US) & Her Blues band The Road To Freedom (blues-gospel-jazz) |
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| Phil Bee's Freedom (NL) Home (soul-blues-jazz) |
Danny Lynn Wilson (US) Peace Of Mind (singer-songwriter - roots) |
The Complaints (US) Talk to Me (rock) |
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| The Hot Club of San Francisco (US) 30 Years (hot jazz - jazz manouche) |
Walter Trout (US) Survivor Blues (bluesrock - blues) |
Kat Riggins (US) It Ain't Christmas (single) (blues) |
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| Helen Rose (US) Trouble Holding Back (country soul - blues) |
Carl Solomon (US) Simple Things (singer-songwriter) |
Atomic (Nor-SE) Pet Variotons (free jazz) |
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| Jack Leckie (US) The Adobe (jazz) |
Bob Rea (US) Southbound (folk-country) |
Lisa Medwick Powell (US) Blue Book (singer-songwriter) |
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| Einar Flaa (Nor) Silent String (americana - singer-songwriter) |
Ranzel X Kendrick (US) Texas Sagebrush (americana - singer-songwriter) |
Bjorn Berge (Nor) Who Else? (blues) |
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| Vanessa Rubin (US) The Dream Is You (jazz) |
The Weight Band (US) World Gone Mad (roots-rock) |
Van Morrison (UK) The Prophet Speaks (soul-blues-jazz) |
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| Ina Forsman (Fin) Bean Meaning To Tell You (soul - funk - jazz - r 'n b) |
Jim Stanard (US) Bucket List (americana) |
Ketil Bjørnstad (Nor) Hum Som Kjenner Tristheten Ved Thing (jazz) |
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| Amund Maarud & Lucky Lips (Nor) Perfect Stranger (roots) |
Kurt Deemer Band (US) Antenna (EP) (rock) |
Jack Kilby & The Front Line (US) Love is A Song Anyone Can Sing (jazz) |
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| Andy Milne & Dapp Theory (US) The Seasons of Being (jazz) |
Raw Blues Experience (B) Trailer Trash (blues-roots) |
The Rob Ryan Roadshow (US/D) Coming Home (roots) |
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| Nikki Hill (US) Feline Roots (blues - roots -rock) |
Kat Chapman Band (Aus) EP (americana) |
"Sir" Oliver Mally ft. Peter Schneider Folk Blues Adventures (blues) |
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| Suzie Vinnick (Can) Shake The Love Around (blues-roots) |
Bobby Blackhat (US) Put On Your Red Shoes (blues) |
Katleen Scheir (B) Border Guards (Folk) |
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| Melanie Dekker ft. jim Byrnes (Can) For Christmas (seasonals greatings) |
Dirk Van der Linden Trio (B) Groove Mood (souljazz - jazz) |
The Delgado Brothers (US) Two Trains (Latin blues) |
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| J. Aubertin (F) Bringers of the Light (singer-songwriter) |
Ric Harris (US) Open For Business (blues) |
JJ Appleton & Jason Ricci (US) Beautiful Slop (blues) |
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| Randy Casey (US) I Got Lucky (blues) |
The Plastic Pals (SE) Psychic Reader (rock) |
7 Days in Alaska (Nor) Dancing With Ghosts (alt-rock) |
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| Robert Connely Farr & The Rebeltone Boys (US/Can) Dirty South Blues (blues-roots) |
Ville Lehtovaara (Fin) Regroovable (roots) |
Ripoff Raskolnikov Band (A) Small World (blues) |
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| Hidden Agenda Deluxe (NL) feat.Oh Suzanna (Can) Angels in the Snow (americana) |
Greg Ward's Rogue Parade (US) Stomping Off From Greenwood (jazz) |
The Blue Chevy's (B) Twice Fifteen (blues - americana) |
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| Ruth Wyand (US) Tribe of One (blues) |
Dana Gillespie meets Al Cook Take It Off Slowly (blues) |
Karen Graigie (Aus) Mountains of Gold (alt-country) |
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| Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (Nor) Happy Endings (jazz) |
Dezron Douglas (US) Black Lion (jazz) |
Michael C. Lewis (US) Intimate Journey (jazz - soul jazz) |
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| Katie Knipp (US) Take It With You (blues) |
Ted Russell Kamp (US) Walkin' Shoes (singer-songwriter) |
Marco R. Wagner (Bra) Music Love Magic (americana) |
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| Kim In The Middle (B) The 7 Year Itch (jazz) |
Christian Li & Mike Bono (US) Visitors (jazz) |
Nik Barrell (UK) Joy (singer-songwriter) |
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| Mighty Mo Rodgers (US) The Virus (blues-funk-R&B) |
Amgala Temple (Nor) Invisible Airships (soundscapes - jazzrock) |
Swampcandy (US) Mine (roots - hillbilly punk) |
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| Ben de la Cour (US) The High Cost of Living Strange (amerinoir) |
Mat Walklate (UK) Sea of Blues (blues) |
Ilhan Esrahin (SE) Solar Plexus (jazz) |
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| Naming The Twins (Can) Sing the Winter Away (folk) |
Saverio Maccne & Double Ace (Arg) Look Twice (bluesrock) |
Mike Field (Can) True Stories (jazzpop - punk) |
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| Ben Prestage (US) Live in Europe (blues) |
Paul Oscher (US) Cool Cat (blues) |
JL Walker-Bruce Katz-Giles Robson Journeys To The Heart Of The Blues (blues) |
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| Banty Holler (US) Tradition (roots - americana) |
Mr. Shingles (UK/E) Green in Blue (blues) |
Kelly Green Trio (US) Volume One (jazz) |
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| Surrender Hill (US) Tore Down Fences (americana) |
Little Victor (US) Deluxe Lo-Fi (blues - rhyhtm 'n blues) |
Various Artists (Nor) Live at Notodden Blues Festival (blues) |
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| Jimmy Rankin (Can) Moving East (folk) |
Darrel Nulisch (US) The Bigtone Sessions vol.1 (blues) |
Old Riley and the Water (US) Biting Trough (blues) |
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| Fiona Boyes (Aus) Voodoo in the Shadows (blues) |
Sean Chambers (US) Welcome To My Blues (bluesrock - blues) |
The Yearlings (NL) Skywriting (Americana) |
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| Randy McAllister (US) Triggers Be Trippin (blues) |
Foghorn Stringband (US/Can) Rock Island Grange (bluegrass-cajun) |
The Ted Vaughn Blues Band (US) It Takes A Man To Play The Blues (blues) |
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| Kirk Fletcher (US) Hold On (blues) |
In Layman Terms (US) Strong Roots (blues) |
Kenny Carr (US) Departure (jazz) |
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| Hilary Scott (US) Don't Call Me Angel (singer-songwriter) |
The Space Age Travellers (NL) @ Ventures in the Shadows (instrumentals surf-r 'n r-swing) |
Lindsay Beaver (Can) Tough As Love (rockin' blues) |
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| DC Snakebuster (OMB)(B) Selftitled (rock 'n roots) |
Jan de Bruijn (NL) The Child Remaining Part 1 (soul-blues-americana) |
Popa Chubby (US) Prime Cuts (blues) |
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| Ryan Lee Crosby (US) River Music (blues) |
Laurie Jane & the 45's (US) Late Last Night (blues) |
Moskus (Nor) Mirakler (free jazz) |
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| Rob McHale (US) Prophets on the Boulevard (singer-songwriter) |
Simone Morris (Can) Setling Up (vocal jazz) |
Regina Bonelli (US) Love Letter (blues) |
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| Somesh Mathur (Ind) Time Stood Still (jazz) |
Greg Yasinitsky (US) Yazz Band (jazz) |
Travellin' Blue Kings (B/NL) Wired Up (blues) |
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| Jumping Matt & His Combo (Hun) feat. Custom Big Band Dressed Up (swing - jump blues) |
Eric Bibb (US) Global Griot (2CD) (country blues - gospel - reggea) |
Malford Milligan & The Southern Aces (US/NL) Life Will Humble You (soul - armericana) |
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| Layla Zoe (Can) Gemini (2CD) (blues - bluesrock) |
Ten Years Today (NL) Selftitled (alt-rock) |
Møster (Nor) States of Minds (free-jazz - soundscapes) |
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| Mike Zito (US) Blue Room (re-release debuutalbum) |
Murray kinsley & Wicked Grin (Can) Murder Creek (blues - bluesrock) |
Dale Bandy (US) Blue. (blues) |
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| Gene Ess (US) It's All Love (jazz) |
Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band Poor Until Payday (country blues) |
Citizen K (US) III (singer-songwriter) |
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| Garrick Rawlings (US) Selftitled (americana) |
Bryan Lee (US) Sanctuary (blues - gospel) |
Hearts of Oak (US) Moves (americana - alt-country) |
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| Johnny and Jaalene (US) Johnny and Jaalene (rock 'n roll) |
Gil Defay (US) It's All Love (jazz) |
Moon Relay (Nor) IMI (free-jazz - noise) |
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| Tony Joe White (US) Bad Mouthin' (swamp blues) |
Jim Dan Dee (Can) Selftitled (blues) |
The Knickerbocker All-Stars (US) Love Makes A Woman (soul - rhythm 'n blues) |
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| Bodinrocker (US) Eye To Eye (rock) |
Anthony Geraci (US) Why Did You Have To Go (blues) |
Maria Muldaur (US) Don't You Feel My Leg (blues-jazz) |
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| Phil Schurger (US) The Waters Above (jazz) |
Flavio Lira (Bra) Coffee Gold Sugar Cane (latin jazz) |
PARK88 (US) The Fearlessness (rock-soul-blues) |
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| Hanna Paulsberg Concept (N) Daughter of The Sun (jazz) |
Blues Caravan 2018 Mike Zito-Vanja Sky-Bernard Allison (blues) |
Brad Colerick (US) Nine Ten Thirty (singer-songwriter) |
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| Vanessa Peters (US) Foxhole Prayers (singer-songwriter) |
Luis Barbosa (Azoren) Dust To The Sky (blues-rock-funk) |
Mark Hummel (US) Harpbreaker (harmonica blues) |
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| Sari Schorr (US) Never Say Never (bluesrock) |
Judith Owen (UK) Rediscovered (jazz) |
The Ragtime Rumours (NL) Rag 'n Roll (ragtime - gypsy jazz - blues) |
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| Russ Johnson (US) Headlands (jazz) |
Tia Bradza (Can) Daydream (jazz-retro) |
Kate Campbell (US) Damn Sure Blue (americana) |
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| Mike Farris (US) Silver & Stone (soul-gospel-blues) |
Damon Fowler (US) The Whiskey Bayou Session (blues) |
Laura Meade (US) Remedium (art-rock) |
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| Matt Ulery (US) Shifting Stars (jazz) |
Rupert & Drexler (US) R & D (jazz) |
Nichole Wagner (US) And The Sky Caught Fire. (singer-songwriter) |
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| Nathan Bell (US) Loves Bones & Stars... (singer-songwriter) |
Detonics (NL) Raise Your Bet (blues - swing - boogie) |
Skadedyr (Nor) Musikk! (improvisatie jazz) |
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| Vincent Beaulne (Can) The Voice is Mine (singer-songwriter - blues) |
Hilde Marie Holsen (Nor) Lazuli (soundscapes - jazz) |
Sarah Reich (US) New Change (tapdance - jazz) |
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| Frode Haltli (Nor) Avant Folk (contemp.folk - avant garde jazz) |
Raphael Wressnig (A) ft. Alex Schultz & James Gadson Chicken Burrito (soul jazz) |
Mud Bay (Can) Colebrook Road (blues) |
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| Sax Gordon (US) Rock 'n Roll Lives Here (rhythm 'n blues - soul) |
Trudy Lynn (US) Blues Keep Knockin' (blues) |
Low Lily (US) 10.000 Days Like These (americana - folk) |
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| Johnny Rawls (US) I'm Still Around (soul) |
Eryn (US) Lady E (soul - rhythm 'n blues - blues) |
Daniel Rotem (Isr) Serenading The Future (2CD) (jazz) |
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| Allan Thomas (US) Two Sides To Every Story (singer-songwriter) |
Colin James (Can) Miles To Go (blues) |
The Gravel-Aires (Can) National Avenue (roots) |
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| Ana Popovic (SRB) Like It On Top (blues - soul - jazz) |
Lassen (Nor) Eventyrer (free jazz) |
David Onley (US) This Side Or The Other (americana) |
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| Hadden Sayers (US) Acoustic Dopamine (blues) |
Hadden Sayers (US) Dopamine Machine (blues - bluesrock) |
Trio Thomastique (B) Sea Breeze (EP) (jazz) |
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| Madeleine Peyroux (US) Anthem (jazz) |
Darren Barrett (Can) On Time for Romance: But Beautiful (jazz) |
Aimée Allen (US) Wings Uncaged (jazz) |
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| Malcolm Holcombe (US) Come Hell or High Water (singer-songwriter) |
Angel Sucheras (Arg) New Orleans Spirits (Nola - jazz) |
Rita Engedalen (Nor) Best Of (blues) |
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| Enrique Haneine (US) The Mind's Mural (jazz) |
Charles Pillow Large Ensemble (US) Electric Miles (jazz) |
Tami Neilson (Can) Sassafrass! (soul - Vintage rock 'n, roll) |
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| Pat Battstone (US) The Last Taxi: In Transit (jazz) |
Howard Gladstone (Can) Hourglass (singer-songwriter) |
Michelle Lewis (US) All That's Left (singer-songwriter) |
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| Bokanté & Metropole Orkest What Heat (jazz-lounge) |
Dean Haitani (Aus) 47 Stones (blues) |
Mick Kolassa (US) and the Taylor Made Blues Band 149 Delta Ave (blues) |
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| Dennis Herrera (US) You Stole My Heart (blues) |
Ruby Turner (UK) That's My Desire (EP) (blues-jazz) |
Black Market III (US) Dashboard Jesus (blues 'n roots) |
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| Elsa Nilsson & Jon Cowherd After Us (jazz) |
The War and Treaty (US) Healing Tide (blues - soul) |
Adison Evans (US) Meridian (jazz) |
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| Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band Always Forward (jazz) |
Now Vs Now (US) The Buffering Cocoon (electronic free jazz) |
Kat Danser (Can) Goin' Gone (blues - roots) |
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| Deb Rhymer (Can) Don't Wait Up (blues) |
Farzane Zamen (Irn) Z Bent (wereld folk) |
Kris Adams (US) We Should Have Danced (jazz) |
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| Steve McQuarry (US) Air (jazz) |
Henry Conerway III (US) With Pride For Dignity (jazz) |
Chris Thomas (UK) Bound To The Ocean (singer-songwriter) |
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| Tragedy Ann (Can) Matches (folk) |
Tommie Harris ft. Kai Strauss Alabama Hambone (blues - rhyhtm & blues) |
Scott Pepito (US) Rainbow Gravity (jazz) |
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| Verbraak - Van Bijnen (NL) Endless Road (roots-americana) |
Ben Kunder (Can) Better Human (americana) |
Bombino (Nig) Deran (Tuareg folk - blues) |
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| Nathan Bell (US) In Spite of Everyone & Everything (americana-folk-blues) |
Shemekia Copeland (US) America's Child (blues) |
Orions Belte (Nor) Mint (electronic world music) |
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| Curse of Lono (UK) As I fell (alt-rock - americana) |
Louderdales (D) En El Valle De Los Perdidos (alt-country) |
Neal & The Vipers (US) One Drunken Kiss (blues - jump blues - rockabilly) |
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| Justin Saladino Band (Can) A Fool's Heart (blues - soulblues) |
Jesse Dayton (US) The Outsider (americana) |
Alex Clough (US) Near, Far, Beyond (jazz) |
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| Dan McKinnon (Can) The Cleaner (blues-rock) |
The Breath (UK) Let The Cards Fall (alt-folk) |
Osborne Jones (US/UK) Ever Close (americana - country) |
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| James Austin Jr. (US) Songs in the Key of Wonder (jazz) |
Anthony Fung (Can) Flashpoint (jazz) |
Bruce Katz Band (US) Get Your Groove! (blues - souljazz) |
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| Evan Salvacion Levine Trio (US) Mestizo (jazz) |
Keith Stone with Red Gravy (US) Blues With a Taste of New Orleans (blues - Nola) |
Ben Poole (UK) Anytime You Need Me (blues rock) |
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| Carolyn Fe (Can) Sugat Ko (blues) |
Mike Vernon & The Mighty Combo Beyound The Blue Horizon (rhythm 'n blues - swing) |
Sugar Brown (US) It's A Blues World (blues) |
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| Fatoumata Diawara (ML) Fenfo (Mali blues & folk) |
Cyril Neville (US) Endagerend Species (funk - nola) |
Vanessa Collier (US) Honey Up (funk - soul - blues) |
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| Eli Paperboy Reed (US) Meets High and Mighty Brass Band (soul - rhythm 'n blues) |
Jeremiah Johnson (US) Straitjacket (blues) |
Sons of Rhythm (Can) Selftitled (blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
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| Judi Silvano & The Zephyr Band (US) Lessons Learned (vocal jazz) |
Peter Lin - The Lintet (US) With Respect (jazz) |
Dan Israel (US) You're Free (singer-songwriter) |
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| Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio (US) Something Smells Funky ‘Round Here (blues) |
AJ Plug (NL) Barefoot - The Grolloo Takes (blues) |
Reverend Jimmie Smith (US) Jimmie Smith Plays Jimmy Smith (jazz - souljazz) |
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| Andrea Van Cleef (I) Tropic of Nowhere (rock) |
Trainman Blues (DK) Selftitled (acoustic blues) |
Travellin' Brothers (E) 13th Avenue South (swing - blues) |
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| Melbreeze (US) Animazonia (jazz) |
Bobbo Byrnes (US) Two Sides To This Town (alt-country) |
Bettye Lavette (US) Things Have Changed (soul) |
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| Jeff 'Siege' Siegel Quartet (US) London Live (jazz) |
Big Creek Slim (DK) Bad Luck Child (acoustic blues) |
Miss Rea & The Midnight Ramblers Wild Rose (blues) |
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| Steve Future (SE) 7 Cities (blues-rock) |
B.R. Lively (US) Into The Blue (folk-americana) |
Steve Krase Band (US) Just Waitin' (blues) |
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| Gina Sicilia (US) Heard The Lie (blues-soul-alt-country) |
Jesper Theis (DK) Narrow Line (acoustic blues) |
Lazy Afternoon (SE) Everytime-Water (single) (Americana - Tex-Mex - Folk) |
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| Greyhound (NL) Double Sixty (acoustic blues) |
Fiery Blue (US) Ligtning Out (americana-folk) |
Bob Corritore & Friends (US) Don't Let The Devil Ride! (blues) |
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| Billy Hector (US) Someday Baby (blues-funk) |
Ben Bostik (US) Hellfire (country rock) |
Power Shake (B) Go Wild! (rockin' blues 'n boogie) |
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| The Proven Ones (US) Wild Again (blues) |
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Troels Jensen & Miriam Mandipira Careless Love (acoustic blues) |
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| Gregory Generet & Richard Johnson (US) Two Of A Kind (vocal jazz) |
Ilaria Graziano & Frencesco Forni (US) Twinkle Twinkle (folk-blues) |
Rockin' Dopsie & The Zydeco Twisters (US) Rockin' Zydeco (zydeco) |
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| Marla & David Celia (D/Can) Daydreamers (folk - americana) |
The House Jumpers (US) Foolin' Around (jump blues - west coast blues) |
Robert Jon & The Wreck (US) Self-titled (southern rock) |
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| Big Apple Blues (US) Manhattan Alley (soul jazz - MOD jazz - jazz funk) |
Tribu (US) El Matador (latin jazz) |
Little Red Rooster Blues Band (US) Lock Up The Liquor (blues) |
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| Josh Smith (US) Burn To Grow (blues) |
Buddy Guy (US) The Blues is Alive and Well (blues) |
Love on Drugs (SE) Solder (singer-songwriter) |
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| Pat Reedy & The Longtime Goners That's All There Is (country) |
Red Beans and Rice Combo (US) Let The Joy Begin! (NOLA) |
Paul Messinger (US) Love Will Find You (singer-songwriter) |
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| Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip (Fin) TwentyFive Live at Blues Baltica (blues) |
Son of the Velvet Rat (A) The Late Show (Live) (americana) |
Billy Price (US) Reckoning (soul) |
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| Kat Riggins (US) In The Boys' Club (blues) |
Celso Salim Band (Bra) Mama's Hometown (blues) |
Jaqueline Tabor (US) The Lady in the Gown (vocal jazz) |
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| Thea Hopkins (US) Love Come Down (singer-songwriter - folk) |
Nico River & The Black Grass (US) Tiny Death (americana) |
Itai Kriss (Isr) Telavana (jazz) |
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| The Furious Seasons (US) Now Residing Abroad (folk-americana) |
Rory Block (US) A Woman's Soul (Bessie Smith) (acoustic blues) |
George Lilly (US) and the Half-Fast Allstarz Thinkin' About You Baby (blues) |
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| Tomislav Goluban feat. Toni Starešinić (HR) Velvet Space Love (instrumental jazz-lounge) |
Troy Roberts (Aus) Nu-Jive Perspective (jazz) |
Flavio Silva (Bra) Break Free (jazz) |
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| Hopeless Jack (US) Selftitled (gargage rock 'n roll) |
Willow Springs (UK) Urban Ghosts (americana) |
Jo Carley & The Old Dry Skulls (UK) Them Old Bones (roots - voodoo punk) |
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| Mean Mary (US) Blazing (Hell is Naked Soundtrack) (folk) |
Marshall (US) Carnivals and Other Tragedies (singer-songwriter - folk) |
Fandango Live (B) Sherwood Avenue (americana) |
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| Big Harp George (US) Uptown Cool (blues) |
Mark De Wit & Rik Ooms (B) Tribute to Dylan (folk-blues) |
Mike Spine (US) Forage & Glean (Vol I & II) (singer-songwriter - rock) |
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| Elliot and the Audio Kings (Can) Long Live The King (jump blues) |
David Gerald (US) N2U (bluesrock) |
Matt T Wall (Aus) Sidewinder (bluesrock) |
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| Giullia Millanta (I) Conversation With a Ghost (singer-songwriter) |
Paul Filipowicz (US) Unfiltered (blues) |
Tas Cru (US) Memphis Song (blues) |
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| Shelby Texas (US) We Are Shelby Texas (country-americana) |
Geof Bradfield (US) Yes, and music for nine improvisers (jazz) |
Annika Fehling Trio (Se) In The Universe (singer-songwriter) |
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| Jenny Van West (US) Happiness To Burn (singer-songwriter -country) |
Kai Strauss (D) The Blues is Handmade (blues) - Vinyl only |
Little Freddie King (US) Fried Rice & Chicken (blues) |
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| Beady Belle (Nor) Dedication (Neo Soul - Nu Jazz) |
Lon Eldridge & Steven Troch (US/B) Cool Iron (acoustic blues) |
Cari Ray & The Shaky Legs (US) Bad & Better Angels (country-blues) |
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| I See Hawks in L.A. (US) Live and Never Learn (alt-country) |
Steve Dawson (Can) Lucky Hand (singer-songwriter-folk) |
Luke Winslow King (US) Blue Mesa (blues-americana) |
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| I'm Kingfisher (SE) Transit (singer-songwriter) |
Mai Khoi (Vietnam) Dissent (jazz-pop) |
Needlepoint (Nor) The Diary of Robert Reverie (prog. jazz rock) |
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| Dieter van der Westen Band (NL) Me and You (americana) |
Spencer MacKenzie (Can) Cold November (blues) |
Raven & Red (US) We Rise Up (americana - folk) |
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| Eugene Ruffolo (I) Canto Per Mangiare (singer-songwriter) |
The Slocan Ramblers (Can) Queen City Jubilee (bluegrass) |
Calle Karlsson (SE) Monterey Shoreline (singer-songwriter) |
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| Keeshea Pratt Band (US) Believe (blues) |
Rita Coolidge (US) Safe in the Arms of Time (americana) |
Sawdust & Rust (SE/FO) Leaving A Memory (singer-songwriter-folk) |
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| Tim Lothar (Den) More Stories (acoustic blues) |
Tuba Skinny (US) Nigel's Dream (NOLA - ragtime-jazz-blues) |
Jeff Jensen (US) Wisdom & Decay (blues) |
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| Matt Lemmler (US) Love (2CD) (jazz - NOLA) |
Lurrie Bell (US) & The Bell Dynasty Tribute to Carey Bell (blues) |
Mongrel State (Irl/I/E/Arg) Mestizo (americana) |
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| Mike Aiken (US) Wayward Troubadour (americana) |
Adi Meyerson (US) Where We Stand (jazz) |
Artur Menezes (Braz) Keep Pushing (blues) |
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| Slagr (Nor) Dirr (free jazz-folk-fusion) |
Mag Okura (US) & Pan Chambre Jazz Ensemble Ima Ima |
Skydive Trio (Nor/Fin) Sun Sparkle (jazz-fusion-rock) |
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| Splashgirl (Nor) Sith Sence (free jazz) |
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings (UK) Studio Time (blues-rock-jazz) |
Carter Sampson (US) Lucky (Americana - country) |
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| Jordan Officer (Can) Three Rivers (blues) |
Espen Berg Trio (Nor) Bølge (jazz) |
Little Steven (US) and the Diciples of Soul Soulfire Live! |
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| The Goon Mat & Lord Benardo Take Off Your Clothes (alt-blues) |
Michael William Giilbert (US) Radio Omnibus (electronic fusion) |
Van Morrison (Irl) & Joey DeFrancesco (US) You're Driving Me Crazy (jazz - blues) |
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| Willie Jackson Blues (US) Chosen By The Blues (blues) |
Lucky Bones (Irl) Matchstick Men (americana - rock) |
Zoe Schwarz Blue Commotion The Blues and I Should Have A Party (blues) |
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| Marcia Ball (US) Shine Bright (blues-swamp blues) |
Levi Parham (US) It's All Good (southern rock) |
John Clifton (US) Nightlife (blues) |
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| Husky Tones (UK) I Don't Give A Damn Anymore (punkblues) |
Mona Wallin (SE) To Build A Fire (singer-songwriter - americana) |
Michael Kaeshammer (Can) Something New (blues-jazz-boogie woogie) |
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| The New England Jazz Ensemble Peter and the Wolf (jazz-big band) |
Blue and Broke (B) Edward (blues-gospel-pop) |
Ultan Conlon (Irl) Last Days of The Night Owl (singer-songwriter - americana) |
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| Bekken & Gjems (Nor) Spell (blues-jazz) |
Walter 'Wolfman' Washington The Futur is My Past (blues-jazz-soul) |
Steve Hill (OMB) (Can) Live (bluesrock) |
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| Joyann Parker (US) Hard To Love (blues-soul) |
Pharis and Jason Romero (Can) Sweet Old Religion (folk-bluegrass) |
Danny Bryant (UK) Revelation (bluesrock) |
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| Gerry Spehar (US) Anger Management (folk-country) |
Eva Hillered (US) New Me (folk-americana) |
Archie Lee Hooker (US) & the Coast to Coast Blues Band Chilling (blues) |
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| Martha Jane & The Talisman
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Eric Congdon (US) Into The Woods (singer-songwriter) |
Dana Fuchs (US) Love Lives On (blues) |
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| Shaggy Dogs (F) All Inclusive (pub rock) |
Dany Franchi (I) Problem Child (blues) |
David Vest (US) Selftitled (piano blues) |
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| Svein Finnerud Trio (Nor) Plastic Sun (re-release) (free jazz) |
Mike Zito (US) First Class Life (blues) |
Cold Tone Harvest (US) After You (americana-bluegrass) |
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| Big Daddy Wilson (US) Songs From The Road (blues-soul-gospel) |
Beezlebub Jones (UK) A Good day To Be A Bad Guy (dark americana) |
CJ Simmons (US) Forever (country-americana) |
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| Cowboy Junkies (Can) All That Reckoning (Alt-country - Roots) |
Jennifer Maidman (UK) Dreamland (singer-songwriter) |
Jon Cleary (US) Dyna-Mite (NOLA) |
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| Yügen (Nor) Selftitled (experimental jazz & folk) |
Small World (B/SA) Live at Bird's Eye (jazz) |
Jørgen Sandvik (Nor) Permanent Vacation (acoustic blues) |
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| Giles Robson (UK) & Chris Corcoran Roller Coaster! (harmonica blues) |
Track Dogs (UK/US/Irl) Kansas City Out Groove (folk-americana) |
Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar Run To Me (soul) |
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| Shakedown Tim (B) and The Rhythm Revue Shakedown's Th'owdown (blues-rhythm 'n blues) |
Emilia Sisco (Fin) and Helge Tallqvist Band You Ain't Heard (blues-rhythm 'n blues) |
Ben Harper and Charlie Musselwhite (US) No Mercy in This Land (acoustic blues) |
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| Rondi Marsh (US) The Pink Room (vocal jazz-gypsy-latin) |
John Mayall (UK) Three For The Road (Live) (blues) |
The DIVA Jazz Orchestra (US) DIVA 25th years anniversary (jazz-big band) |
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| Marc Borms & Friends (B/US) Don't Die Till You're Dead (blues) |
The Blues Eaters (F) Night Ridin' Daddy (swinging blues) |
Carrington MacDuffie (US) Kiss make Better (singer-songwriter) |
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| Fred Chapellier & The Gents (F) feat. Dale Blade (US) Set Me Free (blues) |
Barrence Whitfield (US) & The Savages Soul Flowers of Titan (rhythm 'n blues) |
Sy Smith (US) Sometimes A Rose Will Grow In Concrete (Jazz-Neo Soul-R&B) |
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| Audun Skjølberg (Nor) Last Days on Earth (singer-songwriter) |
Tom Veith (D) Tired of These Bleus (blues) |
Melanie Dekker (Can) Secret Spot (singer-songwriter) |
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| Tai Shan (US) Meet Me in The Middle (folk - singer-songwriter) |
Chris Smither (US) Call Me Lucky (country blues - americana) |
Knut Reiersrud Band (Nor) Heat (progressive blues-rock) |
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| Mark Huff (US) Stars For Eyes (americana) |
Kid Ramos (US) Old School (blues) |
Catfish & Cotton (B) Flat Tire Blues (delta blues) |
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| Don Braden (US) Earth Wind and Wonder (jazz) |
Stompin' Heat (D) Live at Stummsche Reithalle (rough blues) |
Annie Keating (US) Ghost of the Untraveled Road (singer-songwriter) |
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| Grant Peeples & The Peeples Republik (US) Settling Scores Vol.II (americana-folk) |
Kris Lager Band (US) Love Songs & Life Lines (blues-roots-soul) |
Bluebird (B) Live at Missy Sippy (blues) |
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| Dan Baird & Homemade Sin (US) Screamer (rock) |
NPO Trio (US) Live at The Stone (jazz - free jazz) |
Flaata-Ackles-Busk (Nor) The Gospel Album (gospel) |
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| James Harman (US) Fineprint (blues) |
Dan Siegel (US) Origins (jazz - smooth jazz) |
Johanna Sillanpaa (Can) From This Side (vocal jazz) |
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| Karen Lee Batten (Can) Under the Covers In Muscle Shoals (country-blues-soul) |
The Nick Moss Band (US) feat. Dennis Greunling The High Cost of Low Living (blues) |
The Vamps (US) Premier Soul-Jazz (jazz - soul jazz) |
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| Reverend Freakchild (US) Dial It In (blues) |
Nathaniel Rateliff (US) and the Night Sweats Tearing at the Seams (roots - soul) |
Courtney Yasmineh (US) High Priestess and the Renegade (singer-songwriter) |
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| Gurls (Nor) Run Boy Run (jazz) |
Mud Morganfield (US) They Call Me Mud (blues - soul) |
Manitoba Hal (Can) Blues in the Water (acoustic blues) |
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| Bart Buls (B) Parallel Minds (singer-songwriter) |
Sheesham & Lotus & 'Son (Can) Clear The Table (Americana-blues-ragtime) |
Tinsley Ellis (US) Winning Hand (blues - bluesrock) |
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| Teresa James (US) & The Rhythm Tramps Here in Babylon (blues) |
Ian Siegal (UK) All The Rage (blues-americana) |
Angel Forrest (Can) Electric Love (blues - bluesrock) |
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| Blues Caravan 2017 Blues Got Soul (blues - soul - rhythm 'n blues) |
Marshall Lawrence (Can) Feeling Fine (blues - soul) |
Meadow Creek (SE) 'Till Death Do US Part (country-americana) |
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| Guitar Jack Wargo (US) Keepin' It Real (blues - soul) |
Johnny Tucker (US) Seven Day Blues (blues) |
Black Mango (B) Djirri Djarra (jazz-funk) vernieuwe opstelling |
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| Keegan McInroe (US) A Good Old Fashioned Protest (singer-songwriter) |
OBK Trio (US) The Ing... (jazz) |
Band of Gold (N) Selftitled (electronic) |
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| Scott Smith (US) Igniting the Flame (EP) (americana - rockin' blues) |
Jeb Barry (US) and the Pawn Shop Saints Texas, etc... (singer-songwriter - americana) |
Carvin Jones (US) The Big Time Souvenir (blues) |
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| Spanish Harlem Orchestra (US) Anniversary (Latin jazz) |
Chip Taylor (US) Fix Your Words (singer-songwriter) |
Deborah Hendriksson (SE) Near and Far (folk) |
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| Danielle Nicole (US) Cry No More (blues) |
Patrick McCallion (UK) Keep Smiling (singer-songwriter) |
Mike Spine (US) Don't Let It Bring You Down (singer-songwriter - rock) |
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| Ten-Hut (NL) Clean (EP) (world funk) |
Cina Samuelson (SE) Sweet Mama, Elvis and Me (country - single) |
Tommy DarDar (US) Big Daddy Gumbo (blues - swampblues) |
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| Demi Knight (NL) Boedapest (singer-songwriter - country) |
Jonathan Barber (US) Vision Ahead (jazz) |
PK Gregory (US) Honkabilly Blues (country-blues) |
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| Victor Wainwright & the Train (US) Selftitled (blues - boogie woogie) |
Bakersongs (NL) Words/In a Dream (singer-songwriter) |
Caroline Wickberg (SE) I'm Not Mad (EP) (singer-songwriter) |
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| Rob Mo (I) From Scratch (blues) |
Laurence Jones (UK) The Truth (re-release) (bluesrock) |
Vanja Sky (HR) Bad Penny (blues-rock) |
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| Sundae & Mr. Goessl (US) When You're Smiling (vintage jazz) |
The Bluesbones (B) Chasing Shadows (blues-bluesrock) |
Sara Lee (Fin) Heart of Stone (rhythm 'n blues - swing) |
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| The Gloaming (Irl/US) Live at the NCH (folk-contemporary music) |
Blues Ghetto (I) Down in the Ghetto (blues) |
The Blues Messengers (A) Uncut (blues) |
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| Supersonics (NL) Close to You (roots-rock 'n roll-country) |
Gus Spensos (US) It's Lovin' I Guarantee (swing-rhyhtm 'n blues) |
The Reverend Shawn Amos(US) Breaks It Down (gospel-blues-soul) |
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| Ajay Mathur (CH) Little Boat (singer-songwriter) |
Laurie Morvan (US) Gravity (blues-bluesrock) |
Chris Ruest (US) Been Away Too Long (blues) |
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| Steven Troch Band (B) Rhymes for Mellow Minds (blues) |
Raebekah (Aus) My World (country-pop) |
Laurie Jane and the 45's (US) Midnight Jubilee (blues) |
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| Andrew Gold (US) First Things First (jazz) |
The James Hunter Six (UK) Whatever It Takes (rhythm 'n bues - soul) |
Kyle Carey (US) The Art of Forgetting (folk) |
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| Ghost Town Blues Band (US) Backstage Pass (Live) (blues) |
Torgeir Waldemar (Nor) Jamais Vu (EP) (alt-folk) |
Aiming For Enrike (Nor) Las Napalmas (electronic mathrock) |
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| 3hattrio (US) Lord of the Desert (alt-folk) |
Big Bo
(NL) Preaching The Blues (pre-war blues) |
Bruno Deneckere (B) feat. Nils De Caster I Remember The Day (singer-songwriter) |
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| The Delta Bombers
(US) Pressure and Time (rockabilly - rock 'n roll) |
Larry Ham & Woody Witt (US) Presence (jazz) |
Soul Return
(US) Selftitled (blues-rock) |
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| Mary Battiata & Little Pink (US) The Heart, Regardless (Americana - Country) |
Shorty Jetson (B) & his Racketeers Selftitled (roots) |
Janiva Magness
(US) Love is An Army (blues) |
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| Sue Foley (Can) The Ice Queen (blues) |
The LYNNes (Can) Heartbreak Song for the Radio (americana) |
Mike Harvey's Hot Club (US) Selftitled (gypsy jazz) |
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| Dayna Kurtz (US) & Robert Maché Here vol.2 (singer-songwriter) |
Velma Powell
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(US) Blues To The Bone (blues) |
Billy Walton Band (US) Soul of A Man (blues-soul) |
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| Noa Fort (Isr) No World Between Us (jazz) |
Veronneau (US) Love & Surrender (jazz) |
Bernard Allison (US) Let It Go (blues) |
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| Ad Vanderveen (NL) Denver Nevada (Still Life) (americana-alt-folk) |
Benji Kaplan (US) Corando Sete Cores (jazz) |
Various Artists Strange Angels (In Flight With Elmore James) (blues) |
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| Vítor Bacalhau (PT) Cosmic Attraction (bluesrock) |
Budda Power Blues (PT) Back To The Roots (bluesrock) |
J.P. Soars (US) Southbound I-95 (blues) |
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| Greg Sover (US) Jubilee (blues) |
The Rex Granite Band feat. Sarah Benck (US) Spirit/Matter/Truth/Lies (blues) |
Curtis Saldago & Alan Hager (US) Rough Cut (acoustic blues) |
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| Johnny Fink & the Intrusion (US) JFI (blues) |
Denis Solee & The Beegie Adair Trio Gershwin on Sax (jazz) |
Mick Kolassa & Friends (US) Double Standards (blues) |
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| Guy Verlinde (B) & the Mighty Gators 'X' (blues) |
Crystal Shawanda (Can) VooDoo Woman (blues) |
Radka Toneff (Nor) Fairytales (Re-release) (jazz) |
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| Tutu Puoane & BJO (SA-B) We Have a Dream (jazz) |
Billy & Bloomfish (B) Happy Uncomplete (americana-folk) |
James Payne (US) Love Talk (deep soul) |
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| Darling West (Nor) While I Was Asleep (americana-folk) |
James Weidman (US) Spiritual Impressions (jazz) |
Matthews Southern Comfort (UK) Like a Radio (folk - singer-songwriter) |
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| Jamell Richardson (US) Blues How I Wanna Blues (blues-soul) |
Sarah McQuaid (UK) If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Be Dangerous (folk) |
Emily Burgess (Can) Are We In Love? (blues-rock-americana) |
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| Jean Jacques Milteau (F) Blues Harp (re-release) (harmonica blues) |
Mike Goudreau (Can) Alternate takes vol 1 (blues-jazz-reggea) |
Robert Kennedy (US) Closer to Home (organ jazz - soul jazz) |
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| Robbert Fossen Band (NL) Get Off On It! (blues-soul-gospel) |
Sugar Queen (US/B/NL) and The Straight Blues Band 340 Blues (blues) |
Lex Grey (US) and the Urban Pioneers Usual Suspects (modern blues) |
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| Justin Piper (US) Transcend (acid jazz) |
Stefano Ronchi (I) In Close Embrace (blues) |
Emily Herring (US) Gliding (country) |
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| Rupert Wates (UK) The Lights of Paris (singer-songwriter) |
Biezen (B) Summer Of Red Roses (americana) |
Pittman-Daniels Quartet (US) Smilessence (jazz) |
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