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Digital Blues

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About Me

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Visit the Digital Blues website at www.digitalblues.co.uk for News, Reviews, a great gig guide and much more.Digital Blues has been described as the voice of the Blues for Essex. It started out in 2001 as an internet radio show and has taken on a life of its own over the last six years. In addition the Digital Blues website is a mine of info with probably the most comprehensive local gig guide, loads of reviews, news and much more. As for me, the voice behind Digital Blues I am nearing retirement and passionate about the Blues and real r'n'b. I write for Blues Matters! the UK's leadng specialist Blues magazine & I also present Radio Blues Matters! show at www.bluesmatters.com as well as promoting Blues gigs on occasions. I am the MC at the New Crawdaddy Blues Club which takes place each Thursday at the Belvedere in Billericay, www.newcrawdaddyclub.co.uk. For gigs outside our area check out the Movinmusic Digital Blues Gig Guide at www.movinmusic.co.uk. For my day job I commute to the City of London where I have worked for some 38 years and which I cannot wait to leave!

My Interests

Music, food, travel, music, films, cars, music.

I'd like to meet:

Nelson Mandela, all of my MySpace friends! What a hoedown we could have!

Music:

All sorts but especially good Blues

Movies:

Rocky Horror Picture Show, Black Snake Moan, the Pink Panther,

Television:

TOTP2, Top Gear, Have I Got News For You, Mock the Week.

Books:

Terry Pratchett amongst others

Heroes:

Nelson Mandela, Johnnie Walker, John Peel

My Blog

Digital Blues & PhoenixFM

Sadly, I have to announce that Digital Blues is no longer associated in any way with PhoenixFM. The Managing Director of PhoenixFM has unilaterally and without any warning or discussion pulled the sho...
Posted by Digital Blues on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:42:00 PST

Tim Aves takes over Digital Blues!

For the next two weeks, I am on holiday so our good friend Tim Aves, front man of the Rockin' Armadillos and the man who was just pipped to the title of Digital Blues Personality of 2006 by the incomp...
Posted by Digital Blues on Thu, 31 May 2007 05:21:00 PST

Playlist 30th May 2007

Playlist 30th May 2007As I am off on holiday for two weeks from the 2nd of June, we looked ahead over the next couple of weeks gigs and played tracks from the likes of Papa George, Roland Chadwick, th...
Posted by Digital Blues on Thu, 31 May 2007 05:19:00 PST

Playlist 23rd May 2007

Unfortunately due to the technological incompetence of the presenter of Digital Blues we were unable to feature our advertised guest, Mike Harrison, but he will be back later in June or July. We still...
Posted by Digital Blues on Mon, 28 May 2007 06:13:00 PST

Playlist - Wednesday 16th May 2007

Playlist - Wednesday May 16th This week my studio guests were Keith Parker & Pete Ellison from the excellent Hertfordshire based band, the Untouchables. They played two live sessions for us during...
Posted by Digital Blues on Mon, 21 May 2007 05:39:00 PST

Digital Blues - 21st May 2007

Tune in between 8 & 10 p.m. UK time when I will be joined by Mike harrison from cult '60s rock band Spooky Tooth. Mike will be talking about and playing some tracks which were influential upon him...
Posted by Digital Blues on Mon, 21 May 2007 05:36:00 PST

Digital Blues - 16th May 2007 - Preview

This Wednesday between 8 & 10 p.m. my special guests will be singer & harp player Keith Parker and guitarist Pete Ellison both from the great Chicago Blues band, the Untouchables.  They w...
Posted by Digital Blues on Mon, 14 May 2007 11:58:00 PST

Digital Blues Playlist 9th May 2007

In this edition of Digital Blues my guest was Chris Pearson, blues aficianado and one of the Blues at the Farm team. We looked at the use of Blues in films and Chris selected a number of tracks that h...
Posted by Digital Blues on Mon, 14 May 2007 11:55:00 PST

Digital Blues Playlist 2nd May 2007

..> This week, it was jus me in the studio and so I had a ball playing some great new tracks, particularly from some very talented ladies from around the World. Awesome is how I would describe the ...
Posted by Digital Blues on Thu, 03 May 2007 10:59:00 PST

Digital Blues - 25th April 2007

My usual reminder about Digital Blues on Phoenix FM every Wednesday between 8 & 10 p.m. on 98fm in Brentwood, Billericay and surrounding areas and on the internet at www.digitalblues.co.uk. ..:nam...
Posted by Digital Blues on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:02:00 PST