Jim Trainer and His Workingmans Blues Band

"Jim Trainer has been paying his dues in the West Philly scene for almost as long as I've known him(perhaps longer), honing his chops playing out 4 nights a week for over two and a half years. He joins forces with the Sunday night crew at Fiume to remind us that life is hard, and that's why we got the Blues. Every Thursday they roll it again at the Copabanana at 40th and Spruce."-Brian Nothing, Clark Park Festival Program, June 2006 "Trainer leads the Jim Trainer & His Workingman's Blues Band with talking blues reminiscent of the late great John Lee Hooker and takes on more contemporary numbers by Son House. ...steel slide guitar, an upright bass, and sometimes a mandolin and accordion, and even a washboard or a single drum, their sound hails from a simpler time when hands clapped and feet stomped and the crowd sang along, to complete the songs. ...a combination of blues, country, rockabilly, folk, and rock..."-Shauna McVey, The Middletown Transcript, July 12, 2007 Check out these videos recorded live at the Blindman's Ball. The Blindman's Ball is hosted by the Reverend Kevin P. O'Brien every Tuesday night at Irish Times, 2nd&Bainbridge, Philadelphia PA.