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Sons of the Delta

About Me

Sons of the Delta play an earthy, passionate blend of electric/acoustic juke joint and street corner delta blues flavoured with the many roots music styles from the southern states of the USA - from intimate acoustic blues to full on house-rockin' electric blues passing through Americana on the way.
The Sons are two of the top bluesmen in the SouthWest UK - Mark Cole and Rick Edwards. Between them they have nearly 50 years experience of playing the blues both in Europe and the USA. Their debut album One For The Road was released by top UK blues label Blues Matters Records in May 2004. They visit Mississippi most years where they play at festivals, juke joints and clubs and on one trip recorded their latest album Made in Mississippi with guests the legendary Pinetop Perkins and Sam Carr. Visit the official Sons of the Delta website for info on where to buy both albums.
Mark and Rick are now performing some gigs as a four-piece band. Joining them on these occasions are Adrian Deane on bass and Martin Fitzgibbon on drums.
Preview and download their albums below or at iTunes
Buy the CDs from Rawtone Records or CDBaby.com
For an RSS newsfeed of upcoming gig dates click here or here
Also, visit Mark's own website



Sons of the Delta perform 'Skinnybone' - Gloucester Blues Festival 2006

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Sons of the Delta perform 'One Sunny Day' - the Wheatsheaf, Cheltenham, Sept 2007
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Member Since: 15/02/2006
Band Website: http://www.sonsofthedelta.co.uk
Band Members: Mark Cole (vocals, harmonica, guitar, mandolin, stompbox) and Rick Edwards (guitar, vocals). Joined by Adrian Deane (bass) and Martin Fitzgibbon (drums) for full band gigs.
Influences: Too numerous to list but includes John Lee Hooker, Steve Earle, Muddy Waters, Black Keys, Howlin Wolf, Mojo Webb, Buddy Miller, Bukka White, Tom Waits and John Hammond.
Sounds Like: A melting pot of the above listed.
Record Label: Rawtone Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Back in the UK

OK I'm a slacker... I've been back from Oz for three months now and this is my first post. We are getting back into the swing of things and our gig list will continue to grow so keep an eye on our web...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:38:00 GMT

Festivals, commercials and drought

Hi once again Since my last entry I've been to the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, a.k.a. the 18th Bluesfest, Byron Bay. A great festival with music ranging from Afrobeat to Zydeco It's so...
Posted by on Wed, 02 May 2007 11:12:00 GMT

News from Mark in Brisbane, Australia

Hi folks! Mark here. I think it's about time we used this blog facility... If you subscribe to our newsletter you'll know that I'm in Brisbane, Australia at the moment and having a great time. I've be...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:56:00 GMT