Interviews and Features on Indie Blues Artists
In 2012 Steve Hill released Solo Recordings – Volume 1, which won Best Self-Produced CD at the IBC, 5 trophies at the 11th annual Lys Blues gala – including Blues Album of the Year – and a Juno nomination for Blues Album of the Year. He just released Solo Recordings – Volume 2 and joined […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus is honored to have interviewed UK blues artist and Walter Trout protégé, Danny Bryant! Listen to the Interview Below LIVE from the Midnight Circus Talks with Danny Bryant by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud He will hit the road this summer to front Walter’s band while the legendary Blues icon recovers from […]
Making a Scene has an exclusive interview with Rachelle Coba about her Debut release “Mother Blues”. LIVE from the Midnight Circus Talks with Rachelle Coba by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud www.rachkellecoba.com Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rachellecoba?fref=ts&ref=br_tf Rachelle represented the Topeka Blues Society as a solo performer at the International Blues Challenge in 2013 making it to the semifinal round […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH – June 30, 2014 Elam McKnight, President of the West Tennessee Blues Society came by to tell us a little bit more about their Blues Society and their upcoming event on July 12th… Pork Chop Willie is led by singer-guitarist Bill Hammer and violinist Melissa Tong. The band is fueled by […]
Bobby Womack ” BluesWax Sittin’ In With Bobby Womack By Bob Putignano Robert Putignano does interviews like most people eat potato chips during Super Bowl. It’s almost second nature. In reality that’s what makes his stuff so good. He makes it look easy. But even I was shocked at how much he got out of […]
B.B. King “The Life of Riley” DVD www.MVDVisual.com “The Life of Riley” is a very appropriate documentary about the monumental life of B.B. King. Riley B King born on 25th September 1925 will soon be eighty-nine; so it’s about time. This DVD release is approximately two hours in length, produced and directed by Jon Brewer. […]
Janiva Magness has earned 6 Blues Music Awards including the BB King Entertainment OF The Year, Song Of The Year and Contemporary Female Artist Of The Year. She is about to release Original, an 11 song collection of incredible tunes that will gain her even more praise and awards. I am thrilled to have Janiva join me […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus is proud to Talk to “Little Toby Walker”! www.littletobywalker.com Listen to the Interview Below!! [audio:toby.mp3] Internationally and nationally acclaimed Toby Walker has been hailed as a roots music finger-style guitar wizard who has toured the US, England, Wales, France, Germany, Belgium and Holland. Walker has been featured in the New York Times, […]
Music On The Couch June 16, 2014 Joshua R Hoyer witnessed his first tornado funnel cloud and then sat and told us about his great history and the new band he is leading Josh Hoyer and The Shadowboxers Then Brad Stivers came by to talk about his rise in the world of the Blues from […]
Interview with Michael “Hurly” Hurwitz from Freddys Finest! [audio:mhurly.mp3] Live from the Midnight Circus talks with Michael Hurwitz Bassist and front man of Freddys Finest! Michael also has film credits as the bass player in the movie Joyful Noise with Queen Latifah and Dolly Pardon. Tune in and hear about his new project and listen to what he is […]
Lazer Lloyd : Israel’s King Of The Blues Israel is a land of many wonders, both old and new . It is as ancient as the Dead Sea scrolls and as modern as it’s ground breaking development of cell phone technology. Blues guitarist Lazer Lloyd , although not born in the ” land of milk and […]
Interview with Jeffrey Halford – An American Songwriter Website – https://www.jeffreyhalford.com Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.w.halford?fref=ts San Francisco singer/songwriter/guitarist Jeffrey Whitmore Halford was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in the early 1960s listening to Roger Miller on a $2 transistor radio. In 1963, the year JFK was shot, his parents, Colin and Effie Lou, headed west […]
MUSIC ON THE COUCH – JUNE 9, 2014 SHOW Lisa Grissom, co-founder and Producer of The Tall City Blues Fest Presented by Mazda Midland/Odessa came by to talk about this 4-year-old festival that takes place on July 25, 26 and 27 in Midland, TX We discussed the origins of the festival and the acts that […]
We are honored to be talking with Blues sinter Annika Chambers about her new CD and where she came from and where she is going!! This is a great interview!!The beautiful and talented Annika Chambers hails from Houston, Texas. As a child, she always wanted to sing, but her dreams of enlisting in the Army […]
LIVE from the Midnight Circus Talks to Harpdog Brown by Richard Lhommedieu on Mixcloud Harpdog Brown’s Facebook page! Harpdog Brown has a new CD out and it is climbing both the Living Blues and the RMR Charts. Publisher Richard L’Hommedieu Talks to Harpdog on his radio show LIVE from the Midnight Circus (every tuesday 2pm-5pm […]
Listen Live to Music On The Couch with Vinny Bond each Monday at 9pm Central on Blog Talk Radio Listen To The Archives Anytime At Music On The Couch Dexter Allen grew up in Mississippi and began playing guitar at age 12. After years of performing in Gospel Groups, Dexter began playing blues and R&B and […]
Listen Live to Music On The Couch with Vinny Bond each Monday at 9pm Central on Blog Talk Radio Listen To The Archives Anytime At Music On The Couch May 19, 2014 Music ON The Couch Tonight’s guests: Arthur Migliazza has been playing piano professionally since he was 10 and has been mentored by some of […]
Publisher Richard L’Hommedieu spoke with Geoff Achison on his show LIVE from the Midnight Circus. Geoff is an old friend of the Show. He is an amazing musician and brings a fresh perspective to the blues from Down Under. www.geoffachison.com Geoff Achison is an independent Australian musician who has forged his own path to a […]
Publisher Richard L’Hommedieu Interviews Lefty Williams from Atlanta on his radio show “LIVE From the Midnight Circus” On www.peachtreeradiofm.com which airs every Tuesday from 2pm-5pm Eastern Time. Listen to Lefty’s Music and listen as he talks about his career and how he got to where he is today! At the end of the interview you […]
An Interview With Organist Extraordinaire John Ginty Hammond B-3 organist John Ginty’s recent album release Bad New Travels (American Showplace Music) has received critical acclaim and has charted highly on Roots Music Report, among others. John has toured and recorded with artists such as Jewel, Citizen Cope, Santana, Dixie Chicks, Matthew Sweet, Court Yard Hounds, […]
John “BluesHammer” hammer & Spike Stephan Open The Show Dylan Doyle Begins At The 11:13 Greg Nagy Begins At 51:07 Norman Taylor Begins At 99:54 Matthew Davidson Begins At 141:40 On this show; John & Spike made their acceptance speeches for winning the #WPD Contest, Dylan & I talked about his short career so far and […]
We are Honored to have interviewed “Mud” Morganfield, the oldest Son of Muddy Waters . We talked about the efforts he and his brother are making to secure Muddy Waters home in Chicago and about his new CD and life on the road .. this is a great interview and one well worth hearing!! https://www.morganfieldfoundation.org https://www.mudmorganfieldblues.com/ […]
EDITOR NOTE: About halfway through the interview the online signal dropped and we lost about 20secs of the Interview. But it is still an interesting and informative look at a great artist on the scene today. Bassist for ROYAL SOUTHERN BROTHERHOOD, BONERAMA and Bandleader/Bassist for CHARLIE WOOTON PROJECT and ZYDEFUNK.Like many of the artists born […]
Thank you for taking time from your schedule to answer a few questions for me. The Orange County Blues Society is dedicated to making California a great home for the blues! -Jeff (Papa J) Hudson You first started in the music business in St. Louis in the 60’s. How different is it from today’s music […]
Listen to and purchase Alberts Latest CD HERE Albert Castiglia Talks with Publisher Richard L’Hommedieu on his Radio Show “Live From the Midnight Circus” Which Airs on www.peachtreeradiofm.com every Tuesday from 2pm-5pm eastern. RUF Records announced the signing of top Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, Albert Castiglia (pronounced ka-steel-ya), to the Internationally renowned label, with a […]
Publisher Richard L’Hommedieu Talks with Damon Fowler on LIVE from the Midnight Circus which airs on Peachtreeradiofm.com every tuesday from 2pm-3pm. From Southern Hospitality to his Solo Career, hear directly from Damon about where he came from and where is he going!. And get to hear his Music for yourself!! Listen to More Damon Fowler […]
Samantha Fish Talks with Publisher Richard L’Hommedieu on his Radio Show “Live From the Midnight Circus” Which Airs on www.peachtreeradiofm.com every Tuesday from 2pm-5pm eastern. LISTEN TO AND PURCHASE SAMANTHA’S NEW CD HERE!! Ruf Recording Artist Samantha Fish has released her new CD “Black Wind Howlin” to critical acclaim. Having won a Blues Music Award […]