BLUES NEWS !
Old, New, Borrowed & Blues
Chris English and Friends
Release date: January 26, 2025
Genre: Americana / Blues
Highlights of key tracks:
The Uncle Bill Club…. True stories are often the best. This story describes the family man that the singer didn’t feel he fit in with. The instrumentation has a down-home hoedown aura with a set of spoons driving the rhythm and a lyrical fiddle call and response to the humorous lyrics.
The Sleeping Gypsy…Interprets the magical painting of Henri Rousseau. Segued with bells, the piece is divided into the waking and dreaming states. The Gypsy and curious lion are brought to life as they are described in the song.
High on the Hog…My daughter in law asked if I would plant peas in the garden this year. Now peas take a lot of care to have much of a harvest and I responded “Well you’re living High on the Hog”. We laughed and she is featured on the accordion.
WHCP Interview
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Airplay from Clarksdale, Mississippi
I have been getting regular airplay on a radio station from Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Check it out. All blues and no commercials.
XRDS streaming radio !
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“At Groove City”
We set up and recorded four nights at Groove City Studios in Cambridge, Maryland , October 2-5, 2019.
On the last night we opened the room to an audience.
Most of the keepers came from that live show.
To hear the music
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Doing some recording
in the new studio!
Chris English with Brother Lowdown
“Live at the Avalon”
Limited Re-Release
Watch the making of this Limited Re -Release
If you are interested in purchasing these CD's please email me. $15 each . Free Shipping
Recorded in 1996,released in 1999 and sold out somewhere around 2003.
I toyed with the idea of re-releasing this over the years but between the mechanical licensing and printing cost I never went for it. I knew I could produce the digipak myself in our letterpress shop. When I came up with the idea of hinging the board with bookbinding tape Voila! I am doing this...
The art from the first pressing had not been returned by the manufacturer so I needed to basically start from scratch. I scanned one of the few remaining original copies and used that to make the inside photos. I used my wife’s logo for the band as a central image and had a cut made for the letterpress. This was combined with hand set type and finally foil stamping the corner “Limited Re-Release”. The art for the CD also needed to be recreated in Photoshop. My simple project was getting out of hand! Then a good friend suggested l sign and number each one (being this is a “Limited Re-Release”). Another step times 400! Time to assemble, bag them up and shrink wrap. Yet another learning curve.
All in all, I love to make stuff and this project came out really beautiful but for all you musicians out there this should be a great example of how NOT to make money!
Been getting air play on
“Blues from the Red Rooster Lounge” !!!
This has been one of my favorite radio shows for decades and to be included several times on the play list is really special for me!
Thank you, Cary Wolfson