We've been pretty busy at NorthernBlues Music - 2008 is shaping up to be our biggest year ever with 9 CD releases planned as well as our first DVD. Here's the latest news: 1. New Moreland & Arbuckle CD, 1861, ships on March 18, 2008 Moreland & Arbuckle's debut CD on NorthernBlues is a killer. The great state of Kansas is best known for producing Dorothy and a bombastic rock band in the 1970s. Until now. Enter Moreland & Arbuckle, fresh from the heartland with their hair-raising mix of stomping Mississippi Hill Country, Delta and rural blues.  read more »

Dixiefrog Records www.myspace.com/larrygarnerbluesband Enhanced CD with 11 songs (62:16 minutes) and 1 video; Library Quality Dear Larry Garner, I know you are not Dear Abby, but I need advice. Sincerely, Igno Ray Moose 1. When driving on an Interstate highway, how should I proceed? Larry Garner: Slower Traffic, Keep Right! 2. There is only one Coca Cola left in the fridge, what should I do? LG: Dont take my (or your) wifes last coke! 3. Is there a heaven or hell?  read more »

Legendary Mississippi Sheiks to get their due On a recent holiday, Steve Dawsonguitar maestro and founder of local label Black Hen Musichad the bright idea of putting together a tribute album to one of his favourite bands, the Mississippi Sheiks. Other than the blues classic Sitting on Top of the World, the Sheiks songs are largely unknown to todays music fans, despite having been revered by Americana-influenced musicians since the 30s. In those days, the trio was one of the hottestand sauciestacts around, and it influenced such legends as Memphis Minnie, Robert Johnson, and Big Bill Broonzy. Much of their stuff remains obscure, Dawson told the Straight. They disbanded in 1935, but were one of the first bands to generate crossover interest from both black and white communities.  read more »

Greenwood Commonwealth: King will hold blues workshop June 6 The King of the Blues will return to Mississippi Valley State University June 6 for the eighth annual B.B. King International Blues Workshop. Itta Bena native B.B. King will hold his workshop at the H.G. Carpenter Auditorium on the Itta Bena campus. Events get under way with the Musicians Workshop Part I from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. King, 82, will take to the stage from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Hell talk about his guitar style, described as one of the worlds most identifiable guitar styles . . . integrating his precise and complex vocal-like string bends and his left hand vibrato, both of which have become indispensable components of rock guitarists vocabulary. Part II of the workshop will begin at 1 p.m.  read more »

The Blue Shoe Project hosting first-ever Colleyville Blues Fest, Show features Grammy-winning Musicians Bring the Kids!!! Pre-show talk by Marquise Big Daddy Knox!  read more »

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