mandag 26. august 2013

Nidaros Blues April 24-28 2013

Another great festival in Trondheim at Nidaros Blues April 24-28th 2013. 

Diunna Greenleaf was pure dynamite on stage with her awesome guitar player Jonn Del Toro Richardson. The Paladins really rocked the house. That's the first time I've attended one of their gigs. The young norwegian blues band Yngve & His Boogie Legs are gettin' better and better. Always having a ball watching them.
We got New Jersey rock from Asbury Park with Southside Johnny. My second time and this was the best one. Samantha Fish and Nikki Hill did great and I'm just waiting for the next chance to see them. And the jam sessions at Nidaros Blues are always a blast. :-)
Here are some pics.
 
Diunna Greenleaf

 
Diunna Greenleaf's guitar player Jonn Del Toro Richardson




The Paladins with guest Paul Lamb

The Paladins
Dave Gonzales - The Paladins
Samantha Fish and Christopher Alexander
Nikki Hill


Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
Yngve & His Boogie Legs
Jam session: Samantha Fish & Vegar Bollandsås
Jam session: Samantha Fish & Bjørn Saksgård
Jam session – med Bjørn Saksgård, Samantha Fish, Vebjørn Moen & Svein Buan.


Notodden Blues Festival 2013

Another great blues festival at Notodden! The best ever? I'm already looking forward to 2014! Here are some pics from my pocket camera.
All photos by Sveinung Lervåg (c) 

Charlie Musselwhite has been at Notodden several times. Again an awesome show at Hovigs Hangar. 
 
Charlie Musselwhite





El Cuero is not a blues band but they gave us a terrific rockshow at Tapperiet. Homepage.


El Cuero

El Cuero

El Cuero

El Cuero
 Van the man Morrison - a true legend - great concert at Brygga!
Van Morrison
Little Andrew at Hovigs Hangar - A Norwegian Blues artist and with a lot of rockabilly as well. Homepage

Little Andrew
 

Little Andrew

Beth Hart at Hovigs Hangar - Another great artist visiting the festival again!

Beth Hart
Royal Southern Brotherhood - awesome concerts - Here's just one picture. To see the rest of the pictures from their two gigs, please go to the previous post on my blog

Royal Southern Brotherhood - Devon Allman and Cyril Neville

Monica Heldal at Folk & Blues Stage. A young artist inspired by Nick Drake among others. Her personal form of folk-music includes large doses of country, blues and roots, and is timelessly beautiful, with a depth that is extraordinary. Homepage.
Monica Heldal
Mud Morganfield at Hovigs Hangar. Muddy's son - sounds like the old man. :-)

Mud Morganfield
John Mayall at Hovigs Hangar. This year the legend turns 80 years old. Amazing!

John Mayall 
John Mayall


mandag 5. august 2013

Notodden Blues Festival 2013: Royal Southern Brotherhood

Another great blues festival at Notodden! The best ever?? 

Royal Southern Brotherhood is an american blues and blues rock supergroup, and members are singer and percussionist Cyril Neville, vocalist and guitarist Devon Allman, vocalist and guitarist Mike Zito, drummer Yonrico Scott, and bassist Charlie Wooton. The band released their debut album on May 8, 2012.
 
Their two concerts at Notodden are definately among the top 10 gigs ever at the festival! I'm already looking forward to next chance in Oslo in November.

All photos by Sveinung Lervåg (c) 

From Hovigs Hangar Friday August 2:

 














From Tapperiet, Saturday August 3: