BYRON Bluesfest... shines on 2016

Great interview with Tracy McNeil, singer songwriter with the renowned Alt country / Americana band Tracy McNeil and the Good Life. We talk about the new album 'THIEVES' and her experiences in Canada and Australia getting the material together. With Dan Parsons and Luke Sinclair (Raised By Eagles) on either side, Tracy has delivered another searing statement from the heartland. Launch Bella Union Melbourne 25th June, CD out 1 July. This is a cut above, and Dawg certified!! More: www.salty.com.au

Recorded November 2012, released 01 June 2016 as standalone interview podcast.

I recorded this interview at the Caravan Music Club in Melbourne Australia in early November 2012. Soon after Kelly Joe developed a problem with the ulnar nerve in his hand and decided to rest from performing or recording. An in-depth look at his influences, writing, poetry and spirituality.  More: www.salty.com.au 

Nickel, and ain't got no dimes. A name for its own sake, but a bunch of great tunes for ya. Stream it and you will believe. The Dawg is on... more at: www.salty.com.au

     

Track List

** Australia

1.  Junior Wells (I Could Have Had Religion) CD 'Southside Blues Jam'

2.  Malcolm Holcombe (Don't Play Around) CD 'Another Black Hole'

3.  Mud Morganfield N Kim Wilson (Just To Be With You) CD 'For Pops - Tribute To Muddy Waters'

4.  ** Matty Wall (Scorcher) CD 'Blue Skies'

5.  Sean Pinchin (Comin Home) CD 'Rustbucket'

6.  Spin Doctors (Ben's Looking Out The Window Blues) CD 'If The River Was Whiskey'

7.  Mark Hummel (I'm Gonna Ruin You) CD 'The Hussel Is Really On'

8.  ** Tracy McNeill N The Good Life (The Valley) CD 'Thieves'

9.  Jeffery Foucault (I'm Alright) CD 'Miles From The Lightning'

10. ** Bill Jackson (Three China Ducks) CD 'The Wayside Ballads Vol 2'

11. ** Geoff Achison N Souldiggers (One Ticket, One Ride) CD 'Twentieth Anniversary Concert'

12. Bob Dylan (It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry) CD 'The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12'

13. Bob Dylan (It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry) CD 'Highway 61 Revisited'

14. ** Gallie (Into Your Arms) CD 'The Occoquan River'

15. Kelly Joe Phelps (Lead Me On) CD 'Lead Me On'

16. ** John Butler Trio (Blame It On Me) CD 'Flesh N Blood'

17. ** Powerhouse Blues Band (Sweet Little Angel) CD 'Live @ The Blues Shack'

18. Rivherside (I Wish I Could) CD 'Something On My Mind'

19. Jonny Lang (Rack Em Up) CD 'Lie To Me'

20. Caro Emerald (A Night Like This) CD 'Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor'

21. ** Chris Cavill N The Prospectors (Learning) CD 'All That You Got'

22. ** Cletis Carr (All I Can Think Of Is You) CD 'Sedalia Blues'

23. Honey Island Swamp Band (Chocolate Cake) CD 'Good To You'

Salty talks with great Sydney based roots singer, songwriter and musician Jack Derwin. Had this one on hold until the new album BENT was out, and we sample this material throughout. Jack explains how his rural upbringing and other influences shaped the sounds you hear today. Covers a lot of territory tone hounds, so grab a listen!

Mercury, just slips through your fingers tone hounds, but these tunes hold on tight! New from Salgado, Cleary, Supersonic, Aaron West, Justin Yap, Too Slim, Tracy McNeil. It hot Dawgr's. Yep...

Track List

** Australia

1.  Curtis Salgado (My Girlfriend) CD 'The Beautiful Lowdown'

2.  Paul Lamb N King Snakes (Ya Ya Blues) CD 'Mind Games'

3.  ** Gwyn Ashton (I Just Wanna Make Love To You) CD 'Radiogram'

4.  John Hammond (Heartache Blues) CD 'Timeless'

5.  Jon Cleary (Beg Steal or Borrow) CD 'Go Go Juice'

6.  Volker Strifler (Somebody Help Me) CD 'The Dance Goes On'

7.  Supersonic Blues Machine w. Robben Ford (Back In Town) CD 'West Of Flushing, South Of Frisco'

8.  John Martyn (Go Down Easy) CD 'Solid Air'

9.  ** Aaron West (Such A Shame) CD '504 Soul'

10. Harmonica Henry N Blues Rockers (You're Sweet) CD 'Harp Rumble'

11. ** Justin Yap Band (I'll Be Gone) CD 'Try'

12. Too Slim N Taildraggers (Twisted Rails) CD 'Blood Moon'

13. Paul Lamb N King Snakes (Once Too Often) CD 'Harmonica Man'

14. ** Tracy McNeil N The Good Life (Little Relief) CD 'Thieves'

15. William Clark Green (Down With The Wine) CD 'Dangerous Man'

16. Chris Knight (I'll Be There) CD 'Trailer II'

17. Homemade Jamz Blues Band (So Many Tears) CD 'Mississippi Hill Country'

18. R.L. Burnside (Hard Time Killing Floor) CD 'Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down'

19. Trickbag (Everytime) CD 'Goin Downtown'

20. San Pedro Slim (Door To Door) CD 'Barhoppin'

21. ** Kate Lush (Set Me Free) CD 'Kate Lush'

22. ** Russell Morris (Slide On The River) CD 'Van Diemen's Land'

23. ** Toni Swain (Take Me Away) CD 'Deepest Water'

24. Gary Clark Jnr (Our Love) CD 'The Story Of Sonny Boy Slim'

We kick off with the Muddy Waters classic for the IODINE show, and the rest will boost your system tone hounds. Blues, roots and a slice of Americana... no filler here. Onya

Track List

** Australia

1.  Hubert Sumlin (Iodine In My Coffee) CD 'About Them Shoes'

2.  Homemade Jamz Blues Band (So Many Tears) CD 'Mississippi Hill Country'

3.  Chris Knight (Send A Boat) CD 'A Pretty Good Guy'

4.  ** Dan Parsons (Oh Baby, When You Say It Like That) CD 'Dan Parsons'

5.  Little Charlie N The Nightcats (My Last Meal) CD 'Disturbing The Peace'

6.  Raoul and the Big Time (Can't Help It) CD 'Cold Outside'

7.  ** Aaron West (The Balcony) CD '504 Soul'

8.  Layala Zoe (Work Horse) CD 'Breaking Free'

9.  Jeffery Foucault (Appeline) CD 'Ghost Repeater'

10. ** Isaiah B Brunt (Just The Way That It Goes) CD 'Just The Way That It Goes'

11. Paul Filipowicz (Hound Dogin) CD 'What Have Done For Me Lately'

12. John Lee Hooker (Nobody To Talk To Me) CD 'House Rent Boogie'

13. ** Gwyn Ashton N Chris Finnen (Migration) CD 'Ragas, Jugs N Mojo Hands'

14. Tim Williams (Pistol Snapper) CD 'So Low'

15. Damon Fowler (We've Got A Good Thing) CD 'The Essential Damon Fowler'

16. ** Jack Derwin (Big Eddy) CD 'Bent'

17. Vintage Trouble (Blues Hand Me Down) CD 'The Swing House Acoustic Sessions'

18. Leo Kottke (Airproofing) CD 'Instrumentals'

19. Bruce Cockburn (Planet of the Clowns) CD 'The Trouble With Normal'

20. ** Bill Jackson (Rollin Into Rosine) CD 'The Wayside Ballads Vol 2'

21. Drive By Truckers (01 Feb 14) CD 'A Blessing And A Curse'

22. Mike Zito N the Wheel (Bootleg) CD 'Keep Coming Back'

23. ** Harper N Midwest Kind (It's All In The Game) CD 'Show Your Love'

24. Rocco DeLuca N The Burden (Mystified) CD 'I Trust You To Kill Me'

25. G. Love N Special Sauce (The Things That I Used To Do) CD 'G. Love N Special Sauce'

26. Tony Joe White (The Middle of Nowhere) CD 'Rain Crow'

Take a tour round the lights on the NEON show, infused with everything you didn't expect. From the raw blues of Cedric Burnside to classic Martyn to those eerie cuts from Williams and DeLuca.. hell yeah

Slip on your mask tone hounds, but secure yourself before the kiddies. Yep, two hours of the best on the OXYGEN juggernaut bringing you the best in tunes and tones... git it!

RIFF yourself into outer space with the blues you need. Too much style in this helping, somebody call the doctor!!... ouch!

Track List

** Australia

1.  Supersonic Blues Machine (Kokobello Blues) CD 'West of Flushing, South of Frisco'

2.  ** Aaron West (Such A Shame) CD '504 Soul'

3.  Julian Fauth (Dimpled Nose) CD 'Everybody Ought To Treat A Stranger Right'

4.  Tedeschi Trucks Band (Satie Groove) CD 'Let Me Get By'

5.  John Nemeth (Keep The Love A Comin) CD 'Memphis Grease'

6.  Trickbag (Nobody Knows) CD 'Goin Downtown'

7.  ** Ivor S.K. (Delta Pines) CD 'Delta Pines'

8.  Vintage Trouble (Nobody Told Me) CD 'The Bomb Shelter Sessions'

9.  Ry Cooder (The Very Thing That Makes Her Rich) CD 'Boop Till You Drop) 

10. Turchi (Brothers Blood) CD 'Live In Lafayette'

11. ** Fiona Boyes (Black Mountain Blues) CD 'Box N Dice'

12. ** Mitch Grainger (Ain't That Lovin You Baby) CD 'The Blues'

13. ** Gwyn Ashton N Chris Finnen (Raisin' Sand) CD 'Migration'

14. ** Emily Wurramara (Wake Up) CD 'single release'

15. Los Lobos (Song Of The Sun) CD 'Gates Of Gold'

16. ** The Hollerin Sluggers (Ten Hail Marys) CD 'The Promised Land'

17. Henrik Freischlader Trio (Business Straight) CD 'Openness'

18. Jimmy Witherspoon (Past Forty Blues) CD 'Spoon's Blues'

19. William Clarke (It's Been A Long Time Baby) CD 'Serious Intentions'

20. Charlie Musselwhite (Rough Dried Woman) CD 'Rough News'

21. Rod Stewart (You're My Girl) CD 'Gasoline Alley'

22. Keith Richards (It Means A Lot) CD 'Talk Is Cheap'

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Hook up with your blues N roots TRIBE tone hounds...get a load of Trickbag, Vintage Trouble, Big Daddy Wilson, Curtis Salgado, Holcombe... stone my crows, how good is this! Yeah...