This show highlights some of the bands that are in the running for the best self produced CD award that will be awarded in Memphis at the international Blues Challange, which is run by the Blues Foundation. Also a couple of tracks from acts in the running at the Maple Leaf Blues awards in Canada. Enjoy 

Utah Smith - I’m Free

Detonators - She Don’t Need Me - Top Night Out (Black Market music) (Oz)

Danny Brooks - Ain’t That The Truth ‘No Easy Way Out’ (Canada)

Little Miss Higgins - Gone For Good - Cobbler Shop Sessions (Canada)

Oli Brown - Missing You - Missing You (UK)

Bob Brozman - Crooked people - post-industrial blues (Ruf Records)

Luther Allison - Cut You Loose - Underground (Ruf Records)

Laurie Morvan Band - Kickin Down Doors

Dave Fields - Do Me Now

Gregg Juke and the Mighty No-Stars - Blues Power - Cooking Pot

Harmonica Red - We’re Goin’ To A Zydeco Party- I Was Born In Louisana

James Hinkle  - Track You Down- Blues Now - Jazz Later

Paul Gabriel and his blues band - Cold Cold Feelin - Shuffle The Deck

Sue Palmer - Ladies Shoes - Sophisticated Ladies

HBR - 25

The Compulsions - Howlin For You

Gordie Tentrees - Death And Dust from Bottlenek To Wire

Bobby Rush - 9 Below Zero from Raw

Patty Benson - Poor Ole You from 2,666 Miles

Deanna Bogart - Blue By Night from Real Time

Sophie Kay - Qu’est c’que j’ai donc fait from Blues de Paname

Sarah Lemieux - Ba-Loo-Lah blues

Lara Price and Laura Chavez - Loves Tragedy from Unplugged

EG Knight - I Cried Like A Baby from EG Naked

Steve Marriner - Remember Me from Going Up

Darcy Perry Band - It’s All Good (You Got The Blues) from Don’t Hold Back

Son Roberts Band - Vimy Ridge Is Callin

Root Doctor - Root Doctor from Change Our Ways

The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You

Grinderswitch - Pickin’ The Blues from Timepieces Keep On Keepin’ On

National Women’s Blues Festival November 2 and 3 2007

MySpace links

The Compulsions

Gordie Tentrees

Bobby Rush

Patty Benson

Sophie Kay

Sarah Lemieux

Lara Price

Steve Marriner

Darcy Perry Band

Gwyn Ashton - Get Up Get Over It from Prohibition (Oz)
Sugar Blue - Chicago Blues from Code Blue (US)
Mississippi Shakedown - - Drinkin from Right Here, Right Now (Oz)
Tommy Keys - Rum Boogie Woogie from Side Street Boogie (US)
Barcodes - Comin Home Baby from Live In Session (UK)
Anni Piper - Love’s Truely Blind from Teaxs Hold’em (Oz)
Jimi Hocking - Mojo String from Blue Mandolin (Oz)
George Brock - Cut You Loose from Live At 75 (US)
Buck69 - Misery from When She Whispers Your Name (US)
Bullfrog Brown - Somebody Turn On The Heat from Tundra EP (Eastonia)
Bullfrog Brown - Blues For Masters from Tundra EP (Eastonia)
Cherry Lee Mewis - Cherry Wine from Little Girl Blue (UK)
Ken Whiteley - Get At from One World Dance (CA)
Kid Andersen - It’s Dark In Here from Greaseland (US)
VA - the Staples Singers - Uncloudy Day from Vee-Jay The Definitive Collection (US)
VA - The Five Blind Boys Of Mississippi - Leave You In The Hands Of The Lord from Vee-Jay The Definitive Collection (US)

HAMBONE’S BLUES RUMSHACK 23

This weeks show has tracks from Tim Elliot and the Troublemakers, Andrew Goldring and the Rosedale Power Co (US), Chris Whitley & Jeff Lang , Joe Bonamassa, Jo Hell, Groove Doctors, Out Of The Blue, The Touch,  Pocket, Dirty Trainload, Slick Ballinger and The Gonstermachers.

Tim Elliot and the Troublemakers - Suck My Harpoon - Bed Slats’ n’ all on Buzz Records
Tim Elliot and the Troublemakers - Barkin - Bed Slats’ n’ all on Buzz Records
Andrew Goldring and the Rosedale Power CO - Funk 50
Chris Whitley & Jeff Lang - Velocity Girl - Dislocation Blues on Rounder Records
Joe Bonamassa - Ball Penn Hammer - Sloe Gin on J & R Adventures
Jo Hell - Now I Know - From Now I Know  
Groove Doctors - Way of the World
Out Of The Blue - Feelin Low
The Touch - Leave A Sign Behind
Pocket - Mood Swings
Dirty Trainload - Waitng All The Time
Slick Ballinger - Mississippi Soul from Mississippi Soul on Oh Boy Records
The Gonstermachers - the night sam cooke died
The Gonstermachers - lowdown on the blowdown

MySpace sites

http://www.myspace.com/dustradio
http://www.myspace.com/whitleyreiterin
ttp://www.myspace.com/jefflangmusic
http://www.myspace.com/jbonamassa
http://myspace.com/ukgroovedoctors
http://www.myspace.com/outofthebluemusic
http://myspace.com/thetouchuk
http://myspace.com/pocketgoldberg
http://www.myspace.com/rosedalepower
http://www.myspace.com/johellandtheredroosters
http://www.myspace.com/dirtytrainload
http://www.myspace.com/slickballinger
http://www.myspace.com/gonstermachers

Featuring tracks from bands playing at the 2007 Shetland Blues Festival and the Future of the Blues festival 

Blues ‘n’ Trouble - Tight ‘N’ Juicy from No Minor Keys
The Cadillac Kings - Hardtop Boogie from Highway 17
Dave Arcari - Stagolee from Come With Me
Son Henry - Sackcloth and Ashes
Blue Plate Special - Luck Runs Out from Can You Dig It
Los Bonevilles - Alabama Train
Congregation - Feel Like Crying
Hollowbone - Black Ghost
Jon Armor - 24 Hours
Cadillac Kings - Throwin A Dragnet from Highway 17
Blues ’n’ Trouble -Don’t Get Me Wrong from Devil’s Tricks

http://www.shetlandblues.info

http://www.myspace.com/futureofthebluesfestival 

http://www.futureoftheblues.co.uk/

http://www.bluesrocks.net/ - new online blues magazine

PLAYLIST
Rick Holmstrom - In The Night from In The Night
Jimmy Reed Highway - Caress Me baby - from Jimmy Reed Highway on Ruf Records
Jimmy Reed - Big Boss Man
Seasick Steve - Fly By Night live at the Liquid Rooms in Edinburgh 14 August 2007
Gina Scilia - One of Many from Allow Me To Confess on Vizz Tone Records
Corrina Steel - Lord Help The Poor and Needy from Blues Is A Good Woman Gone Bad on Shock Records
Steve Romig and Mike Kelly - Way Down Homeless Blues from Friday Sessions
Dealer - Love Ma Woman
Tom Doughty - Running Fee
Kyla Brox - Gone
Lights Out by Nine - Sweet Prision
Johnny Max Band - If That Ain’t True
Bettye LaVette - You Don’t Know Me from The Scene Of The Crime on Anti Records

HAMBONE’S BLUES RUMSHACK 20

Playlist

Playlist 

Charlie Musselwhite - Church Is Out from Delta Hardware on Real World Records
Henry James Townsend - All My Money’s Gone from the Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen
Terry “Big T” Williams and Wesley “Jumbo” Jefferson - Catfish Rising from Meet Me In The Cotton Field on Broke and Hungry
Joanne Shaw Taylor - Piece Of The Sky
Toby - Satisfaction from Renaissance
Sue Foley - Deborah Coleman - Roxanne Potvin - Strong Enough To Hold You from Timebomb on Ruf Records
Sue Foley - Deborah Coleman - Roxanne Potvin - Don’t Start The Car  from Timebomb on Ruf Records
Wentus Blues Band - Passenger Blues from Agriculture on Bluelight Records
Wentus Blues Band - Here In The Night from Agriculture on Bluelight Records
Tam White - Good Mornin Heartache
Dave Arcari - Parcel Of Rouges
Mavis Staples - Down In Mississippi  from We’ll Never Turn Back on Anti

http://www.myspace.com/theblueshoeproject
http://www.myspace.com/brokeandhungryrecords
http://www.myspace.com/joanneshawtaylor 
http://www.myspace.com/tobybeard
http://www.myspace.com/wentusbluesband
http://www.myspace.com/tamwhitethedexters
http://www.myspace.com/davearcari
http://www.myspace.com/mavisstaplesmusic

Billy Jones - The Blues Comes A Callin - from my Hometown  on Black and Tan records downloaded from Podshow.com

Smiling Jack Smith -  Deja Blues  from This Blue Before on  Root Cellar Records   downloaded from Radio Submit

Frankie Miller - Baton Rouge from Long Way Home  on Jerkin’ Crocus  downloaded from Radio Submit 

Kemp harris - Sweet Weepin Jesus from Edenton on Righteous Mischief LLC downloaded from IODA Promonet

Breeze Kings - Hey Bartender downloaded from MySpace 

Mike Quick-Why Do People Die from Mission To Mars on   downloaded from GarageBand.com

Kelly Richy Band - One Day We Will Feel The Sun from Speechlesson downloade from Airplay Direct .com

Doug MacLeod -  The Working Man Blues from XM Satellite Live on Black and Tan downloaded from Podshow

Bob Margolin - Collen from In North Carolina

Terry “Big T” Williams - Catfish Blues (acoustic)

Ray Bonneville -  Roll It Down from Roll It Down

http://www.billy-jones.com/ 

http://www.smilingjacksmith.com/

http://www.frankiemiller.net/

http://www.kempmusic.com/

http://www.breezekings.com/ 

http://www.garageband.com/artist/mikequick

http://www.kellyrichey.com/

http://www.doug-macleod.com/ 

http://bobmargolin.com/

http://www.brokeandhungryrecords.com/

http://www.raybonneville.com 

http://www.myspace.com/billyjonesbluez 

http://www.myspace.com/smilingsmth

http://www.myspace.com/frankiemiller

http://www.myspace.com/kempharrismusic

http://www.myspace.com/breezekings

http://www.myspace.com/mikequickband

http://www.myspace.com/kellyrichey

http://www.myspace.com/dougmacleod

http://www.myspace.com/bobmargolin  

http://www.myspace.com/brokeandhungryrecords 

Podcast celebrating the third anniversary of the Blindman Blues Forums

Watermelon Slim And the Workers - The Wheel Man from The Wheel Man
Bullfrog Brown - Build Me A Statue from Uncooked
Coyote Slim - Sahel Stomp from In My Own Time
Dr. Bendix - Tears Of Life from Life Is A Rocky Road
Johan Eliasson - Bottleneck John - Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel
Root Doctor - Turning Point from Been A Long Time Coming
Michael Hawkeye Herman - Poke Salad Annie from It’s All Blues Too Me
Sean Carney Band - I Know Your Wig Is Gone from A Life Of Ease
Son Henry Band - Long Way Home from Long Way Home
Son Henry Band - Messing With The Kid from Long Way Home
Son Henry Band - Beautician Blues from Long Way Home

Full show notes and links over at http://www.shetlandpodcaster.co.uk