Gail Page - Colours That Run

Size: 103,1 MB
Time: 45:00
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2007
Styles: blues, soul
Art: Full

1. Without You Here (5:20)
2. Stay (3:24)
3. Through The Fire (4:42)
4. Listening to me (4:20)
5. Shape I'm In (3:37)
6. You can hear it (4:33)
7. Tonight (5:11)
8. Gecko moon (6:23)
9. Second Chances (3:40)
10. So Scared (3:45)

Having long been embraced and loved by the Australian Blues & Roots fraternity, Gail’s career has been propelled by national television airtime via Channel 9’s The Voice. After a whirlwind few months, and five powerful performances on The Voice, Gail is back to doing what she does best; Singing up a storm with a cookin’ band, and wowing audiences with her breathtaking voice. Home-grown Soul Music at it’s best. New recorded material is set for release, and a Summer 2015-16 tour is underway. Originally from Sydney she now calls Semaphore home. Gail Page has one of the biggest voices in the business. Her earth shattering vocals and bubbly personality draws immediate attention when performing live and leaves the audience with the feeling they have witnessed something exceptional and special. Gail’s album "Colours That Run" was completed and launched in November 2007 and Received 6 nominations out of a possible 7 available at the prestigious Australian Blues ”Chain” awards in February 2008. Gail has won Best Female Artist, and Best New Artist; with “Colours That Run” picking up the Best Producer award. Gail has performed as a headliner at venues and festivals throughout Australia. Her mix of Blues / Soul & Funk brings a vibe and feel, which rejuvenates ones soul. Every show promises to be a moving and memorable one.

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Ivan Zar - Track Me Down

Size: 265 MB
Time: 43:17
File: Flac
Released: 1995
Styles: Blues
Art: Full

1. Bring Me A Pillow (2:54)
2. Sail On (4:27)
3. Take A Walk (3:01)
4. Junco Partner (3:25)
5. Rolling Stone Blues (4:36)
6. Kimberley Sunset (2:09)
7. Howlin' For My Darlin' (3:14)
8. Can't Be Satisfied (3:15)
9. '79 Blues (2:50)
10. Police Dog Blues (2:32)
11. Rollin' And Tumblin' (4:03)
12. Track Me Down (Song For Keef) (2:46)
13. Lonesome Cell (2:36)
14. Kentucky Trail (1:24)

In this album, Ivan has written a picture through words and songs of his experiences traveling through local communities in Kimberley over a 20-year period. Charming to say the least. And I will present this footage in the not too distant future for your viewing pleasure. Born in Alexandria, Egypt and migrated to Perth in 1963, Ivan Zar was drawn to the Blues at an early age and taught himself the harmonica and Delta Blues style Guitar. In 1968, he formed his first band "King Biscuit Co", as well as writing his own songs. After playing in several bands, Ivan formed a band called The Elks in 1975, which was to introduce the Chicago style of Blues to the mainstream. The band toured the South West and across to major cities in the Eastern States. They had the opportunity to support B.B King, Rory Gallagher, Joe Cocker and Ike and Tina Turner, and recorded an album Refer to Drawer, which is now a sought after Australian Blues album by blues affeciandos. In 1981, Ivan recorded some of the material that he had written and worked in a duo with Brian Fitzgerald called The Deltatones. They worked in cafe's, folk festivals, small bars and supported John Mayall, Mick Jagger, John Hammond and Leo Kottke. In 1983, they recorded Me and the Devil as well as a cassette Harp of the West, which featured some of WA's most prominent harmonica players. Both of these recordings are also sought after blues fans alike. Going solo again, Ivan had the opportunity to play with such acts as The Black Sorrows, Paul Kelly, Bondi Cigars and Cold Chisel. From 1992-95, he opened The Bindoon Rock Festival and has been a part of Blues at Bridgetown since it's inception in 1993. During this period Ivan was busking in the streets of Northbridge every friday and saturday night - occasionally with other players. He also got the chance to start touring throughout outback WA, playing in pubs, Aboriginal communities, schools and many royal shows. 1995 saw the release of Ivan's first CD Track me Down, for which he received the 'Outstanding Recording Award' at that year's Blues at Bridgetown. In 1996, with John Wilson, he toured Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. 1998 saw the release of Ivan's second CD Afrika Tide and he again toured the eastern states. While there he had the opportunity to record with some friends from Perth and came up with the next CD Ivan Zar's Deltatones. Back in Perth, a chance meeting in May 2003 with 13-yr-old Ben Witt saw the two working in local pubs and a live recording at the Perth Blues Club in June. They also performed at Bridgetown Blues in 2004 and 2006. Both Ben and Ivan were invited to be part of the West Australian showcase at Goulburn Blues Festival in NSW in 2007.

Thank you MapleBlues and Bob Mac

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Big Town Players - Big Town

Album: Big Town
Size: 96,3 MB
Time: 41:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2018
Styles: Harmonica blues, rocking blues
Art: Full

1. Big Town Player (3:44)
2. All About You (3:54)
3. Fool For The Blind (3:03)
4. I'm Alright (4:01)
5. Let Me Come Home (3:13)
6. My Kind Of Woman (3:45)
7. Won't Give In (5:39)
8. Sinners Delight (4:05)
9. Trouble Train (5:16)
10. Desperate Halo (4:43)

The Big Town Players are a harp/guitar-driven old school rhythm and blues band with a 90% original repertoire, and have been playing around town for nearly three years. Their blues covers range from Taj Mahal to The Red Devils. Featuring local stalwarts Howie Smallman, Phil Bradley, Pete Lisiewich and Phil Riseborough, the band boasts four vocalists and has been wowing audiences at the Perth Blues Club and other local haunts with their energetic, spirited performances. Sporting a weighty, traditional style old-school sound with a new-school approach to songs and song writing, the Big Town Players promise to be a wild card on the local scene.

The band has recently recorded its debut album, and in 2017 the Big Town Players appeared as guests of the Perth Blues Club, playing a resounding set that had the punters dancing from the first number.

Personnel: Phil Bradley (guitar, vocals); Pete Lisiewich (bass, vocals); Phil Riseborough (drums, vocals); Howie Smallman (harmonica, vocals).

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Anni Piper - Men Are Like Potato Chips

Album: Men Are Like Potato Chips
Size: 78,2 MB
Time: 33:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2026
Styles: Blues/Rock/Americana mix
Art: Front

1. Devil Bride (3:14)
2. Naughty Nurse (4:32)
3. Men Are Like Potato Chips (3:22)
4. Cactus Girl (3:46)
5. Cheetah (4:08)
6. Stalker (3:22)
7. Match With A Sasquatch (3:03)
8. Angel From Montgomery (4:41)
9. F.I.G.J.A.M. (3:25)

Australian born recording artist Anni Piper, known as the First Lady of the Blues in her homeland, returns with a new album. “Men Are Like Potato Chips” is the seventh studio recording from Piper, who now resides in Portland, Oregon. She is not only a sultry vocalist but an accomplished bass player, insightful composer, and show stopping performer.

The nine songs that make up the recording are originals with the exception of John Prine’s ‘Angel from Montgomery’ featuring Tim Langford of Too Slim & The Taildraggers on guitar. Piper made this album a family affair and is proud to feature her son Flynn Piper on backing vocals. Stylistically, it is a diverse collection, ranging from traditional blues to face-melting blues rock. Piper’s originals are thematically quirky, often humorous, and offer a bold, unique perspective on relationships and intimacy.

Piper states unabashedly “It’s been more than twenty years since I released my first album. Over time I got so tired of hearing that I needed to be careful not to be ‘too sexy’, and finally I said ‘f**k that’. I’m a sensual person, and I’ve been doing this too long to not release art that authentically reflects my personality.”

Piper’s debut album won Best New Talent at the Australian Blues Music Awards. She subsequently secured a deal with Blues Leaf Records in New Jersey. Piper decided to make her home in the USA, where she has performed at festivals and distinguished blues venues in over 40 states, breaking hearts and taking names everywhere she goes. /Bluestown Music

Personnel: Anni Piper (bass, vocals); Ted Swanson, Tim Langford (guitar); Steve Kerin, Ted Swanson (keyboards); Brian Foxworth, Joe Trump (drums); Jimi Bott (percussion); John Dover (trumpet); Chris Shuttleworth (tuba); Flynn Piper (backing vocals).

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Big Town Players - Other Side Of Town

Album: Other Side Of Town
Size: 88,9 MB
Time: 38:15
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2021
Styles: Harmonica Blues/Rock
Art: Front

1. Big City (4:01)
2. Old School Man (3:53)
3. Are You Keeping Secrets (2:28)
4. Dirty Highway (2:46)
5. Swamp Queen (3:59)
6. Soul Searching (3:29)
7. Take Me Out Tonight (3:46)
8. Axe To Grind (3:38)
9. On The Run (3:43)
10. Pick A Side (3:25)
11. Other Side (3:02)

The Big Town Players have emerged in the last seven years as the wild card on the local Perth blues circuit with the international sound. Part Muddy Waters, part Billy Thorpe, the old school R&B, pub rock, soul and blues influences are undeniable. This is energetic, Chicago style harmonica driven rock and roll that is perfect to dance to. Sporting a big fat, raucous, electric bar room sound and great songwriting, the Big Town Players have carved out a following that enjoy a lusty live delivery and traditional blues sound with a rock and roll edge.

Personnel: Howie Smallman (harmonica, vocals); Phil Bradley (guitar, vocals); Pete Lisiewich (bass, vocals); Phil Riseborough (drums, vocals).

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Yugul - Blues Across The River

Size: 274 MB
Time: 46:57
File: Flac
Released: 2006
Styles: Blues, rock
Art: Front

1. Ngukurr Blues (3:51)
2. Moving Out (2:57)
3. Crossroads (4:42)
4. Homeland Blues (2:32)
5. Across The River (8:43)
6. Dear Me (4:00)
7. I'm Waiting (3:51)
8. Car (2:41)
9. Girl (2:58)
10. Journey (4:03)
11. December Nights (2:56)
12. High Class (3:42)

Yugul are a blues band from Ngukurr, a small community in southeast Arnhem Land. They are the first Aboriginal blues band in the Northern Territory and one of the longest running, having been established around 1968. They released their debut album in 2003 with help from Charles Darwin University, Blues Across the River, which is credited as being one of Australia's great blues albums.

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Pete Cornelius & The DeVilles - Suburban Hell

Album: Suburban Hell
Size: 128,0 MB
Time: 55:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: Blues/R&B
Art: Full

1. Missin' You (4:43)
2. Done Got Over It (4:33)
3. Dirty Little Mama (4:41)
4. Coal Miner (4:20)
5. Suburban Hell (5:18)
6. What's Wrong (4:06)
7. Whiskey Drinkin' Woman (2:36)
8. Hard Times (5:53)
9. 3 O'Clock (3:49)
10. No Good Woman (4:36)
11. Love Locks (4:09)
12. Don't Go (3:12)
13. Playboy Blues (3:27)

Pete Cornelius has been a working musician since the age of 13. He continues to expand his repertoire and impress his audience with his toneful guitar and soulful vocals. Pete’s style is difficult to describe but is steeped in heartfelt blues, greasy funk & soul with Americana overtones. His authentic sound and original songwriting is unique to Pete and does not disappoint.

Personnel: Pete Cornelius (guitar, vocals); Ben Edwards (upright bass); George Brugmans (drums); James Maddock (tenor saxophone); Kelly Ottaway (piano, organ).

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Nigel Wearne - The Reckoning

Album: The Reckoning
Size: 110,6 MB
Time: 47:53
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2023
Styles: Blues/Jazz/Soul/Folk mix
Art: Front

1. Choir Of The Done Wrong (5:16)
2. A Moment Too Soon (2:45)
3. To The Edge (4:13)
4. Black Behind The Blue (4:20)
5. The Reckoning (3:41)
6. Sing On Songbird (3:17)
7. 8 Minutes (4:51)
8. Anna (5:08)
9. I Don't Want This Rage Anymore (4:47)
10. People Are Alright (4:53)
11. Eventide (4:37)

Nigel Wearne saunters after dark in the music of the night, blending blues, jazz and Americana-noir. Hailing from Gunditjmara country in the deep south of Australia, he’s a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with diverse influence from Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jones. A deep thinker and truth speaker, with a penchant for all things peculiar. Songwriting that cuts to the bone.

"The Reckoning" is an album of contrasts. Rollicking, rumbling, sneering, reflective. A full band explosion of songs, stories and musical mayhem; Gretsch electric guitar, horns, reeds, Hammond organ, drums and bass. All the while, Wearne's crooning, cutting, monolithic vocal keeps lyricism and poetry at the forefront. An enlivening experience that inhabits the after-dark realms of blues, jazz and soul - this is Americana-noir.

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Nigel Wearne - The Lone Reckoning

Size: 279 MB
Time: 56:00
File: Flac
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Choir Of The Done Wrong (Acoustic) (5:34)
2. A Moment Too Soon (Acoustic) (2:51)
3. To The Edge (Acoustic) (4:22)
4. Black Behind The Blue (Acoustic) (4:52)
5. The Reckoning (Acoustic) (3:35)
6. Sing On Songbird (Acoustic) (3:12)
7. 8 Minutes (Acoustic) (4:39)
8. Anna (Acoustic) (4:58)
9. I Don't Want This Rage Anymore (Acoustic) (4:51)
10. People Are Alright (Acoustic) (4:47)
11. Eventide (Acoustic) (4:43)
12. After The Fires (Bonus Track) (4:54)
13. Beautiful Blue (Bonus Track) (4:58)
14. The Spire Of Night (Bonus Track) (2:21)

Nigel Wearne saunters after dark in the music of the night, blending blues, jazz and Americana-noir. Hailing from Gunditjmara country in the deep south of Australia, he's a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with diverse influences such as Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jones. A deep thinker and truth seeker with a penchant for all things peculiar, he sings of human frailty, grace and the cosmos; songwriting that cuts to the bone.

Nigel has toured Australia, New Zealand, the US, UK, Ireland and Canada and performed at some of the world's most prestigious music festivals including Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (USA), MerleFest (USA), Cambridge Folk Festival (UK), Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion (USA), Woodford Folk Festival (AUS), 30A Songwriters Festival (USA), Clonakilty Intl. Guitar Festival (IRE) and Philadelphia Folk Festival (USA).

His sophomore album, Black Crow garnered wide critical acclaim including a 4-STAR review in Rolling Stone, a nomination for Best Country Album at the Music Victoria Awards and it debuted at #1 on Australia's AMRAP Charts. His 2023 album The Reckoning received back-to-back nominations for Best Blues Work at the 2023 & 2024 Music Victoria Awards and a 4-STAR review in The Australian and had two songs selected as finalists (top #10) in the International Songwriting Competition.

Rollicking, rumbling, sneering and reflective, The Reckoning is a full band explosion of songs, stories and musical mayhem; Gretsch electric guitar, horns, reeds, Hammond organ, drums and bass. All the while, Wearne's crooning, cutting, monolithic vocal keeps lyricism and poetry at the forefront. Think after dark jazz club meets Ennio Morricone with a dose of soul and rock 'n roll.

2025 marked a return to his roots as a folk songwriter with his latest album The Lone Reckoning, released October 17. A raw, emotive, stripped back rendition of his 2023 award-nominated album The Reckoning.

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Fiona Boyes & The Fortune Tellers - Live At Bluesfest 2004

Album: Live At Bluesfest 2004
Size: 104,4 MB
Time: 45:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Card Sharp (4:40)
2. Mailbox Blues (4:42)
3. Spoonful (5:17)
4. Sitting On Top Of The World (4:03)
5. Hubert's Introduction (0:52)
6. Run Here (5:16)
7. Easy Baby (8:55)
8. Hubert Speaks (0:32)
9. Feed Me (4:19)
10. Who's Been Talking (6:21)

Important legacy recording, direct from festival desk to minidisc - and only recently rediscovered. Fiona's first tour with her Fortune Tellers band captured at iconic Bluesfest in Byron Bay, Australia. The band features Fiona Boyes (guitar/vocals), with Howlin' Wolf guitarist Hubert Sumlin, Australia's roots music hero Chris Wilson (harmonica/vocals), Dean Addison (double bass) and Mark Grunden (drums).

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Kara Grainger - That's How I Got To Memphis

Album: That's How I Got To Memphis
Size: 83,6 MB
Time: 36:15
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues/Soul mix
Art: Front

1. Texas Blues (4:44)
2. That's How I Got To Memphis (4:07)
3. Light Your Fire (3:32)
4. Wake Up With You (4:20)
5. Mama Said (5:05)
6. Love Played A Game (3:18)
7. Doodle Loop (World Is A Little Bit Under The Weather) (3:23)
8. Same Old River (3:35)
9. Lessons (4:07)

Australian-born, Nashville-based Kara Grainger has been gracing the international blues and roots circuit for almost two decades. Originally hailed as a guitar slinger, for her adept picking and slide skills, Grainger has developed into a triple threat with formidable singer-songwriter skills. As the album title, “That’s How I Got to Memphis,” suggests, Grainger has fulfilled a lifelong dream by recording in Memphis. Not only that, she recorded this, her fifth album, at the iconic Royal Studios under the direction of the celebrated producer, Lawrence “Boo’ Mitchell, while in the company of the Hi Rhythm Section. Grainger points to Al Green and Ann Peebles as two of her all-time favorite artists, obviously honored to be indirectly associated with them on this project, as the Hi Rhythm Section played for both of those artists as well.

Grainger delivers six originals of the nine, with Tom T. Hall’s title track, a Memphis standard co-written by Peebles, and another from NOLA’s The Meters. It’s a short listen, running only for 36 minutes. The backing band has many familiar musicians who have appeared on Memphis albums through the years. Among them are the two Hi Rhythm Section stalwarts Reverend Charles Hodges on the B3 and Leroy Hodges on bass. The Norman sisters (Shontelle and Sharisse) contribute background vocals, along with the modern-day Memphis Horns – trumpeter Marc Franklin and saxophonist Kirk Smothers. All considered, it’s a large cast of 14 in the credits.

Recording under Boo Mitchell’s direction and with the vaunted Hi Rhythm Section makes for a “can’t miss” project. Grainger admirably states her case within these hallowed walls with mostly her own material and adherence to her own style. She rarely allows herself to fall into the trap of R&B cliches, which is tempting in this setting. In short, she does it her way, while honoring the legacy of the Memphis sound. /Jim Hynes, Rock & Blues Muse

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Gwyn Ashton - Grease Bucket

Album: Grease Bucket
Size: 88,3 MB
Time: 37:58
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues/Rock
Art: Front

1. Something That The Cat Dragged In (3:11)
2. Howlin' At The Moon (4:21)
3. Evil Child (4:15)
4. Green Light Blues (4:43)
5. When The Well Runs Dry (2:42)
6. Little Bit Of Crazy (3:06)
7. Somebody (4:08)
8. Self-Isolation Blues (3:33)
9. Down & Dirty (3:50)
10. Blues For The Tortured Soul (4:05)

Gwyn Ashton is a bit of a maverick, a nomadic troubadour, born in Wales, raised in Australia, and on the road ever since. "Grease Bucket" is visceral, as raw as feasting on bloodied steak. Ten totally original blues tracks, for tortured souls, with Aussie bassist Chris Lambden and drummer Paul Wheeler. Brace yourself to be blitzed in the Ashton liquidiser. Thumping drums, a filthy five-string ’60s guitar, and thundering bass open "Something the Cat Dragged In" – a serious night on the tiles. It’s rock ’n’ roll, daytime is for sleeping it off. Guaranteed to wake you up. They slip straight into the funk groove of "Howling at the Moon", full of heavy bass riffs and howling slide. Guest organist Jesse Deane Freeman steps up for "Green Light Blues" - green means go, but it’s the end of the road – a more soulful shade of blues.

Seriously fuzzed-up lap steel assaults our ears in the swaggering "When the Well Runs Dry". Vocals are delivered punk-rap style, but ask yourself: what are you gonna do when the money runs out? Savage but addictive. Drums bring in the Cream-like "Somebody" – a great slice of rock-blues, with insistent, punchy rhythm, and guitar and slide as raw as a paper cut. A brilliant, unmissable track. Hard-edged as a knuckle sandwich, "Self-Isolation Blues" may feel a bit behind the times now, but it’s in yer face and impossible to ignore. Ashton sees the coast is clear: time to get "Down and Dirty". The title sums it up – it’s about grabbing the moment when it’s presented, and yes, we’re talking s-e-x. Wonderfully filthy slide and greasy lyrics.

The album closes with "Blues for the Tortured Soul" – solid, driving rhythm, plastered with plenty of slide-edged guitar. A strong finale to what is probably Ashton’s best album to date. Ashton has recorded with with Rory Gallaghers band, played with Robert Plants, and worked through a bucket-list of rock-band musicians. On this album he leaves nothing out: playful lyrics delivered like custard pies, mean guitar riffs filling your mind – a full-on assault. Gwyn Ashton has created an excellent, seismic record. /Graham Munn, Slap Mag

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Collard Greens & Gravy - Boogaloo Sauce

Album: Boogaloo Sauce
Size: 81,3 MB
Time: 34:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues, harmonica blues
Art: Front

1. Get Back (3:12)
2. Come On In This House (4:45)
3. Do I Have To Throw Stones (2:49)
4. Why'd You Break My Heart (3:38)
5. Ode To Billy Joe (2:44)
6. Directly From My Heart (2:52)
7. Angry Love (3:35)
8. You Got Me Hoodoo'd (2:17)
9. Monkey Tonight (2:51)
10. A Man And The Blues (3:06)
11. Boogaloo Sauce (3:03)

Multi-award-winning blues mainstays Collard Greens and Gravy return with their seventh studio album, Boogaloo Sauce, recorded live to tape at Quasar Studio. This electrifying release marks the band’s first outing as a four-piece with Ian Collard on vocals, harmonica and guitar, Benny Peters on guitar, Dale Lindrea on bass, and Liam O’Leary on drums. The expanded lineup injects a fresh, infectious groove into their signature sound, drawing deep inspiration from the Boogaloo blues of the 1960s and channelling the raw energy of Slim Harpo, Junior Wells, and Magic Sam.

Boogaloo Sauce is a dynamic blend of originals and classic Boogaloo stompers - delivered with grit, soul, and swampy swagger. It’s a bold and joyous evolution for the band - still rooted in the blues, but served with a spicy new flavour.

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The Matt Cahill Combo - The Midnight Show

Album: The Midnight Show
Size: 77,1 MB
Time: 33:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Swing/Jazz/R&B
Art: Front

1. The Midnight Show (2:36)
2. Deal Is Done (2:59)
3. Sending All My Love (4:06)
4. Jumpin' At The Astor (4:04)
5. Blue Blue Blue (3:07)
6. One More Orleans (3:21)
7. Leederville (3:12)
8. Sugar Blues (2:10)
9. Cookie (3:17)
10. A True Lady (4:18)

Matt Cahill is a guitarist and bandleader from Perth, Western Australia, with a deep-rooted passion for 1940s swing, early jazz, and rockin’ rhythm & blues. Drawing on the swinging rhythm of guitarists such as Freddie Green and inspired by the melodic finesse of players like Charlie Christian and Oscar Moore, Matt leads The Matt Cahill Combo - a band dedicated to American roots music and the golden era of swing and jazz music.

With a background that includes international shows across Europe and the US, two album releases on the US label Wild Records (as songwriter and guitarist with Rockabilly band Rusty & The Dragstrip Trio), and performances alongside legends like Ruth Brown, The Collins Kids, Chris Isaak, and Bill Haley’s Original Comets, Matt brings a wealth of experience and rockin’ energy to every show. His debut album “The Midnight Show” sees him team up with some of Perth’s finest musicians to deliver dynamic tunes steeped in vintage style - perfect for Lindy dancers, jazz aficionados, rockabilly and lovers of timeless swing.

Personnel: Matt Cahill (guitar, vocals); Kieran Barns, Richard Timms (upright bass); Bronton Ainsworth (drums); Lachie Glover (tenor saxophone, trumpet); Adrian Hicks (trumpet); Alex Parkinson (trombone); Innocentia Sibeko, Muchaneta Lauti (background vocals).

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Nick Charles - Further Down the Line

Size: 226 MB
Time: 37:51
File: Flac
Released: 2024
Styles: Rock/Blues
Art: Front

1. Sleeping in a Strange Bed (3:20)
2. Wonderful Tonight (3:47)
3. My Father's Books (4:31)
4. The Photo (2:49)
5. MacFarland Street (3:16)
6. One More Night (2:53)
7. Along the Milky Way (4:06)
8. Cannonball Rag (2:07)
9. Right Before Our Eyes (4:11)
10. Lullaby for Hamish (2:34)
11. Once, I Knew You (4:11)

It's been decades since the Melbourne Age recognized Nick as “Australia’s virtuoso of acoustic roots and blues” and in those intervening years the legend has grown with every US tour, now totalling thirteen and every new acclaimed album, now more than twenty.

Classic blues and country fingerstyle underpins a vast repertoire, but the influences are diverse. They range from his ragtime guitar heroes Big Bill, Blind Blake and of course Robert Johnson but include obvious references to players as eclectic as Doc Watson, Merle Travis and the modern school of John Fahey, Leo Kottke and even the English icons Bert Jansch and others.

His songs have won countless awards including the Australian Song Contest twice, every conceivable Australia blues award multiple times, and festival song competitions in the USA. In late 2025 a track from his latest album Further Down the Line won the Victorian Blues award for song of the year.

At the recent International Blues Challenge in Memphis Tennessee Nick won “Best Solo/Duo” guitarist from a staggeringly large competitive field further highlighting his standing.

A typical performance can include classic fingerstyle instrumentals such as Sleepwalk and Albatross, reflective Dylanesque lyricism and high energy roots and blues. Along the way you will hear a lifetime’s stories and songs from a vast career. At times you might also glimpse wonderful twelve-string tunes and stinging bottleneck slide on his trusty resophonic guitars.

Nick has headlined at most Australian blues, folk and jazz festivals including twenty-five times at Port Fairy, and multiple appearances at many others. A splendid time is guaranteed for lovers of fine acoustic music!

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Mississippi Shakedown - Plant You Now, Dig You Later

Album: Plant You Now, Dig You Later
Size: 85,4 MB
Time: 36:47
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues/Roots
Art: Front

1. I Gotta Make A Whole Lotta Money (4:10)
2. Mississippi Boogie (4:17)
3. Dyin' Dyin' Dyin' (3:49)
4. Ask Me No Questions (And I'll Tell You No Lies) (3:35)
5. I'm Gonna Take It With Me When I Die (3:13)
6. He'll Have To Go (3:33)
7. This Can't Be Heaven ('Cause I'm Having A Hell Of A Time) (4:14)
8. Richest Man In The Graveyard (2:50)
9. Big Boss Man (3:34)
10. Rumble (3:29)

Mississippi Shakedown is a band with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of effect. A 3-piece unit led by blues rock charged slide guitar, with a “Don’t Bore Us, Get to the Chorus” attitude! With influence from the deep south, these guys have heart. This band was not created to play in a restaurant. Fronted by Mississippi Jeff Cripps, (well known owner of A# Sharp Recording Studio and 2002, 2003 and 2005 Australian Blues Music Awards’ Producer Of The Year, with a dozen of his artists also having won Australian Blues Awards) on slide guitar and vocals. The band is driven by John Gannon on bass with Derek Smith on drums in the engine room.

With grand performances at the Goulburn, Thredbo, Launceston, Newcastle, Forth Valley, Gosford and Davistown Blues Festivals, and sundry other gigs in Sydney, Perth, Tasmania, Canberra and the East Coast, it has been proven without a shadow of a doubt, Mississippi Shakedown never fails to please an audience, whether it be an audience of blues aficionados, or Joe Public.

Plant You Now, Dig You Later mc
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The Honey Badgers - Shakin'

Album: Shakin'
Size: 109,9 MB
Time: 47:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Blues/Soul/R&B
Art: Front, back

1. Broken Boy Blues (4:00)
2. Shakin' (3:32)
3. Since You've Been Mine (5:38)
4. Drinkin' And Thinkin' (2:11)
5. Don't Touch (3:07)
6. Delta Man (3:27)
7. Angel In Red (2:47)
8. The Woman I Love (3:27)
9. Cold And Sore (4:58)
10. Gunna Light Another Cigarette (3:48)
11. What You Do (3:26)
12. Black Cat Bone (3:47)
13. Bang Bang (3:22)

A band forged in Adelaide Australia, The Honey Badgers feature an incredible line up playing mainly original music that makes people feel good. Rooted in the blues with sprinkles of soul and funk, this band made the top six at the International Blues Challenge in the USA in 2023. The debut album, Shakin’ (peaked at #1 on the ABARAC charts) was recorded over a three year period and showcases the band’s development from SA southern vales favorites to an international level powerhouse that wowed the judges in the home of Stax Records, Sun Studios and the hallowed ground of the Beale Street clubs.

Progressing all the way to the Grand Finale at the Orpheum Theatre, this band did what only one other Australian band in the history of the IBC challenge, the legendary “Collard, Greens and Gravy” from Melbourne, had achieved at that time. (In 2025, the band Nardia also made the IBC final.) The Honey Badgers have shared stages with nationally acclaimed blues artists including Frank Sultana, Nathan Beretta, Dan Sullivan, Ben Wicks, Adrian “Red” Herbert, Chris Finnen and more.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

Shakin' mc
Shakin' gofile

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The Honey Badgers - Live In Noarlunga

Album: Live In Noarlunga
Size: 96,1 MB
Time: 41:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2025
Styles: Blues/Soul/R&B
Art: Front, back

1. Back To The Blues (5:52)
2. I Don't Mind (4:49)
3. Broken Boy Blues (4:00)
4. Gunna Light Another Cigarette (4:00)
5. Since You've Been Mine (5:49)
6. Don't Touch (3:12)
7. Why Won't You Go Away (3:30)
8. Testify (4:08)
9. What You Do (3:39)
10. Mean Old Girl (2:37)

A band forged in Adelaide Australia, The Honey Badgers feature an incredible line up playing mainly original music that makes people feel good. Rooted in the blues with sprinkles of soul and funk, this band made the top six at the International Blues Challenge in the USA in 2023. The debut album, Shakin’ (peaked at #1 on the ABARAC charts) was recorded over a three year period and showcases the band’s development from SA southern vales favorites to an international level powerhouse that wowed the judges in the home of Stax Records, Sun Studios and the hallowed ground of the Beale Street clubs.

Progressing all the way to the Grand Finale at the Orpheum Theatre, this band did what only one other Australian band in the history of the IBC challenge, the legendary “Collard, Greens and Gravy” from Melbourne, had achieved at that time. (In 2025, the band Nardia also made the IBC final.) The Honey Badgers have shared stages with nationally acclaimed blues artists including Frank Sultana, Nathan Beretta, Dan Sullivan, Ben Wicks, Adrian “Red” Herbert, Chris Finnen and more.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

Live In Noarlunga mc
Live In Noarlunga gofile

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Abbe May - Howl & Moan

Size: 62,8 MB
Time: 27:26
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2008
Styles: blues
Art: Full

1. Howl and Moan (3:14)
2. You Gonna Get It (2:33)
3. We'll Take A Trip Up The Country (2:52)
4. Costanza (2:34)
5. Ma (1:03)
6. Old River (2:30)
7. A Blackout In Your Town (3:37)
8. Storm (3:13)
9. Side Steppin' (1:49)
10. Lay Me Down (3:55)

Abbe May reforms with her band The Rockin’ Pneumonia to perform her debut album Howl and Moan. Recorded 10 years ago at Studio Couch Fremantle with Shaun O’Callaghan (RIP), see how with inimitable songs, Howl and Moan remains a revered album. Howl and Moan by Abbe May is set to capture the nation with the same ferocity as her volatile and electrifying live shows. Abbe says, “Howl and Moan is about passion and grief. These songs are about howling for the dead and moaning for the beloved. Howl and Moan is the only way I could put a ghost to rest and exorcise another from my house.” Howl And Moan, an album about immense love and loss, it makes obvious the enormous talent of Abbe May and her band The Rockin’ Pneumonia.

Howl & Moan MP3

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Neil Hawker - South by East

Size: 344 MB
Time: 45:19
File: Flac
Released: 2017
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Left a Letter (3:19)
2. Wild Bill (5:38)
3. South by East (4:13)
4. Don't Ever Leave Me (6:03)
5. Nothing Seems to Change (5:47)
6. Kings of the Night (7:17)
7. The Rest of My Life (5:25)
8. Roni's Blues (7:35)

Melbourne-based singer, songwriter, guitarist Neil Hawker has been a fixture of the local blues scene for well over a decade and has finally released his debut solo album 'South By East' It's a classy affair containing 8 soulful, brass-laden tracks, the kind of blues you'd expect to emanate out of Memphis rather than the suburbs of Melbourne.

South by East FLAC

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