The Fried Okra Band - Deluxe Live

Size: 141.2 MB
Time: 60:52
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2024
Styles: Electric Blues, Blues Rock
Art: Front

01. I Been Workin’ (5:56)
02. I Tried In Vain (7:02)
03. Who Is It For (3:22)
04. Shove It (7:01)
05. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning (7:28)
06. I Don’t Wanna Go (6:12)
07. As Long As I Remember (6:11)
08. Never Felt Lost (5:55)
09. Tupelo Bound (5:20)
10. Deep Water (6:20)

Originally taking its main inspiration and song material from the Hill Country Blues of Mississippi, US, Fried Okra from Copenhagen, Denmark, now write their own songs, and consider themselves a blues, roots, rock, folk, americana (and you name it) -band.

Fried Okra Band with and without the “the” has existed since around 2006. Since 2016 the band has been the trio it is today – Thomas Crawfurd(drums, percussion, backing vocals), Anders Wallin(bass, backing vocals), Morten Lunn(lead vocals, guitar, diddley bo) – and the name’s been Fried Okra.

The name:
People who lives in or travelled the state of Louisiana or the rest of the south in the US will know where the name Fried Okra derives from – namely the common dish Fried Okra. It is what is says – the small, green vegetable okra covered in a cornmeal based batter and then deep-fried in oil(try It!).

However, the name does not mean that Fried Okra plays a Louisiana type of music like Cajun or Zydeco. Rather the band chose the name to refer to Afro-American culture of the South in general.

The list of current influences ranging from Lucinda Williams to T Model Ford goes to show that while the music of Fried Okra is heavily bluesy it is not straight blues. The aim is not to copy any of the artists, that Fried Okra claims as influences but rather to mix it together with something of your own – “so it smells familiar while still spiced with something indefinable and different” as Danish reviewer Mads Kornum from the web magazine Side 33 wrote in a live review.

Nominations and Blues Challenges:
The band has been nominated 4 times. Three out of six albums have been nominated for Danish Blues Album of The Year and in 2021 Fried Okra was also nominated for The Blues Live Award.

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Fried Okra - Doing It Right

Album: Doing It Right
Size: 100,7 MB
Time: 43:39
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Blues, roots
Art: Full

1. You're Doing It Right (3:45)
2. As Long As I Remember (4:39)
3. Copenhagen Fast Track (6:01)
4. Tupelo Bound (3:52)
5. Shove It (3:50)
6. Deep Water (6:11)
7. I Tried In Vain (4:05)
8. I Don't Wanna Go (5:05)
9. I Been Working (3:06)
10. I Don't Know (3:01)

Originally taking its main inspiration and song material from the Hill Country Blues of Mississippi, US, Fried Okra from Copenhagen, Denmark, now write their own songs, and consider themselves a blues, roots, rock, folk, americana (and you name it) band. Fried Okra Band, with and without the “the”, has existed since around 2006. Since 2016 the band has been the trio it is today – Thomas Crawfurd (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Anders Wallin (bass, backing vocals), Morten Lunn (lead vocals, guitar, diddley bow) – and the name’s been Fried Okra.

People who lives in or travelled the state of Louisiana or the rest of the south in the US will know where the name Fried Okra derives from – namely the common dish Fried Okra. It is what is says – the small, green vegetable okra covered in a cornmeal based batter and then deep-fried in oil (try it!). However, the name does not mean that Fried Okra plays a Louisiana type of music like Cajun or Zydeco. Rather the band chose the name to refer to Afro-American culture of the South in general. The list of current influences ranging from Lucinda Williams to T Model Ford goes to show that while the music of Fried Okra is heavily bluesy it is not straight blues. The aim is not to copy any of the artists that Fried Okra claims as influences, but rather to mix it together with something of your own – “so it smells familiar while still spiced with something indefinable and different” as Danish reviewer Mads Kornum from the web magazine Side 33 wrote in a live review.

The band has been nominated 4 times. Three out of six albums have been nominated for Danish Blues Album of The Year, and in 2021 Fried Okra was also nominated for The Blues Live Award. In 2017-2018 Fried Okra won the Danish Blues Challenge and reached 2nd place in the European Blues Challenge. 2018 also saw the release of the live album Fried Alive. In the fall of 2020 Fried Okra released the album “Doing It Right”. Music magazines and regular blues magazines in- and outside Denmark has received “Doing It Right” well. The reviews mentions the sound and lyrics of the album and the bluestone of “Doing It Right” without the album being a straight blues album. “Doing It Right” has gotten airplay on several independent blues radio stations after the release of the record in September, including La Hora Del Blues (ES), The Blues Show 544 by Gary Grainger (GB), Bluestimen (NO).

Fried Okra has played many of the Danish blues clubs and blues clubs and venues in different European countries. The band has also appeared on national and international festivals the open-air festival, Blues fest Eutin in Germany, being one of them. Helsinki, Finland has become Fried Okra’s home away from home, and the band last toured Finland in the spring of 2019. The main venue for Fried Okra though has been Mojo Blues Bar in central Copenhagen, a small club with a lot of atmosphere that serves as the hub of the Copenhagen blues environment as well as for international blues artists. It’s a must-go-to-venue for Scandinavian music travelers.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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The Fried Okra Band - This Is Your Chance, France Baby!

Album: This Is Your Chance, France Baby!
Size: 104,0 MB
Time: 45:02
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2007
Styles: Blues/Roots/Rock mix
Art: Full

1. Okra Prelude (1:00)
2. Poor Black Maddie (3:03)
3. Glory, Glory (3:57)
4. Miss Maybelle (3:53)
5. Pushin My Luck (3:36)
6. Get Behind The Mule (5:17)
7. France Chance (3:34)
8. High Fever (4:15)
9. Ladies Man (4:10)
10. 3220 (3:40)
11. Rollin' And Tumblin' (3:47)
12. Crossroads (4:45)

Originally taking its main inspiration and song material from the Hill Country Blues of Mississippi, US, Fried Okra from Copenhagen, Denmark, now write their own songs, and consider themselves a blues, roots, rock, folk, americana (and you name it) band. Fried Okra Band, with and without the “the”, has existed since around 2006. Since 2016 the band has been the trio it is today – Thomas Crawfurd (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Anders Wallin (bass, backing vocals), Morten Lunn (lead vocals, guitar, diddley bo) – and the name’s been Fried Okra.

People who lives in or travelled the state of Louisiana or the rest of the south in the US will know where the name Fried Okra derives from – namely the common dish Fried Okra. It is what is says – the small, green vegetable okra covered in a cornmeal based batter and then deep-fried in oil (try it!). However, the name does not mean that Fried Okra plays a Louisiana type of music like Cajun or Zydeco. Rather the band chose the name to refer to Afro-American culture of the South in general. The list of current influences ranging from Lucinda Williams to T Model Ford goes to show that while the music of Fried Okra is heavily bluesy it is not straight blues. The aim is not to copy any of the artists that Fried Okra claims as influences, but rather to mix it together with something of your own – “so it smells familiar while still spiced with something indefinable and different” as Danish reviewer Mads Kornum from the web magazine Side 33 wrote in a live review.

The band has been nominated 4 times. Three out of six albums have been nominated for Danish Blues Album of The Year, and in 2021 Fried Okra was also nominated for The Blues Live Award. In 2017-2018 Fried Okra won the Danish Blues Challenge and reached 2nd place in the European Blues Challenge. 2018 also saw the release of the live album Fried Alive. In the fall of 2020 Fried Okra released the album “Doing It Right”. Music magazines and regular blues magazines in- and outside Denmark has received “Doing It Right” well. The reviews mentions the sound and lyrics of the album and the bluestone of “Doing It Right” without the album being a straight blues album. “Doing It Right” has gotten airplay on several independent blues radio stations after the release of the record in September, including La Hora Del Blues (ES), The Blues Show 544 by Gary Grainger (GB), Bluestimen (NO).

Fried Okra has played many of the Danish blues clubs and blues clubs and venues in different European countries. The band has also appeared on national and international festivals the open-air festival, Blues fest Eutin in Germany, being one of them. Helsinki, Finland has become Fried Okra’s home away from home, and the band last toured Finland in the spring of 2019. The main venue for Fried Okra though has been Mojo Blues Bar in central Copenhagen, a small club with a lot of atmosphere that serves as the hub of the Copenhagen blues environment as well as for international blues artists. It’s a must-go-to-venue for Scandinavian music travelers.

(For personnel details, see artwork included.)

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The Fried Okra Band - Fried Alive

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:24
Size: 83.3 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[4:04] 1. I'm Going Down
[4:47] 2. In A Place Where I Can't Be Called
[5:12] 3. You Can Howl
[5:14] 4. Never Felt Lost
[3:58] 5. Copenhagen Coppola
[4:06] 6. Who Is It For
[5:04] 7. I Know You're Gone
[3:56] 8. One String Love

Morten Lunn : Vocals, guitar, diddley bow; Anders Wallin : Bass; Thomas Crawfurd : Drums, mandolin, banjo mandolin, percussion, background vocals.

The music of Fried Okra could be called alternative blues. Not always considered blues by the blues audience and never considered rock by the rock audience, the band is always in between. Nevertheless Fried Okra has toured many countries and has played for years in Copenhagen's (and Scandinavia's) number one blues bar Mojo blues Bar. The music of Fried Okra has the same roots as Black Keys and Jack White the Hill Country blues of the North Mississippi -but is all original. Today Fried Okra has gone through some changes and the formation is now a guitar-bass-and drums-trio adding some one string diddley bow on the side.

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The Fried Okra Band - There's A World Outside My Door

Year: 2013
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:37
Size: 98,1 MB
Styles: Blues, roots
Scans: Front

1. Chicago Stage (3:02)
2. I'm Going Down (3:17)
3. One String Love (3:14)
4. I Tried (3:22)
5. Fake Rag Okra (2:37)
6. Unpack (2:40)
7. Hey A Da Hoh (4:48)
8. Followed My Baby (4:22)
9. Shopkeeper (3:58)
10. Bo Diddley Baby (3:57)
11. Holler For Help (3:28)
12. Copenhagen Coppola (3:47)

The third release from The Fried Okra Band boasts the raw sound of a trio concentrated around vocals, two guitars and drums. Further spice is added by the one string Diddley Bo, harmonica, mandolin, banjo-mandolin, a variety of percussion and last but not least, fat sousaphone bass lines laid down by the occasional fourth member of the band.

Personnel:
Morten Lunn - guitar, vocals
Thomas Foldberg - guitar, harmonica
Thomas Crawfurd - drums, mandolin, banjo-mandolin, percussion
Henrik Silver - sousaphone

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The Fried Okra Band - Back Into The River

Year: 2015
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:55
Size: 84,5 MB
Styles: Electric blues, blues-rock
Scans: Front

1. Flatland Groove (3:31)
2. Don't Go North (3:17)
3. Never Felt Lost (5:42)
4. Who Is It For (3:50)
5. My Kind Of Woman (2:48)
6. I Can't Help You Out (3:21)
7. Stay No More (3:42)
8. Whitest Boy In Town (2:28)
9. Ten Times Man (2:43)
10. Whacky Shack (2:28)
11. What's Wrong (3:00)

Copenhagen-based blues rockers Fried Okra Band have reached fourth album with "Back Into The River". They play a brand of classic rock they've dubbed as northern flatland grooves, which is a fairly descriptive expression of how they actually sound like. They blend together bluesy, soulful southern state rock with lengthy experimental passages and ambiance-focused pieces like "Never Felt Lost" and integrate instruments like the diddley bow, mandolin, banjo, and special percussion into their sound.

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Various - Copenhagen Blues Sessions Vols 1 - 5

Album: Copenhagen Blues Sessions: Vol 1 The Solo Performers
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 58:04
Size: 132.9 MB
Styles: Acoustic blues
Year: 2002
Art: Front

[5:09] 1. Paul Banks - God's Perfect Miracle
[4:15] 2. Jorgen Lang - Twelve Gates To The City
[3:47] 3. L.P. Simonsen - Life Without You
[3:51] 4. Jacob Rathje - Wild Bill Jones
[3:33] 5. H.P. Lange - Crossroads Blues
[4:40] 6. Troels Jensen - Stick Around
[3:13] 7. Borge 'biceps' Jensen - That's All Right
[4:56] 8. Kim Gutman - Dark Was The Night
[2:43] 9. Homesick Mac - Let's You And I Have Some Fun
[3:40] 10. Hans Knudsen - Ain't Nobody's Business If We Do
[4:21] 11. Nisse Thobjorn - Goin' Down To Gainesville
[3:54] 12. Neil Stanford - CC Rider
[3:48] 13. Kenn Lending - Cold Winds Are Blowin'
[6:07] 14. Esben Just - Sick And Tired

All 14 artists each donated one of their best songs for the project, and recorded their songs in a live-session at Bar’Blues. The CD was released at the opening of the Festival in October 2002, and it was accepted as part of MXP’s CD box set of Danish music for the MIDEM music convention in 2003, the first time Danish blues was exposed internationally in this manner.

Copenhagen Blues Sessions: Vol 1 The Solo Performers

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Album: Copenhagen Blues Sessions: Vol 2 The Blues Bands
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 68:10
Size: 156.0 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2004
Art: Front

[3:17] 1. Thorbjorn Risager - Hold On
[3:20] 2. Blue Junction - Introduced To The Blues
[3:09] 3. The French Cabaret - Sweet Surrounding Cure
[3:50] 4. Troels Jensen & The Healers - Someone Shot The Blues
[4:44] 5. S.P. Just Frost - Shake That Ass
[4:48] 6. Peter Thorup - Go' Mandag
[3:39] 7. Mike Andersen Band - Same Damn Time
[2:37] 8. Dan Klarskov - What Is Wrong With You
[4:58] 9. Wetcat Blues Band - Mojo Blues
[6:22] 10. Kenn Lending Blues Band - Black Clouds
[3:43] 11. Smalltown - On And Off The Blues
[5:55] 12. M.C. Hansen Band - Freedom For Sale
[6:35] 13. The Organizers - Space Cadets
[4:05] 14. Marton Olsens Blues Overdrive - Feelin' Kind Of Blue
[4:04] 15. Nande & The Big Difference - Don't Count The Chickens
[2:54] 16. L.P.S Blues Band - Stuck With The Blues

All 16 bands - from seasoned veterans to young, talented newcomers - each donated an original song, some of which have previously been released on the bands’ own CD’s, while others are being released here for the first time. The CD was released at the opening of the Festival in September 2004, and was accepted as part of Danish Music Export’s MXP CD box set for the MIDEM music convention in 2005.

Copenhagen Blues Sessions: Vol 2 The Blues Bands

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Album: Copenhagen Blues Sessions: Vol 3 Blues From Denmark 2006
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 61:55
Size: 141.8 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2006
Art: Front

[3:03] 1. Lightnin' Moe - This Is My Time
[4:23] 2. Poorboy Paul - Scarecrow Blues
[4:02] 3. Fat Tuesday - Check It Out
[4:59] 4. Paul Banks - Electricity
[3:15] 5. The Fried Okra Band - In A Place Where I Can't Be Called
[2:30] 6. Nisse Thorbjorn - Let's Go Out
[4:41] 7. Mezzy Slide & The Crew - Time To Go
[2:42] 8. Troels Jensen, Kenny Brown - Bluesman
[3:24] 9. One-Eyed Mule - Long Gone Man
[3:26] 10. H.P. Lange, The Delta Connection - Whiskey Take Me
[3:58] 11. Tim Lothar Petersen - Little Miss K
[3:12] 12. Peter Nande - King Of Bad Excuse
[3:48] 13. Marra's Blues Joint - Missing You
[3:43] 14. Mc Hansen - A Penny For Your Thoughts
[4:28] 15. Turnip Greens - Carry Me Down The Aisle
[6:14] 16. David Kampmann - Along The Nevski

Copenhagen Blues Festival has released the third CD in the series "The Copenhagen Blues Sessions". The CD, with the subtitle "Blues From Denmark", was released in September 2006 at Amager Bio in connection with the opening ceremony for the annual blues festival. The artists on the CD were selected among some of the best and most talented bands and solo acts in the country, and they represent some of the prizewinning blues veterans as well as young, talented newcomers, who will undoubtedly influence the Danish blues scene in the future.

Copenhagen Blues Sessions: Vol 3 Blues From Denmark 2006

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Album: Copenhagen Blues Sessions: Vol 4 Blues From Denmark 2008
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 53:41
Size: 122.9 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2008
Art: Front

[3:22] 1. Thorbjorn Risager - Here I Am
[3:13] 2. H.P. Lange, Troels Jensen - St. Peter And The Rich Man
[4:28] 3. Ramblers - Don't Even Try
[3:06] 4. Tim Lothar - In It For The Ride
[3:08] 5. Bobadavdav - Keep On Walking
[4:15] 6. Skipper Just Frost - Sadan Ligger Landet
[2:48] 7. Klaus B. Jensen - Don't Talk To Me
[5:29] 8. Peter Nande - Slo' Poke
[4:09] 9. Blue Junction - It's Up To You
[3:47] 10. Big Creek Huggy Bear - Let Me Be Something To You
[3:00] 11. Ladies Sing The Blues - Have You Tried It In The Bush
[4:12] 12. Kenn Lending - Ain't But One Thing
[3:18] 13. N' City Blues - Corina
[3:13] 14. Live Bleeding Fingers - My Babe's Friend
[2:07] 15. Max Wolff - Your Doggone Daddy

Copenhagen Blues Festival has released it’s forth CD in the series "The Copenhagen Blues Sessions". All participants have kindly made available a track from their own newest album. The result is a collection of 15 great blues songs covering all blues styles from soul to cajun, from delta and country and folk blues to electric Texas and Chicago blues. Thus creating a unique snapshot of Danish blues music at it’s best.

Copenhagen Blues Sessions: Vol 4 Blues From Denmark 2008

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Album: Copenhagen Blues Sessions: Vol 5 Blues From Denmark 2010
Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 89:10
Size: 204.1 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:08] 1. Mama's Blues Joint - Give Some
[3:14] 2. Turnip Greens - Simple Man
[3:50] 3. Nisse Thorbjorn - Goin' Down To Gainesville
[3:21] 4. Rosewood Blues - You Can't Get Enough
[4:33] 5. Delta Blues Band - Devil Ride
[4:16] 6. Jes Holtso & Morten Wittrock - Crawfish Music
[3:17] 7. Darville Duo - Early In The Morning
[4:16] 8. Thorbjorn Risager - Rock 'n' Roll Ride
[3:49] 9. Paul Banks, Jokob Dinesen - Indigo Night
[2:31] 10. The Blues Overdrive - I Was Wrong
[2:55] 11. One-Eyed Mule - Lullaby For Louie
[9:04] 12. Jacob Fischer - Banks
[2:06] 13. Skipper Just Frost - Dancefloor
[3:19] 14. Lea Thornlann, The Spicey Gang - Oh I Don't Know
[4:06] 15. Blueshot - The Phone
[2:55] 16. Tim Lothar, Peter Nande - Ain't Too Old
[2:15] 17. Tutweiler - Comin' In
[2:32] 18. The Young Comets - The Train That Carried My Girl From Town
[5:58] 19. Kjeld Lauritsen - Blagard Blues
[4:14] 20. Mike Andersen Band - Restless To The Bone
[3:37] 21. Jordans Drive - Hey Fats
[5:08] 22. H.P. Lange, Troels Jensen - Lies And Cheats
[2:31] 23. The Fried Okra Band - I Got This Record
[2:02] 24. Peter Brander Band - Freddie's Shuffle

In connection with the 10 years anniversary the festival har released volume 5 in the series "The Copenhagen Blues Sessions". This time a double CD with a great presentation of music from 24 of the best seasoned as well as new blues artists in the country.
Note: The 2 CDs in this set are combined in one link.

Copenhagen Blues Sessions: Vol 5 Blues From Denmark 2010 Part 1 Part 2

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