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Topic: Bernard Allison...WOW

Attended the North Atantic Fest ( Maine) last weekend...blues heaven for two days. With many excellent guitarists including Lucky Peterson and Coco Montoya,( his brother Walther got rained on) the big surprise for me was experiencing Bernard Allison. I have listened to his Dad Luther often but had little exposure to Bernard. Bernard is the real deal - very talented guitarist if you ever get a chance to see him.
If you live in New England and are thinking about a bluesy weekend next year I highly recommend this festival. Very well run - they even have shuttles that dump you in your hotel parking lot!

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Re: Bernard Allison...WOW

I saw Bernard at the Surf a couple years ago and he is great live.  Very high energy performance.  I got his cd "Higher Power" back then and it's really pretty great, too.  Very funky and cool.

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Just a fantastic live artist.  Decent albums...amazing live.  He doesn't play in the states too often, so if you get the chance to see him, make sure you do.

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Looking forward to seeing Bernard at the Bayfront Blues Festival in Duluth this year. He also has some other midwest dates coming up. Seen him once, but it was a brief show.

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Rhoovis wrote:

Attended the North Atantic Fest ( Maine) last weekend...blues heaven for two days. With many excellent guitarists including Lucky Peterson and Coco Montoya,( his brother Walther got rained on) the big surprise for me was experiencing Bernard Allison. I have listened to his Dad Luther often but had little exposure to Bernard. Bernard is the real deal - very talented guitarist if you ever get a chance to see him.
If you live in New England and are thinking about a bluesy weekend next year I highly recommend this festival. Very well run - they even have shuttles that dump you in your hotel parking lot!

Wow Rhoovis ..... Lucky Peterson , That is one Smokin' Six Stringer ..... What was he like , I've got 3 of his CD's & They're Classy Power Blues , Love to catch him live , I thought he'd Retired to France , Not much live film around , infact none i've ever seen , thanks for the post

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I recommend getting the Lucky Peterson albums don't you have (new one too), Michael, he and Bernard (and Luther, rest his soul) are awesome!!!  Love to see them live also!!!

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michael*lynch wrote:
Rhoovis wrote:

Attended the North Atantic Fest ( Maine) last weekend...blues heaven for two days. With many excellent guitarists including Lucky Peterson and Coco Montoya,( his brother Walther got rained on) the big surprise for me was experiencing Bernard Allison. I have listened to his Dad Luther often but had little exposure to Bernard. Bernard is the real deal - very talented guitarist if you ever get a chance to see him.
If you live in New England and are thinking about a bluesy weekend next year I highly recommend this festival. Very well run - they even have shuttles that dump you in your hotel parking lot!

Wow Rhoovis ..... Lucky Peterson , That is one Smokin' Six Stringer ..... What was he like , I've got 3 of his CD's & They're Classy Power Blues , Love to catch him live , I thought he'd Retired to France , Not much live film around , infact none i've ever seen , thanks for the post

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I have the Higher power and Storms or Life cds lovem both. I read some reviews of his newest which were not to flattering. Anyone else heard the new cd by bernard allison

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