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Topic: The Scottish Blues Compilation Series: Jock's Juke Joint

Hi folks
Well it's been a long time since I've posted here and there's a reason for that, I've been working on an album!  Not my own album of course as many of you will know, I can't play! However I've been working with Nick and Lewis Hamilton from the band Lewis Hamilton & The Boogie Brothers on a compilation of Scottish Blues artists.
It's been a few years that I've been interested in the blues, yet in the last few years I've taken far much more attention of the acts playing and I beleive there's some great young talent of all ages. While Alan Nimmo with the Nimmo Brothers and latterly King King have become quite well known in the UK and beyond (King King winning two British Blues Awards today), behind them there are many other really good acts.

Based on the theme of a fictitious Scottish Juke Joint, we've called the album Jock's Juke Joint. We've got 17 acts to contribute original tracks ranging from solo acoustic blues to hard hitting blues rock. The CD includes artists from the borders to Aberdeen, and includes well known bands(within Scotland) such as Gerry Jablonski & The Electric Band and Lewis Hamilton & The Boogie Brothers to a couple of English based acts with prominent Scottish members, Albany Down and Bare Bones Boogie Band.

The CD will be on sale from all the included artists in a couple of weeks, and for more information, please look at our facebooke page www.facebook.com/jocksjukejoint. Please give us a like and feel free to ask for more information. A press release will be issued to all interested parties within the next week. smile

Cheers

Duncan

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Re: The Scottish Blues Compilation Series: Jock's Juke Joint

I'm already well aware of this. Well done Duncan, Lewis and Nick. I hope it's a big success and helps promote the various artists that appear on the CD.

Will it be available at The Nimmo Brothers gig at Kinross?

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Murray1903 wrote:

I'm already well aware of this. Well done Duncan, Lewis and Nick. I hope it's a big success and helps promote the various artists that appear on the CD.

Will it be available at The Nimmo Brothers gig at Kinross?

Not officially, but yes! smile

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Murray1903 wrote:

I'm already well aware of this. Well done Duncan, Lewis and Nick. I hope it's a big success and helps promote the various artists that appear on the CD.

Will it be available at The Nimmo Brothers gig at Kinross?

Not officially, but yes! smile

Keep us posted Duncan and put here any samples you may get.  It sounds like you are having a lot of fun with this smile

This is a great things for Scottish Blues.  These compilation CD's are wonderful at promoting your local talent.  And a compilation is really a Juke Joint.  Have fun seeing all these bands, because I know you have been highly involved in keeping the music and the clubs alive. 

You know us Scottish Folds Cats have a blues song out.  It's called, "Stop you Dirty Dog, Give me back my Ears."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsSu7sqXdWY

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Re: The Scottish Blues Compilation Series: Jock's Juke Joint

Great going Duncan - sounds like a labour of love.

Something I'll have to be sure to ask Lewis Hamilton for when he's down this way.

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Nice project Duncan. I'll be snagging a copy asap.
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Thanks for the interest folks. We're working at getting some sound clips online. I'll put up a link as soon as I can! smile

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Here's 5 mins of soundclips from the album. Enjoy, comments welcome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbFX-MELqkU

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Woops, I forgot to add the link to the sound clips above. We were very happy when Paul Jones played the opening track of the CD on his radio show on BBC Radio 2 on Monday night. Catch the repeat session if you wish to hear it, which also featured an interview with Sandi Thom.
If you wish a copy of the CD, drop me an email. smile

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Re: The Scottish Blues Compilation Series: Jock's Juke Joint

Enjoying the album Duncan, not a bad track on it. Albany Down fave track so far.

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Thanks Kenny. The album'ss been getting a fair degree of airplay, on blues radio and also here in Scotland. Some nice reviews coming in too:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Jocks-Juke-Join … amp;sr=1-1

Drop me a messsage, if you'd like to buy one.

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Re: The Scottish Blues Compilation Series: Jock's Juke Joint

Great cd hoping to review it this week

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Roger62 wrote:

Great cd hoping to review it this week

Thanks Roger! smile I look forward to reading it!

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Re: The Scottish Blues Compilation Series: Jock's Juke Joint

Made sure I got my copy from Lewis & Nick on Saturday night. Played it on the way home and most Sunday afternoon. Congratulations Duncan & team; super showcase album; such a broad range of styles and depth of playing makes it hard to pick out a favourite track.

Looking forward to the following volumes.

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Re: The Scottish Blues Compilation Series: Jock's Juke Joint

Thanks Mike. I really want you all to hear this album.

You can order it direct from me on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listin … dition=new

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Re: The Scottish Blues Compilation Series: Jock's Juke Joint

Hello all, I'm pleased to say Jock's Juke Joint Vol 2 is now available. If you'd like one, or a deal on both volumes, let me know.


Track 4 by the 4 Als features Alan Nimmo of King King/Nimmo Brothers fame

Jock’s Juke Joint Vol 2

1. Blues n Trouble - Try Anything Twice

2. The Kennel Wages – Fighting Over You

3. Wang Dang Delta - Shutting Out The World

4. The 4 Als – Jam’al

5. Cynthia Gentle and the TrueTones – You Just Can’t Win

6. The Binsness Bluesboys - Crawdad Hole

7. Jed Potts & The Hillman Hunters - Don’t Tell Me

8. John Alexander - Nowhere To Go

9. Baby Isaac – What The Hell

10. Richard Young – Confidence Man

11. The Lynsey Dolan Band – Do Right Man

12. The Blueswater – Should I Be Bad or Good

13. Leah – Lost In The Night

14. Hot Tin Roof – Maybe Baby

15. Earl Grey & The Loose Leaves - Needle In The Sand

16. Dougie Burns - Dear John

17. The Black Diamond Express - Never Was A Lass So Fair

18. Fraser Speirs & Lewis Hamilton – There You Are Now

Soundclips are available here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcazvKS1RzU

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Re: The Scottish Blues Compilation Series: Jock's Juke Joint

Hi Duncan,
the CD  arrived today and I 'll give it a listen this weekend and a review  in www.bluesmagzine.nl  next week.

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Re: The Scottish Blues Compilation Series: Jock's Juke Joint

Thanks Andre. I look forward to it, even if I have to translate it! smile

It would be nice to have a little more interest from forum members, I have been posting on the forum about great music for nearly 5 years. Please check out the youtube videos at least! smile

Launch party tonight in Edinburgh if anyone fancies stepping out in the rain!

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