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Topic: IAN SIEGAL - Introducing Britain's most promising bluesman!

Hi folks,

I thought I’d draw your attention to another member of the modern British blues scene who is quote different to the artists we have discussed on here previously. His name is Ian Siegal, he is in his mid thirties and is gaining an increasing profile particularly in the UK, Netherlands and Belgium.

I’d recommend if you have not heard of him to check out his album releases “Meat & Potatoes” and Swagger” which are both excellent. In fact Joe’s Sloe Gin came second to Swagger in magazine Blues Matter’s album of the year 2007.

You can watch a concert of Ian at:

http://www.fabchannel.com/ian_siegal_concert

Here are a couple of videos of him with his band and solo:

Ride on Josephine:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw4rjaURjrk

Falling On Down Again

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=V_wY3SzShmI

Mary Don't You Weep

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWM7GFbk2t4

Here is a photo of Ian which was voted on of the 100 best live concert photos on Flickr!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigoax-blu … 7161624629

Ian’s website is:

www.iansiegal.com


"The closest thing I’ve heard to Chester Burnett" (Jeff Beck).

"The most soulful white skinned brother I know" (Otis Redding Jnr).

"My man! We’re from the same school" (Ronnie Wood).

"I love the voice and there’s a lot of soul in that guitar" (Albert Lee).

"The Real Deal" (Eddie Floyd).

"So Down-Home" (Sugar Blue).

"You should be very proud to have this young man in your own country. You have someone right here who can really sing the deep blues. He got ‘church’ in his voice. If my daddy was alive today he’d say ‘That’s my Boy!’" (Big Bill Morganfield).

“Awash with with, lust and distraction…one of the most inventive Blues recordings ever made by a British artist.” MOJO****

“This album is a rare combination of cleverness and craft.” **** (Excellent) PENGUIN BOOK OF BLUES RECORDINGS

“There’s always a sense of menace with the greatest bluesmen. Ian Siegal has it, and I can’t think of any other British blues artist who’s ever had it. His vocals have an authority and sway that’s lacking in British music generally. His powerful covers are worthy of high praise, but it’s his original material, married to his intimidating persona, that gives me hope he can transcend the blues circuit and make a broader impression. Swagger, his current album, says it all.” Darren Howells, Editor-in-chief, Blues Matters

Please check him out and comment, I think this is the best guy I’ve ever introduced to the forum!

"The recently formed Edinburgh Blues Club has identified an appetite for the personal communication between musicians and audience that the blues long ago perfected." The Herald Newspaper (Scotland)
http://www.edinburgh-blues.uk
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I wrote the above post on Monday and it seems to have slipped away due to several new topics by the same person an hour or so later and some more posts on BDS. I've cut the original thread down as it was a little long.

Please check this guy out. I think he's a great talent who could make an impression on both sides of the Atlantic. smile

"The recently formed Edinburgh Blues Club has identified an appetite for the personal communication between musicians and audience that the blues long ago perfected." The Herald Newspaper (Scotland)
http://www.edinburgh-blues.uk
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Thanks for the 'heads-up' , I've watched the first track on the first video - Hello Josephine ,looks good.I'm going to  listen to some more tracks when I have time.

The first thing that I notice is that they have a very fine drummer with a really good feel.

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Great concert and Ian's vox seem to easily cover the gamut from Van Morrison to George Thorogood in covering this range of material (smooth to rough)....

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Hi Duncan,
Ian Siegal is an excellent performer. Certainly the real deal.
Britain's got talent!!

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Re: IAN SIEGAL - Introducing Britain's most promising bluesman!

Thanks G

Just watched Groundhog Blues from one of your links.

I'm off to HMV to buy the album on the strength of just that.......if they have it in their pathetic selection. They don't even have a blues section now. It's all mixed up into one incorporating easy listening and jazz.

Haven'tacluerecordshop !!

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Ges wrote:

Thanks G

Just watched Groundhog Blues from one of your links.

I'm off to HMV to buy the album on the strength of just that.......if they have it in their pathetic selection. They don't even have a blues section now. It's all mixed up into one incorporating easy listening and jazz.

Haven'tacluerecordshop !!

Hi Ges, Tell me about it!

Not sure where you are in the North West, but Ian is playing the Citadel in St Helens on 18th October, and Carlisle on 22/23rd November.

"The recently formed Edinburgh Blues Club has identified an appetite for the personal communication between musicians and audience that the blues long ago perfected." The Herald Newspaper (Scotland)
http://www.edinburgh-blues.uk
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Re: IAN SIEGAL - Introducing Britain's most promising bluesman!

Greenose wrote:

I wrote the above post on Monday and it seems to have slipped away due to several new topics by the same person an hour or so later and some more posts on BDS. I've cut the original thread down as it was a little long.

Please check this guy out. I think he's a great talent who could make an impression on both sides of the Atlantic. smile

Thanks for posting this!  When I checked out his website, I stumbled across another great young artist- The Matt Schofield Trio, who is on the same record label as Ian Siegal.   Great guitarist with a great voice... and the Hammond organ really pulls their sound together.  Mostly bues, with a touch of jazz thrown in here and there.  Many on the web compare his sound to Robben Ford.  I downloaded his cd's from iTunes, and I have to say that I get the same excitement about his music as I did when I first heard Joe.  Here is his website if you would like to check him out:  www.mattschofield.com

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Mike P wrote:
Greenose wrote:

I wrote the above post on Monday and it seems to have slipped away due to several new topics by the same person an hour or so later and some more posts on BDS. I've cut the original thread down as it was a little long.

Please check this guy out. I think he's a great talent who could make an impression on both sides of the Atlantic. smile

Thanks for posting this!  When I checked out his website, I stumbled across another great young artist- The Matt Schofield Trio, who is on the same record label as Ian Siegal.   Great guitarist with a great voice... and the Hammond organ really pulls their sound together.  Mostly bues, with a touch of jazz thrown in here and there.  Many on the web compare his sound to Robben Ford.  I downloaded his cd's from iTunes, and I have to say that I get the same excitement about his music as I did when I first heard Joe.  Here is his website if you would like to check him out:  www.mattschofield.com

Yes, Matt Schofield is great too. He has released two studio albums, Sifting Thru Ashes and Ear To The Ground and two live albums. Interestingly for Joe fans he has also covered Pack It Up and Travelling South, but very different versions from Joe's. He also played some tracks on both Meat and Potatoes and Swagger by Ian Siegal and produced the latter.


Some videos:

Lights Are On But Nobody’s Home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHMGtbfs2ZI

Sifting Thru Ashes

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

Falling On Down Again (Ian Siegal with Matt Schofield)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=V_wY3SzShmI

"The recently formed Edinburgh Blues Club has identified an appetite for the personal communication between musicians and audience that the blues long ago perfected." The Herald Newspaper (Scotland)
http://www.edinburgh-blues.uk
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Tuesday night I saw again this "most promising bluesman". One of the organisers of Ingolstadt Bluestage complained that he´s hardly known in Germany, but the two times I saw him up to now the (rather small) venues were sold out - so he seems to have some hardcore fans here.
When I saw him the first time with his band I put him on my watch list and was a bit disappointed that he didn´t come to Wendelstein due to his honeymoon trip (did he travel to Brighton??). Now I drove with Eva down to Ingolstadt to see him playing solo. Well, to see a man and his guitar on stage for more than two hours might get a bit monotonous if not boring. We didn´t feel bored one minute. This guy has a highly charismatic stage presence, he has a mesmerising contact with his audience. And he played a lot of good songs: songs from his Dust album (my favourite), of course Howling Wolf (lately he´s spent time with Hubert Sumlin in Memphis playing HW songs), Nick Lowe, Tom Waits, John Lee Hooker, Kris Kristofferson and Townes van Zandt (whose poster was hanging on the wall next to him and inspired him obviously). And he gave us a very funny demonstration with which kind of voice you have to sing Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Tom Waits.
Great evening!!! Even when he isn´t really a big fan of Joe´s music - as he told us after the show in an otherwise pleasurable little talk - we recommend him 100%.
Günter

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Re: IAN SIEGAL - Introducing Britain's most promising bluesman!

Saw him some weeks ago and Ian Siegal's performance was killer. lol
I was about two weeks high after the gig .
Here are some vids, but I don't know if you like the lyrics of the first one (minute 3:20):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiPxljeZDFY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYD7ezuVVKo

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Blues Sissi wrote:

Saw him some weeks ago and Ian Siegal's performance was killer. lol
I was about two weeks high after the gig .
Here are some vids, but I don't know if you like the lyrics of the first one (minute 3:20):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiPxljeZDFY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYD7ezuVVKo

Ha, you beat me to it, I was going to post that video.

Yes Guenter, it's correct to say that Ian prefers his blues with rock n roll, soul or country rather than rock, and he puts on such a great performance every time. Probably most promising bluesman was not the right phrase, but rather most authentic bluesman. That second vidoe is one of Suzannes's and I'd be hard pressed to suggest another white Brit can perform Muddy Waters or Howing Wolf like Siegal can! Of course his song book is much deeper than that and as Guenter's review shows, he plays a great variety of songs with real blues power!

"The recently formed Edinburgh Blues Club has identified an appetite for the personal communication between musicians and audience that the blues long ago perfected." The Herald Newspaper (Scotland)
http://www.edinburgh-blues.uk