Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Fiona Boyes


Artist:  Fiona Boyes
Origin:  Australia
Genre:  Blues, Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues, Contemporary Blues
Occupation:  Musician
Instruments:  Guitar, Vocals

Fiona Boyes is an Australian Blues Musician.  She has been recording for more than 25 years and tours regularly in Australia, US and Europe.  She has frequently found herself compare to  Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi, Rory Block and more, but Bonnie Raitt has been a major influence on Fiona Boyes, and included Jime Hendrix.  She plays both Acoustic and Electric Guitar.She was nominated by the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee for the 2007 Blues Music Awards, "Contemporary Blues Album of the year" and she has been received three further BMA nominations for "Traditional Female Blues Aritst" in 2010, "Acoustic Blues Album of the Year" in 2009, "Contemporary Female Blues Aritst" in 2008.













Title: Box & Dice  (2015)
Genre:  Blues, Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues, Contemporary Blues
Label:  Blue Empress Records
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  Juke Joint On Moses Lane  (3:33)
 2.  I'm A Stranger Here  (4:50)
 3.  Walking Round Money  (3:42)
 4.  Smokestack Lightning  (4:22)
 5.  Louisiana  (3:53)
 6.  Black Mountain Blues  (4:34)
 7.  Mama's Sanctified Amp  (3:25)
 8.  I Don Quit  (4:08)
 9.  Walk With Me  (3:24)
10. Tiny Pinch Of Sin  (2:44)
11. Easy Baby  (5:41)

Personnel:

Fiona Boyes:  Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Cigar Box Guitar, National Reso-Lectric Baritone Guitar, Double Bass, Drums, Percussion, Congas, Foot Tambourine, Frattoir, Bell,, Kick Drum, Chains, Horse Shoes

Box & Dice is an amazing album by Fiona Boyes, was released on May 5, 2015 by Blue Empress Records.  She played all instruments in this album and wrote 9 songs and 3 great covers.



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