HAGELAND BLUES
& ROOTS NIGHT
Editie 2018:
TENSFIELD is een karaktervolle bluesband met roots in Leuven. In november 2016 bracht de band hun debuutplaat ‘Freeze The Clock’ uit onder het Fandango label. De muziek van Tensfield is verfrissend en zit boordevol energie. Steengoede blues met een rock en jazzy funky ondertoon! Een recept dat al menig publiek wist te appreciëren! Een band die aangedreven wordt door een sterke ritmesectie bestaande uit Geert Zonderman (b/v) en Jurgen Moelans (d). Raffe Claes (g/v) en Koen Geudens (keys/v) kruiden het geheel af met indrukwekkend en inspirerend solowerk. Het warme en krachtige stemgeluid van Raffe Claes zorgt mee voor de typische sound van Tensfield. Recent nog stond de band in de finale van de Belgian Blues Challenge 2016. Door het publiek en organisatie warm onthaald en volgens velen de revelatie van de wedstrijd! Met hun sterke debuutplaat op zak trekt de band langs verschillende podia. Een band die je absoluut moet gezien hebben! www.tensfield.org
18u00-18u55:
TENSFIELD (B)
Stef Paglia nam voor het eerst op 12 jarige leeftijd een gitaar in de hand en liet deze nooit meer los. Zijn vader liet hem kennis maken met de blues met als gevolg dat de blues microben ook bij hem toesloegen. Hij is vooral bekend van The BluesBones (Winner Belgian Blues Challenge 2016, 2de european blues challenge) waar hij mee in binnen- en buitenland optreedt, zo stond hij o.a. op Blues Peer, Swing Wespelaar, … . Hij heeft al een paar keer het podium mogen delen met internationale toppers o.a. Laurence Jones, The Nimmo Brothers, Eric Steckel, Danny Bryant,… . In 2016 vroeg Sean Webster hem om een functie in zijn band in te vullen.
Naast dit alles is hij druk bezig om aan zijn eigen weg te timmeren. Samen met zijn muzikanten Joel Purkess (Can) op drums en Geert Schurmans op bas brengt hij een brede mix van eigen werk en covers. Stef Paglia laat zich graag beïnvloeden door verschillende muzikale richtingen en probeert hiermee zijn eigen blues stijl te creëren. Verwacht je maar aan een stevig potje groovy bluesrock!!
19u25 - 20u20:
STEF PAGLIA TRIO (B)
20u50 - 21u45:
HOODOO MONKS (NL)
Met de komst van drummer Pit Maypole (Spades, Bjorn van der Doelen, Patricia Vonn) verandert het originele Hoodoo Monks duo naar een driemansformatie, in een heet stomende en swingende blues trein die alsmaar meer fans en publiek warm maakt en meeneemt...
In 2017 is het eerste “one-day-recording” album uitgekomen. “Legends of the Blues”. Tijdens het Pinkster weekend in Juni speelt de band in de rol van “Heat-up and support” als voorprogramma van The return of the RED DEVILS ft BIG PETE. De beide zalen (Fluor en De Bosuil) zijn niet alleen opgewarmd maar ook aangenaam geraakt en verrast. Dit is een bijzondere combinatie...en dit is pas het begin...
In 2017 is het eerste “one-day-recording” album uitgekomen. “Legends of the Blues”. Tijdens het Pinkster weekend in Juni speelt de band in de rol van “Heat-up and support” als voorprogramma van The return of the RED DEVILS ft BIG PETE. De beide zalen (Fluor en De Bosuil) zijn niet alleen opgewarmd maar ook aangenaam geraakt en verrast. Dit is een bijzondere combinatie...en dit is pas het begin...
22u15 - 23u30:
GHALIA & MAMA'S BOYS (US, B)
Ghalia is an emerging Blues, R&R singer/songwriter from the city of Brussels, BE. For the last six years, she's been working as a solo artist as well as bandleader of two home-made acts: "Ghalia & The Naphtalines", a high energy boogie, rhythm’n’blues band and her (all-original) project "Voodoo Casino", with whom she recorded her first album in 2016.
From 2013, she began busking her way from the intimate streets of Brussels to the big music cities of the USA where she's had the privelege and oppurtunity to meet a host of very talented and inspiring musicians
Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, Nashville, all the way to the backroads of Mississippi and the Bayous of Louisiana, Ghalia's passion for the international stage has elevated her craft to the precocious level that it stands today.
To wit, she's become a well respected artist in the music scene of Clarksdale, MS, the town aptly dubbed "ground zero" of the Blues world. There, Ghalia participated (three years running!) in the renowned Sunflower, Deep Blues and Juke Joint Festivals.
In the city of St. Louis, Ghalia has enjoyed collaborations with time-honored members of the St. Louis Blues Society. Most notable was Renee Smith ("the local Tina Turner") who grew fond of Ghalia's particular composition "Let the Demons Out" and personally recorded it for the St. Louis Blues Compilation of 2015. Most flattering!
Spring 2016: In the musical Mecca of New Orleans, Ghalia impressed and befriended internationally established, harmonica-act "Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys". The band's muscular sound went on to serve as the backdrop for a studio collaboration with Ghalia in St. Armant, LA. The tracks quickly caught the attention of Ruf Records with a recording contract eagerly offered to Ghalia under the band name "Ghalia & Mama's Boys."
Tracks for this new project were just recorded at Music Shed Studio - New Orleans. The record was mixed and mastered by engineering legend David Farrell. The album will be released internationally on Ruf Records in Fall of 2017.
As the band's lil' Blues sister, Ghalia's has been handed the lead mic during many a Mama's Boys' show both in Europe and on the band's local stomping ground--the thriving live music strip of Frenchmen St., New Orleans.
Her band's bragging rights:
Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys
• Recent record "Never Trust The Living" hit #1 in Louisiana (four weeks straight!) and #7 Nationally on the Roots Music Charts
• 10 Critically acclaimed records
• 4000+ shows
• 100+ Festival appearances
• 30+ European tours
• Three national radio recordings (BBC in London, Classic 21 in Belgium, German National Radio in Bremen).
Ghalia & Mama’s Boys create an innovative fusion that strikes a balance between traditional and progressive Blues’ music. They’re excited to deliver this new sound to audiences worldwide. Have a listen !
Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, Nashville, all the way to the backroads of Mississippi and the Bayous of Louisiana, Ghalia's passion for the international stage has elevated her craft to the precocious level that it stands today.
To wit, she's become a well respected artist in the music scene of Clarksdale, MS, the town aptly dubbed "ground zero" of the Blues world. There, Ghalia participated (three years running!) in the renowned Sunflower, Deep Blues and Juke Joint Festivals.
In the city of St. Louis, Ghalia has enjoyed collaborations with time-honored members of the St. Louis Blues Society. Most notable was Renee Smith ("the local Tina Turner") who grew fond of Ghalia's particular composition "Let the Demons Out" and personally recorded it for the St. Louis Blues Compilation of 2015. Most flattering!
Spring 2016: In the musical Mecca of New Orleans, Ghalia impressed and befriended internationally established, harmonica-act "Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys". The band's muscular sound went on to serve as the backdrop for a studio collaboration with Ghalia in St. Armant, LA. The tracks quickly caught the attention of Ruf Records with a recording contract eagerly offered to Ghalia under the band name "Ghalia & Mama's Boys."
Tracks for this new project were just recorded at Music Shed Studio - New Orleans. The record was mixed and mastered by engineering legend David Farrell. The album will be released internationally on Ruf Records in Fall of 2017.
As the band's lil' Blues sister, Ghalia's has been handed the lead mic during many a Mama's Boys' show both in Europe and on the band's local stomping ground--the thriving live music strip of Frenchmen St., New Orleans.
Her band's bragging rights:
Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys
• Recent record "Never Trust The Living" hit #1 in Louisiana (four weeks straight!) and #7 Nationally on the Roots Music Charts
• 10 Critically acclaimed records
• 4000+ shows
• 100+ Festival appearances
• 30+ European tours
• Three national radio recordings (BBC in London, Classic 21 in Belgium, German National Radio in Bremen).
Ghalia & Mama’s Boys create an innovative fusion that strikes a balance between traditional and progressive Blues’ music. They’re excited to deliver this new sound to audiences worldwide. Have a listen !
00u00 - ..... :
GUY VERLINDE & THE MIGHTY GATORS (B)
GUY VERLINDE: BELGIAN BLUES REVELATION
After years of hard work, Guy is now the pride of the Belgian
blues scene. Although it may sound like a dusty cliché, he is by
far “the hardest working performer”. Today, also the European
blues scene has discovered and embraced his warm, genuine
and energetic performances. His authentic and soulful slide
guitar and blues harp styles bring high energy to every show
he plays. He is a real crowd pleaser who always totally
surrenders to his audience.
GUY VERLINDE & THE MIGHTY GATORS is Belgium’s most popular blues band, consistently delivering high-energy shows with genuine foot stompin’ blues music. This band carries on the traditions of American blues masters from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago’s Southside. Guy Verlinde & the Mighty Gators always succeed in bringing the crowd to the dance floor with their tight, groovy, honest riffs and licks. He says: „In a world of plastic and virtuality, people want real things.” Guy is not only an excellent musician and singer, but also an all-round entertainer, backed by his solid band “The Mighty Gators”. It does not matter for whom he plays or where he performs, people always start shaking their asses and having a mighty good time, when Guy Verlinde & The Mighty Gators are on stage. Laissez le Bon Ton Rouler!!
GUY VERLINDE & THE MIGHTY GATORS is Belgium’s most popular blues band, consistently delivering high-energy shows with genuine foot stompin’ blues music. This band carries on the traditions of American blues masters from the Mississippi Delta to Chicago’s Southside. Guy Verlinde & the Mighty Gators always succeed in bringing the crowd to the dance floor with their tight, groovy, honest riffs and licks. He says: „In a world of plastic and virtuality, people want real things.” Guy is not only an excellent musician and singer, but also an all-round entertainer, backed by his solid band “The Mighty Gators”. It does not matter for whom he plays or where he performs, people always start shaking their asses and having a mighty good time, when Guy Verlinde & The Mighty Gators are on stage. Laissez le Bon Ton Rouler!!
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