Tag Archives: Albert Castiglia

A bit more on that Three Kings tribute…

Posted on August 15, 2024 by Mike

Here’s a little videographic evidence of the show we talked about in our last post, a tribute to the Three Kings of the Blues presented by Albert Castiglia, D.K. Harrell and Chris Cain at the recent Heritage Music BluesFest. These … Continue reading →

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Albert Castiglia, Chris Cain & D.K. Harrell pay tribute to Three Kings of the Blues during Heritage Music BluesFest

Posted on August 14, 2024 by Mike

It’s been a minute since we wrote about any live shows here, but we would be remiss if we didn’t tell you about this one to be on the lookout for. This weekend, we got the chance to spend a … Continue reading →

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Admirers and friends such as Bob Margolin, Victor Wainwright, North Mississippi Allstars, and Amy Helm gather in tribute to late Sean Costello on Don’t Pass Me By

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Mike

One of the biggest tragedies to hit the blues world over the last few decades — right up with the helicopter crash that killed Stevie Ray Vaughan, in our opinion — was the passing of another extremely talented young guitarist and singer named Sean Costello, who died of … Continue reading →

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Break in the Chain

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Mike

We might have taken a short break from our music podcast in June, but we’re back now with another smoking talk-free edition (our 50th episode!) for you, featuring music from Robben Ford and Shemekia Copeland, Selwyn Birchwood, Albert Castiglia, the Duke Robillard Band, AG Weinberger and … Continue reading →

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Tax Man Blues

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Mike

With this coming Monday being the deadline for those in the U.S. to file their annual federal income taxes, we thought some of you might enjoy another talk-free episode of our BluesPowR Radio Hour to help put you over the … Continue reading →

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My Heart Belongs to the Blues

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Mike

It’s voting day today, and that probably makes it a pretty good one to “elect” to listen to some blues, at least for voters in some races (as if anyone here needs an excuse!) Here’s the latest edition of our … Continue reading →

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Seeing really is Believing: Sugar Ray & the Bluetones rack up combined 10 nominations in 2017 Blues Music Awards

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Mike

Nominations for the 2017 Blues Music Awards were announced earlier this week, with New England blues institution Sugar Ray & the Bluetones and its members earning an impressive – and probably unprecedented – two handfuls of nominations, including nods for … Continue reading →

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Second annual Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival offers more blues than any one fan can hear

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Mike

You know it’s probably a pretty blues-packed program when you’re only able to catch short segments of such talented acts as Albert Castiglia, Nikki Hill, Mac Arnold & Plate Full o’ Blues, Peter Karp and Sue Foley, and Dana Fuchs … Continue reading →

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Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival 2015 in photos

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Mike

We’re still compiling our written recap of this year’s Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival, but, in the meantime, you can now view the photos we captured during those two days in our BluesPowR Gallery, including dedicated albums for Joe Louis Walker, … Continue reading →

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Plenty of blues at the roots of second annual Lancaster music festival

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Mike

If you’re looking for a modern-day example of the famous Willie Dixon adage “The blues are the roots and the other musics are the fruits” in action, then think of the Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival as the equivalent of … Continue reading →

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