RGG April 2016 - p.8
APRIL
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Now in its th triumphant year the Blues
Caravan is a touring showcase for the hottest
young acts on the Ruf label With past treks
helping launch stars including Joanne Shaw
Taylor Laurence Jones and Samantha Fish it’s
a springboard for the blues scene’s next big
things and a magnet for fans who want to
catch them before lift off In
we’ve got a
Blues Caravan lineup sure to raise the roof each
night as it rolls across the USA and Europe The
Blue Sisters are doing it for themselves…
Layla Zoe is ready to explode Like her early
influences – from Bob Dylan to Muddy Waters
– the Canadian bandleader is a fearless writer
earning victory in
’s auspicious Blues
Compo songwriting competition and critical
acclaim for albums including
’s The Lily For
the Blues Caravan
Layla will be drawing
on the best of her catalogue previewing this
year’s new release and leaving it all on the
stage “With live performances ” she explains “I
believe that the more raw and uncensored I am
the more I can connect with my listeners ”
When Ina Forsman steps up the mic you’ll
believe every word The Finnish vocalist hit the
radar aged with a show stopping rendition of
Etta James’s “All I Could Do Was Cry” on a TV
talent show Since then she’s achieved
international recognition guesting with blues
heavyweights Helge Tallqvist and Guy Verlinde
BLUES
SISTERS
