Topic: Who's Who in the Contemporary Acoustic & Country Blues

[jacksmart]

Can you help me? I am looking for some of the contemporary acoustic blues recording artists. Sure, most artists have recorded some blues songs. I am looking for names of those who are basically acoustic musicians. Any help will be appreciated.
Jack

[Slack]

A bunch of them are listed in "Weenie Web Links"

http://weeniecampbell.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=77&Itemid=4

[onewent]

..my personal favorite for the old time styles performed w/ a high degree of musicianship and accuracy to the style is Ari Eisinger  .. I'm sure others will add to this..

[Johnm]

Hi Jack,
In addition to Ari Eisinger, who is indeed a wonderful acoustic Blues player and singer, here are a few more working now who have made CDs of their work, in no particular order, off the top of my head:
   * Paul Geremia
   * Paul Rishell and Annie Raines
   * Alvin Youngblood Hart (sometimes electric)
   * Michael Jerome Browne
   * Steve James
   * Del Ray
   * John Hammond
   * Rory Block
   * Michael Roach
   * John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
   * John Dee Holman
   * Lightnin' Wells
   * Suzy Thompson
   * Orville Johnson, Grant Dermody and John Miller
   * Roy Book Binder
   * Jim Green
   * Rich Del Grosso
   * Terry Robb
   * Robert Lowery
   * Honeyboy Edwards
   * Ernie Hawkins
   * Ken Hamm
Anyone care to add to this list?  Incidentally, since this topic deals with currently working and gigging musicians, I'm moving it to the Performance Corner.
All best,
Johnm

[Slack]

Corey Harris
Terry Bean
Roger Hubbard
Harry Lewman

[Rivers]

John Miller's pretty good... 

[Rambler]

& Frank Fotusky.  Terrific fingerpicker in the Gary Davis mode.

[Norfolk Slim]

Where do I start?

Ben Andrews (an absolute favourite of mine- as Im sure Ive bored people with before on this forum...)
David Jacobs-Strain
Chris Smither (albums are more produced- live he plays solo acoustic)
Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan
Bob Brozman and Woody Mann (not 100% blues but pretty nice all the same)
Robert Belfour
Homesick Mac
Paul Jones & Dave Kelly (do both electric and acoustic- often split their gigs into one set of each)

And Ill third the Ari Eisenger and John Miller votes 

[jacksmart]

Thanks guys for all the information. I really appreciate the help.
Jack

[Parlor Picker]

And if you look to Germany there's:

Barry Denyer
Willie Salomon
Rainer Brunn
Klaus Brandl
Rainer W?ffler & the Sons of the Desert

Back here in the UK:

Steve Phillips
Jim Murray & Pete Mason aka the Hokum Hotshots
Ray Stubbs
Angelina & JC Grimshaw
Kevin Brown

British, but based in France:

Ashley & Debbie Dow aka Rag Mama Rag

(None in the above lists play exclusively country/downhome blues).

[dave stott]

Mary Flower
Lightning Wells !!!
Woody Mann
Chris Thomas King
Guy Davis


I am currently hooked on a Connecticut guy by the name of Dan Stevens.
www.danstevens.net

no, I am not his promoter, just a fan

Dave

[Nicolas Dussart]

2 more :
Catfish Keith
Stefan Grossman

[Pan]

Eric Bibb

[Slack]

Our own Phil Thorne   

[uncle bud]

Tim Williams (another Canadian - or at least transplanted American - who is an excellent guitar and mandolin player)